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HISTORY 


OF 

GUERNSEY  COUNTY 

OHIO 

By  COL.  CYRUS  P.  B.  SARCHET 


ILLUSTRATED 


VOLUME  II 


1911 


B.  F.  BOWEN  & COMPANY 

INDIANAPOLIS,  INDIANA 


/ 

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CONTENTS 


CHAPTER  I— TOPOGRAPHY  AND  GEOLOGY 

Natural  Features  — ■ Drainage  — Forest  Trees  — Minerals  — Landscape — The 
Streams  of  the  County — Settlement  of  the  County — Zane  Trace! — Wills  Creek — 
Origin  of  Some  Geographical  Names. 


Territory  Acquired  by  White  Man — LaSalle’s  Explorations — British  Acquire 
Title  from  the  French — Colonial  Ohio  Land  Company — George  Washington — 
Boquet's  Expedition — Indian  Disturbances — Battle  of  Point  Pleasant — North- 
west Territory  Acquired  by  United  States — George  Rogers  Clark — Indian  His- 
tory— Last  Tribes  in  Ohio — Indian  Customs  and  Amusements — Anecdote  of 
Col.  John  McDonald. 

CHAPTER  HI— ORGANIZATION  OF  THE  COUNTY 3S 

Military  Land  District — Land  Surveys  Completed — Guernsey  County  Formed — 
Civil  Townships  Organized — County-seat  Question — Town  Plats  of  the  County 
— Incorporated  Towns' — A Lost  Town. 

CHAPTER  IV— EARLY  SETTLEMENT  OF  THE  COUNTY 46 

% The  First  Settler — Pioneer  Graham — Early  Comers — Life  of  the  Pioneers — 
First  Schools— A Wounded  Deer — Indian  Camps. 

CHAPTER  V— COUNTY  GOVERNMENT  -53 

Official  Record — First  Officers — Commissioners  Busy — Organization  of  Town- 
ships— The  County-Seat  Question — The  First  Court  House — The  County  Jail — 
County  Infirmary — The  Children’s  Home' — A Five  Year  Record — Assessments 
in  1835 — Assessments  for  1910 — Treasury  Defalcations — Resulting  Trials. 

CHAPTER  VI— POLITICAL  HISTORY  OF  THE  COUNTY 65 

Votes  in  1824 — The  Campaign  of  1840 — ^Naphtali  Luccock — Origin  of  Term 
"Hard  Cider  and  Lo,g-Cabin  Campaign”' — Notes  on  the  Campaign  of  1844 — Old 
Time  Flag  Poles — The  Civil  War  Period — A Visit  to  McKinley — Different 
Votes  on  Prohibition — Presidential  Vote — Gubernatorial  Vote^Congressmen 
— State  Senators — Representatives — County  Treasurers — Sheriffs — Clerks  of 
the  Court — Associate  Judges  from  1810  to  1851' — County  Auditors — County 
Recorders — County  Surveyors — County  Commissioners — Infirmary  Directors 
— Prosecuting  Attorneys — Probate  Judges — Coroners. 

CHAPTER  VII— MILITARY"  HISTORY  OF  THE  COUNTY 88 

An  Honorable  Military  Record — A Revolutionary  Charactei’ — Soldiers  of  1812 
—'Captain  Beymer’s  Company — Captain  Martin’s  Company — Captain  Beatty’s 
Company — Off  to  the  Wars — Soldiers  of  the  War  of  1812 — The  Mexican  War — 

The  Civil  War — The  First  Company  of  Cambridge  Volunteer^ — Drafts — Mur- 
der of  Marshal  Cook — Guernsey  County  Enlistments — Soldiers’  Aid  Societies 
— A Regimental  Printer — John  Morgan’s  Raid — The  Cambridge  Scouts — The 
Spanish-American  War  — The  Cambridge  Soldiers’  Monument  — Soldiers’ 
Graves — Grand  Army  of  the  Republic. 


CHAPTER  II— INDIAN  OCCUPANCY 


CONTENTS. 


CHAPTER  'STII— EDUCATIONAL  DEVELOPMENT  OF  THE  COUNTY 117 

Early  Efforts  to  Provide  Schools — First  Free  School  in  Cambridge — Other 
Early  Schools — Spelling  Classes — The  Cambridge  Academy — District  School 
Notice' — A Teacher  Wanted^ — Other  Educational  Institutions  — Cambridge 
Schools — The  High  School — The  First  Commencement^The  Richland  Town- 
shi]i  Free  School — Pioneer  School  Discipline — Present  School  Statistics — Cam- 
bridge Seminary — Madison  College. 

CHAPTER  IX— CHURCH  AND  DENOMINATIONAL  HISTORY 138 

Early  Religious  Sentiment — The  Methodist  Episcopal  Church — The  First  and 
Second  Churches  at  Cambridge — A Disastrous  Fire — The  Byesville  Church, 
and  Societies  at  Cumberland,  Salesville  and  Other  Points — The  Christian 
Churches  at  Quaker  City  and  Cambridge — The  Friends  Church — The  Catho- 
lic Church — Methodist  Protestant  Church  at  Cambridge  and  Byesville — The 
Pi’esbyterian  Church  at  Cambridgei — Cumberland — Lore  City — Washington — 
Seneca, ville — Cumberland  Presbyterian  Church — United  Brethren  Church — • 
Evangelical  Lutheran  Church — Pleasant  City,  Senecaville  and  Harmony  Con- 
gregations— St.  .lohn’s  Episcopal  Church — United  Presbyterian  Churches — 


Byesville,  Washington,  Pleasant  Hill,  Lebanon  and  Fairview  — Baptist 
Churches' — Macedonia,  Goshen,  Cumberland  and  Byesville. 

CHAPTER  X— SECRET  SOCIETIES  OF  THE  COUNTY 167 


The  First  Masonic  Lodge — Guernsey  Lodge  No.  66 — Cambridge  Chapter  No. 

,63,  Royal  Arch  Masons — Guernsey  Council  No.  74,  Royal  and  Select  Mas- 
ters— Cambridge  Commandery  No.  47.  Knights  Templar — Princes  of  .Jerusa- 
lem— Nobles  of  the  Mystic  Shrine — Guernsey  Chapter  No.  211,  Order  of  the 
Eastern  Star — Cumberland  Lodge  No.  134 — Mount  Pleasant  Lodge  No.  360 — 
Quaker  City  Lodge  No.  500 — Acorn  Chapter  No.  205,  O.  E.  S. — Cumberland 
Chapter  No.  110,  O.  E.  S.— Quaker  City  Chapter  No.  177,  O.  E.  S. — Pleasant 
City  Chapter  No.  227,  O'.  E.  S. — The  Masonic  Temple — -Masonic  Calendar — In- 
dependent Order  of  Odd  Fellows — Cambridge  Lodge  No.  301 — Cambridge  En- 
campment No.  150,  Patriarchs  Militant — Other  Lodges — Knights  of  Pythias 
— Cambridge  Lodge  No.  53 — Pleasant  City  Lodge  No.  595 — Rathbone  Sisters, 
Golden  Rod  Temple  No.  128 — Quaker  City  Lodge  No.  310 — Seneca  Lodge  No. 

727 — Benevolent  and  Proleclive  Order  of  Elks — Cambridge  Lodge  No.  448. 

CHAPTER  Xr— EDUCATIONAL  INTERESTS 178 

Hardships  of  Early  Settlers — The  Sheep  Industry — Statistics  of  1876 — Report 
of  1907 — Good  F'leeces — -Agricultural  Societies — First  Premium  List — The  Fair 
at  Washington— A Peculiar  Season. 

CHAPTER  Xir— RAILWAY,  AVATER  NAVIGATION  AND  THE  OLD  PIKE  ROAD.  . 185 
Early  Importance  of  Ti-ansportation — Zane  Trace — The  Pike,  or  National 
Road — The  Old  AA'^heeling  Road — Survey  of  the  Seven  Ranges — New  Wash- 
ington— Early  Roads — The  Old  Pike — Report  of  Travel^Toll  Gates — First 
Flat  or  Keel  Boat  on  Wills  Creek — First  Steamboat — Leaving  the  Country 
with  a Flatboat — An  Early  River  Venture — The  Railroad  Era — The  Central 
Ohio  (now  the  Baltimore  & Ohio)  Railroad — The  Cleveland  & Marietta  Road 
— Ohio  River  & Western  Railroad. 

CHAPTER  XllI— THE  BAR  OF  GUERNSEY  COUNTY 197 

Early  Lawyers — First  Colored  Jury — Death  Sentences — First  Grand  Jury  in 


CONTENTS. 


Guernsey  County — Present  Justices  of  the  Peace — Prominent  Early  Attor- 
neys— Published  Lists' — Present  Court  Officers — Present  Members  of  the 
Guernsey  County  Bar. 

CHAPTER  XIV— THE  MEDICAL  PROFESSION 203 

Efficiency  of  the  Pioneer  Doctors — Paper  by  Dr.  C.  A.  Moore — Early  Medical 
Advertisements — Dr.  Andrew  Wall — Personal  Mention  of  Members  of  the  Fra- 
ternity— List  of  Early  Guernsey  County  Physicians — Present-Day  Physicians 
— Medical  Societies — Keenan's  Hospital. 

CHAPTER  XVI— NEWSPAPERS  OF  GUERNSEY  COUNTY 215 

The  First  Newspaper — The  Guernsey  Times — The  Washington  Republican,  the 
First  Democratic  Paper — The  Jeffersonian — The  Guernsey  Times — Joseph 
Sterling  Thomas — People's  Press — A Curious  Editorial — The  Cambridge  Her- 
ald— Other  Cambridge  Newspapers — Newspapers  at  Pleasant  City — Byesville 
Newspapers — Those  at  Cumberland — Quaker  City  Papers. 

CHAPTER  XVI— BANKS  AND  BANKING 224 

Banks  Established  Early  to  Meet  a Demand — Wild-cat  Money — Discount  on 
Bank  Notes — An  Old  Bank  Detecter — Old  Time  Values — Value  of  Town  Lots — 
Guernsey  County’s  First  Bank — National  Bank  of  Cambridge — Guernsey  Na- 
tional Bank — Citizens  Savings  Bank — Central  National  Bank' — Cambridge  Sav- 
ings Bank — People’s  Bank — Guernsey  Building  and  Loan  Company — Byesville 
Banking — Banking  at  Cumberland — Senecaville — Quaker  City — Cambridge 
Loan  and  Building  Company — Bank  Failures. 

CHAPTER  XVII— MINES  AND  MINING 239 

Mineral  Resources  of  Guernsey  County — Development  of  Coal  Mines — Statis- 
tics— Description  of  the  Large  Mines — Smaller  Mines  of  the  County — Salt 
Manufactory — Natural  Gas. 

CHAPTER  XVIII— THE  CITY  OP  CAMBRIDGE 245 

Origin  of  Name — Location — The  Oldest  House  in  Town — Levi  Morgan — Early 
History — Settlers — The  Whipping  Post  in  Cambridge — Early  Deeds  Made' — 
Early  Business  Prospects — The  Old  Market  House — Cambridge  Postoffice — 
Early  Stage  Lines  and  Mail  Service — A Postoffice  “Primary”  Incident — First 
Telegraph  in  Cambridge — Municipal  History — Present  City  Officers' — The  Pub- 
lic Library — The  City  Cemeteries — Religious  Worship — Temperance  Move- 
ments— Important  Events — Gen.  Tom  Thumb — First  Events — Lorenzo  Dow  in 
Cambridge — William  Henry  Harrison  Here — ^Long-ago  Incidents — Old  Wills 
Creek  Bridge — A Cambridge  Newsboy — Boom  the  Town — Industrial  Cam- 
bridgd — Prominent  Industries — A Cambridge  Fire — A Midnight  Fire — Fire  of 


1895 — A Terrible  Death. 

CHAPTER  XIX— ADAMS  TOWNSHIP 281 

Boundaries — Old  Settlers — Personal  Mention  of  Pioneers  Vffio  Settled  in  the 
Township. 

CHAPTER  XX— CAMBRIDGE  TOWNSHIP 284 

One  of  the  Original  Five  Townships — Present  Boundaries  and  Area — Streams 
— ^Roads — Home  of  the  First  White  Settler  in  Guernisey  County. 

CHAPTER  XXI— CENTRE  TOWNSHIP 285 

Area  and  Boundaries — Early  Settlement— Prominent  Early  Pioneers — Centre- 
ville — Craig. 


CONTENTS. 


CHAPTER  XXII— JEFFERSON  TOWNSHIP 288 

A Township  Without  a Village — Area — Aged  Residents  of  the  Township — 
First  Actual  Settlers. 

CHAPTER  XXIII— JACKSON  TOWNSHIP 291 

Named  in  Honor  of  General  Jackson — Organization — Area — Pioneers  Living 
in  1 882 — Prominent  Early  Families — Byesville* — Incorporation  History — Fac- 
tories— Postoffice — Business  Directory  of  1910. 

CHAPTER  XXIV— KNOX  TOWNSHIP 296 

Boundary  of  the  Township — An  Agricultural  Community — Old  Settlers  Sur- 
viving in  1876' — Sketches  of  Some  of  the  Early  Settlers. 

CHAPTER  XXV— OXFORD  TOWNSHIP 298 

Physical  Description  of  the  Township — Organization  of  the  Township — The 
Zane  'Irace — First  Settlement  in  the  Township — Platting  of  Fairview' — Post- 
office — Mayors — Business  Interests. 

CHAPTER  XXVI— LIBERTY  TOWNSHIP 303 

Organization — A Good  Agricultural  Section — A Contented  People — Old  Resi- 
dents— Towns  and  Villages — Kimbolton' — Business  Interests. 

CHAPTER  XXVH— RICHLAND  TOWNSHIP 306 

Description  of  Township — Early  Settlers — Towns  and  Villages — Lore  City — 
Incorporation  and  Town  Officers — Senecaville — Incorporation — Business  Inter- 
ests in  1910 — Early  Conditions  and  Events. 

CHAPTER  XXVIII— MILLWOOD  TOWNSHIP 311 


Area — Rich  in  Agricultural  and  Mineral  Resources — Aged  Early  Settlers  Sur- 
viving in  1876 — Prominent  P’amilies — True  Pioneer  Hall' — ^Shroud  and  Coffin  — 
Towns  and  Villages — Millwood,  now  Quaker  City — ^Salesville — Its  Inception 
— Present  History — Business  Factors — Incorporation  of  Quaker  City — Present 
Business  Interests — Town  Officers. 


CHAPTER  XXIX— MONROE  TOWNSHIP 320 

F^'ormerly  a Part  of  Jefferson  Township — Area — Drainage — New  Birmingham 
— Pioneers  Surviving  in  1876. 

CHAPTER  XXX— MADISON  TOWNSHIP 322 

Organization — First  Election — List  of  Aged  Pioneers  in  1876 — Edward  Bratton, 
the  First  White  Settler — Other  Pioneers. 

CHAPTER  XXXI— SPENCER  TOWNSHIP 324 

Organization  and  First  Election^ — Boundary — Irrigation  and  Drainage — Pio- 
neer Names — First  Settlers — Town  of  Cumberland — Facts  of  Interest — Busi- 
ness Factors  in  1910. 

CHAPTER  XXXII— WHEELING  TOWNSHIP 329 


Boundary  and  Area — Streams  and  Roads — First  Settler — The  Pioneer  Band — ■ 
Town  of  Guernsey — Bird's  Run — A Strange  Natural  Formation. 

CHAPTER  XXXIII— WESTLAND  TOWNSHIP 

One  of  the  Original  Townships — Physical  Characteristics — Early  Settlers* — 
Survivors  in  1876. 


CONTEXTS. 


CHAPTER  XXXIV— LONDONDERRY  TOWNSHIP 3:I5 

Area  and  Boundary — Old  Residents  in  1876 — Platting  of  Londonderry' — Early 
Organization  of  Quakers — Early-day  School  Facilities. 

CHAPTER  XXXV— WASHINGTON  TOWNSHIP 337 

Boundary — Drainage — A Good  Agricultural  Section — Its  Early  Settlers — Levi 
Williams,  the  Pioneer — Towns  and  Villages — Antrim — Winchester. 

CHAPTER  XXXVI— WILLS  TOWNSHIP 341 


Location — Well  Watered' — Prominent  Early  Settlers  Surviving  in  the  Centen- 
nial Year — Woolen  Factory — Pioneers — Towns  and  Villages  of  the  Township — 
Elizabethtown — Washington' — Present  Officers  and  Population — Present  Busi- 
ness Interests — Air  Early  Sketch — Originally  Called  Beymerstown — Frankfort 
— Village  of  Derwent — Formerly  a Sheep-Raising  District. 

CHAPTER  XXXVIF— VALLEY  TOWNSHIP 349 

Organization  and  Location — A Rich  Mineral  Section — First  Settlers — Pleasant 
City — Its  History,  as  Told  by  Abe  T.  Secrest — Business  Factors  of  1910 — Mu- 
nicipal Histor.y — Buffalo  (old  Hartford) — Old  Mills — Fire — Present  Interests. 

CHAPTER  XXXVHI— MISCELLANEOUS  EVENTS  OF  INTEREST 357 

Unique  Advertisements — A Slave  Case — The  “Underground  Railroad” — Some 
Peculiar  Notices — Siamese  Twins — Cambridge  Markets  in  1837  and  1854 — Mar- 
ket Prices  at  Later  Dates — Present  Prices — ^California  Gold  Fever  Here — The 
Pennyroyal  Reunion  Society — A Curious  Old  Paper — Early  Highway  Rob- 
bery— Henry  Clay  in  Cambridge — Colonel  Sarchet’s  Birthday  Banquet — Early 
Guernsey  County  Marriages — A Human  Team — Meteoric  Shower  of  1833 — Cy- 
clones— Hail  Storm  in  1820 — Cold  Weather  Statistics — Oldest  Man  in  the 
County — Grave  Robbing — The  First  Mails — Daring  Mail  Robbery — Postoffices 
in  1895 — Guernsey  County’s  Man-Woman' — Days  of  Mourning — Death  of  Presi- 
dent Harrison — President  Lincoln's  Assassination — Death  of  President  Gar- 
field— President  Grant’s  Memorial  Services — Death  of  President  McKinley — 
Sarchet  Brothers  and  Their  Bible — An  Old  Bridge. 

CHAPTER  XXXIX— GENERAL  REMINISCENCES 393 

Pioneer  Incidents — Salt  for  Wheat — The  Old  Mill — Flour  and  Salt — Pack  Sad- 
dle— An  Indian  Wedding* — Early  Whiskey-dog  Trial — County’s  Pioneers — Local 
Historical  Sketch — Early  Days  on  Wills  Creek — Sarchet  Gives  Some  History 
— General  Jackson’s  Visit  to  Cambridge — “From  Hen  to  Mouth" — The  Old 
Pike  and  Early  Inns. 


HISTORICAL  INDEX 


A 

Academy,  Cambridge  . 
Acorn  Chapter,  O.  E.  S, 
A Curious  Editorial  . . 
A Curious  Old  Paper  . . 

Adams  Township  

Agricultural  Interests 
Agricultural  Societies  . 
Agricultural  Statistics 
Aid  Societies,  Soldiers’ 
A Lost  Town  


134 

171 

221) 

372 

281 

178 
180 

179 
98 
44 


Anderson  Lodge,  I.  O.  0.  F 174 

Anecdote  of  John  McDonald  35 

An  Old  Bridge  : . . . 392 

Antrim  340 

A Peculiar  Season  184 

A Revolutionary  Character  89 

A Slave  Case  358 

Assassination  of  President  Lincoln.  3S9 

Assessments  for  1835  01 

Assessments  for  1910 61 

Associate  Judges  82 

A Terrible  Death  278 

Attorneys,  List  of  202 

Auditors.  County  82 

Austin,  Dr.  Charles  R 210 


B 


Baltimore  & Ohio  Railroad  

Bank  Failures  

Bank  of  Cumberland  

Banks  and  Banking  

Baptist  Church  

Bar  of  Guernsey  County  

Battle  of  Point  Pleasant  

Benevolent  and  Protective  Order  of 

Elks  

Beymerstown  

Bible,  Sarchet  Brothers’  

Birthday  Banquet,  Colonel  Sarchet’s 

Black  Hawk  

Bolan,  Dr.  William  K 

Boom  the  Town  


194 

238 

235 

224 

163 

197 


176 

346 

392 

376 

204 

208 

271 


Boundaries  of  Guernsey  County  . . . . 

Bouquet’s  Expedition  

Bratton,  Edwmrd  

British  Acquire  Ownership  

Broadhead's  Trail  

Buffalo  

Buffalo  M.  E.  Church  

Buffalo  Presbyterian  Church  

Byesville  

Byesville  Banking 

Byesville  Baptist  Church  

Byesville,  Business  Directory  

Byesville  Catholic  Church  

Byesville  Enterprise  

Byesville.  Incorporation  of  

Byesville  Lodge,  I.  0.  0.  F 

Byesville  M.  E.  Church  

Byesville  M.  P.  Church  

Byesville  Postoffice 

Byesville  U.  ,P.  Church  


25 

31 

323 

30 

27 

356 

145 

1.j2 

293 

234 

165 

295 

147 

222 

293 

174 

142 

149 

295 

ICl 


C 

California  Gold  Fever  366 

Cambridge  Academy  134 

Cambridge  Baptist  Church  163 

Cambridge  Catholic  Church  146 

Cambridge  Cemeteries  260 

Cambridge  Chapter,  R.  A.  M 169 

Cambridge  Commandery,  K.  T 169 

Cambridge,  Early  History  247 

Cambridge  Encampment,  P.  M 173 

Cambridge  Episcopal  Church  159 

Cambridge  E.  L.  Church  155 

Cambridge  Fire  27': 

Cambridge,  First  Settlers  247 

Cambridge  Herald  220 

Cambridge,  Industries  of  273 

Cambridge  Loan  and  Building  Com- 


pany   237 

Cambridge,  Location  of  245 

Cambridge  Lodge,  B.  P.  O.  E 176 

Cambridge  Lodge,  F.  & A.  M 168 

Cambridge  Lodge.  I.  O.  0.  F 173 


HISTORICAL  INDEX. 


C'amliridge  Lodge,  K.  P 

t'ambi'idge  ^Markets,  1S37  3d5 

Cambridge  Markets,  1S54  3u4 

Cambridge,  Mayors  of  257 

Cambridge  M.  B.  Church  13S 

Cambridge  M.  i’.  Church  147 

Cambridge,  Municipal  History  257 

Cambridge  Newsboy  271 

('ambridge  Postoffice  253 

Cambridge  Presbyterian  Church  ....  14h 

Cambridge  Public  Library  2.;)k 

Cambridge  Savings  Bank  233 

('ambridge  Schools  12il 

('ambridge  Scouts  BH. 

('ambridge  Seminary  124 


('ambridge  Soldiers'  Monument  113 

Cambridge  Township  2X4 

Cambridge  U.  B.  Church  155 

Cambridge  U.  P.  Church  I'io 

Campaign  of  1840  05 

Campaign  of  1844  08 

Captain  Beatty’s  Company  92 

Captain  Beymer’s  Company  90 

Captain  Martin’s  Company  91 

Catholic  Church  140 

■Cemeteries  at  Cambridge  2tio 

Central  National  Bank  232 

Central  Ohio  Railroad  194 

Centre  Township  285 

(’hildren’s  Home  59 

Christian  Church  145 

Church  History  138 

Citizens  Savings  Bank  232 

City  of  Cambridge  245 

Civil  War  94 

Civil  War  Vote  71 

Clark,  George  Rogers  32 

Claysville  M.  E.  Church  144 

Clerks  of  Court  82 

Cleveland  & Marietta  Railroad 195 

Coal  Mines,  Description  of  241 

Cold  Weather  Statistics  3S3 

College,  Madison  135 

Colonial  Ohio  Land  Company  30 

Commencement,  First  13n 

Commissioners,  County  84 

Congressmen  7(i 

Cook,  Murder  of  Marshal  97 

Coroners  86 

County  Auditors  82 


County  Commissioners  84| 

County  Government  53 

County  Infirmary  58 

County  .Tail  58 

County  Officers,  First  53 

County’s  Pioneers  397 

County  Recorders  83 

County-seat  Question  54 

County  Surveyors  83 

County  Treasurers  80 

Court  House,  First  55 

Court  House,  Present  50 

Court  Officers  202 

Cumberland  327 

Cumberland  Baptist  Church  165 

Cumberland  Chapter,  O.  E.  S 172 

Cumberland  Echo  222 

Cumberland  Lodge,  F.  & A.  M 170 

Cumberland  Lodge,  1.  O.  O.  F 174 

Cumberland  M.  B.  Church  143 

Cumberland  Presbyterian  Church  . . 152 
Cumberland  Presbyterian  Church...  154 

Cumberland  Savings  Bank  235 

Cyclones  381 

D 

Daughters  of  Rebekah  174 

Days  of  Mourning 389 

Death  of  President  Garfield 390 

Death  of  President  Harrison  384 

Death  of  President  McKinley  391 

Death  Sentences  198 

Deeds,  Early  249 

Defalcation,  Treasury  62 

Derwent  347 

Discipline,  Pioneer  School  132 

Di’afts  for  Military  Service  97 

Drainage  of  Guernsey  County  25 

E 

Earliest  Physicians  212 

Early  Business  Prospects  250 

Early  Days  on  Wills  Creek  415 

Early  Deeds  249 

Early  Guernsey  County  Physicians.  . 210 

Early  Highway  Robbery  373 

Early  Inns  419 

Early  Lawyers  199 

Early  Marriages  379 

Early  River  Venture  193 

Early  Settlement  of  County  46 


HISTORICAL  INDEX. 


Educational  Development  117 

Elizabethtown  344 

Episcopal  Church  159 

Evangelical  Lutheran  Church  155 

Expedition  by  Bouquet  31 

F 

Fairview  301 

Farview,  Business  Interests  of 302 

Fairview,  Mayors  of  301 

Fairview  U.  P.  Church  102 

Fire  of  1895  277 

First  Colored  Jury  198 

First  Commencement  130 

First  County  Officers  53 

First  Court  House  55 

First  Flat  Boat  190 

First  Free  School  117 

First  Grand  Jury 198 

First  Mails  386 

First  National  Bank,  Byesville  234 

First  National  Bank,  Senecaville  . . . 236 
First  Steamboat  on  Wills  Creek....  192 

First  Telegraph  256 

First  Volunteers  95 

Flag  Poles,  Old-time  69 

Flour  and  Salt  394 

Frankfort  347 

Free  and  Accepted  Masons  167 

Free  School,  First  117 

French  Assert  Ownership  30 

Friends  Church  145 

“From  Hen  to  Mouth” 419 

G 

Garfield,  President,  Death  of  390 

Golden  Rod  Temple,  R.  S 175 

Gold  Fever  366 

Good  Fleeces  180; 

Goshen  Baptist  Church  165 

Government,  County  53 

Grand  Army  of  the  Republic  116 

Grant,  President,  Memorial  Services  390 

Grave  Robbing  385 

Graves,  Soldiers’  115 

Gubernatorial  Vote  75 

Guernsey  330 

Gurnsey  Building  and  Loan  Company  234 

Guernsey  Chapter,  O.  E.  S 170 

Guernsey  Council,  R.  & S.  M 169 

(29) 


Guernsey  County  Agricultural  So- 


ciety   180 

Guernsey  County,  Boundaries  25 

Guernsey  County,  Drainage  of  26 

Guernsey  County,  Organization  of  . . 38 

Guernsey  County’s  First  Bank  228 

Guernsey  County  Soldiers  97 

Guernsey  County,  Topography  of . . . . 25 

Guernsey  Lodge,  F.  & A.  M 167 

Guernsey  National  Bank  232 

Guernsey  Times  215 


H 


Hail  Storm  383 

Harmony  E.  L.  Church  158 

Harrison,  President,  Death  of 389 

Hartford  356 

Henry  Clay,  Visit  of  375 

Highway  Robbery  373 

Hill,  Dr.  Noah 209 

Historical  Sketch  413 

Holmes,  Dr.  Harry  W 209 

Home,  Children’s  59 

Human  Team  379 

Hunt,  Dr.  Samuel  208 


I 


Important  Events  

Incorporated  Towns  

Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows  . . 

Indian  Camp  

Indian  Disturbances  

Indian  History  

Indian  Occupancy  

Indian  Treaty  

Indian  Wedding  

Indians,  Removal  of 

Industrial  Cambridge  

Infirmary  

Infirmary  Directors  


264 

44 

173 

33 

31 

32 
30 
32 

395 

32 

273 

58 


80 


J 


Jackson,  General,  Visit  of 418 

Jackson  Township  291 

Jail  58 

Jefferson  Township  288 

Jim  Lyons  35 

Judges,  Associate  82 

Judges,  Probate  86 

Justices  of  the  Peace 199 


HISTORICAL  INDEX. 


K 

Kackley,  Dr.  .lonathaii  A 2U9 

Keenan's  Hospital  214 

Kinibolton  2115 

Kiinl)olton  M.  E.  Church 144 

Knishts  of  Pythias 174 

Kno.x  Townshi))  2iMi 


L 

Lawyers,  I^resent 202 

Leaving  County  With  Flat  Boat....  102 

J>el)anon  U.  P.  Church 1(12 

Liberty  205 

Liberty  Township  303 

Life  of  the  Pioneers 47 

Lincoln,  Assassination  of 389 

Londonderry  Township  335 

Long-ago  Incidents  268 

Lore  City  307 

Lore  City  Lodge,  I.  O.  O.  F 174 

Lore  City  M.  E.  Church 144 

Lore  City  Presbyterian  Church 152 

Lorenzo  Dow  266 

Luccock,  Naphtali  66 

Me 

McDonald,  Anecdote  of  Col.  .lohn...  35 

McKinley,  President,  Death  of 391 

McKinley,  Visit  to 72 

McNeil.  Archie  424 

M 

Macedonia  Baptist  Church 164 

Madison  College  135 

Madison  Township  322 

Mail  Robbery  387 

Mails,  The  First 386 

Man-Woman,  Guernsey  County’s.  . . . 387 

Market  House,  The  Old 251 

IVIarket  Prices  365 

Marriages,  Early  379 

Masonic  Calendar  172 

Masonic  Order  167 

Masonic  Temple  172 

Medical  Advertising  205 

Medical  Profession  203 

Medical  Societies  213 

Metcalf’s  Tavern  246 

Meteoric  Shower  380 

Methodist  Episcopal  Church 138 


Methodist  Protestant  Church 

Mexican  War  

Midnight  Fire  

Military  Drafts  

Military  History  of  County . . 

Military  Land  District 

Miller,  Dr.  Thomas  J 

Millwood  Township  

Mines  and  Mining 

Mines,  Description  of 

Mining  Accidents  

Mining  Statistics  

Miscellaneous  Events 

Monroe  Township 

Monument,  Soldiers’  ....... 

Morgan's  Raid  

Murder  of  Marshal  Cook 

Mystic  Shrine  


147 

.94 

277 

97 
88 
38 

209 

311 

239 
241 

240 
240 
357 
320 
113 

98 
97 

170 


N 

Names  of  Streams 26 

Names,  Origin  of 28 

National  Bank  of  Cambridge 229 

Natural  Gas  244 

National  Road  185 

Newspapers  of  the  County 215 

New  Washington  187 

O 

Ohio  River  & Western  Railroad....  196 

Old  Bank  Detector 225 

Oldest  House  in  Cambridge 245 

Oldest  Man  in  the  County 385 

Old  Market  House 251 

Old-time  Flag  Poles  69 

Old-Time  Values  226 

Old  Wills  Creek  Bridge 270 

Organization  of  County 38 

Original  Townships  39 

Origin  of  Names 28 

Otterbein  U.  B.  Church 154 

Oxford  Township  298 

P 

Pack  Saddle  395 

Pennsylvania  Railroad  195 

Pennyroyal  Reunion  Society 369 

People’s  Bank  234 

Physicians,  Present-day  212 

Pioneer  Doctors  204 

Pioneer  School  Discipline 132 

Pioneers,  County’s  397 


HISTORICAL  INDEX. 


Pioneers,  Life  of  the 

Pleasant  City  

Pleasant  City  Chapter,  O.  B.  S 

Pleasant  City  E.  L.  Church 

Pleasant  City  Lodge,  K.  P 

Pleasant  City  M.  E.  Church 

Pleasant  City  Recorder 

Pleasant  Hill  U.  P.  Church 

Point  Pleasant,  Battle  of 

Point  Pleasant  Lodge,  F.  & A.  M . . . 

Postoffice  at  Cambridge 

Postoffices  

Presbyterian  Church  

Present  Court  House 

Present  Court  Officers 

Present-day  Physicians  

Present  Lawyers  

Presidential  Vote  

Princes  of  Jerusalem 

Probate  Judges  

Prohibition,  Vote  on 

Prosecuting  Attorneys  

Public  Library  


47 

350 

172 

156 

175 

145 

222 

162 

32 

171 

253 

387 

149 

56 

202 

212 

202 

75 

170 

86 

74 

86 

258 


Q 


Quaker  City  317 

Quaker  City  Chapter,  O.  B.  S 172 

Quaker  City  Christian  Church 145 

Quaker  City  Independent 223 

Quaker  City  Lodge,  F.  & A.  M 171 

Quaker  City  Lodge,  K.  P 176 

Quaker  City  M.  E.  Church 144 

Quaker  City  National  Bank 236 

Quakers  145 


R 


Raid,  Morgan’s  98 

Railroad  Era  194 

Railways  • 185 

Rathbone  Sisters  175 

Recorders,  County  83 

Recorder’s  Record  60 

Record  of  Recorder 60 

Regimental  Printer  98 

Religious  Worship  262 

Reminiscences  393 

Representatives  78 

Richland  Township  306 

Robbery,  Early  Highway 373 


S 

St.  Benedict’s  Catholic  Church 146 

Salesville  315 

Salesville  M.  E.  Church 143 

Salt  for  Wheat 393 

Salt  Manufactory  243 

Sarchet,  Colonel,  Birthday  Banquet.  376 

Sarchet  Family  Bible 392 

Schools,  Cambridge  126 

School  Discipline,  Pioneer 132 

School  Statistics  133 

Scott,  Dr.  Winfield 210 

Second  Baptist  Church 163 

Second  U.  B.  Church 155 

Second  U.  P.  Church 160 

Secret  Societies  167 

Seminary,  Cambridge  134 

Senators,  State  78 

Seneca  Lodge,  K.  P 176 

Senecaville  308 

Senecaville  Lodge,  I.  O.  O.  F 174 

Senecaville  Lutheran  Church 157 

Senecaville  M.  E.  Church 145 

Senecaville  Presbyterian  Church....  153 

Settlement,  Early  46 

Seven  Ranges  186 

Sheep  Industry  179 

Sheriffs  81 

Shroud  and  Coffin 314 

Siamese  Twins  363 

Simons,  Dr.  Charles  P 208 

Soldiers’  Aid  Societies 98 

Soldiers  from  Guernsey  County.  ...  97 

Soldiers’  Graves  115 

Soldiers’  Monument  113 

Soldiers  of  1812 90,  93 

Some  Peculiar  Notices 361 

Spanish-American  War  112 

Spencer’s  Station  315 

Spencer  Township  324 

State  Senators  78 

Streams.  Names  of 26,  29 

Surveyors,  County  83 


T 

Telegraph,  First  m Cambridge 256 


Temperance  Movements 262 

The  Jeffersonian  215 

The  Old  Pike 185,  189,  419 


HISTORICAL  INDEX. 


The  Old  Mill 393 

The  Republican-Press  219 

Toll  Gate  Statistics 189 

Tom  Thumb  2G5 

Topography  of  Guernsey  County....  25 

Town  Plats  41 

Townships,  Organization  of 39,  54 

Townships,  Original  39 

Treasurers,  County  80 

Treasury  Defalcation  62 

U 

Underground  Railroad  358 

Union  School  127 

Unique  Advertisements 357 

United  Brethren  Church 154 

United  Presbyterian  Church 160 

V 

Valley  Township  349 

Visit  to  McKinley 72 

Vote,  Gubernatorial  75 

Vote  in  1824 65 

Vote  on  Prohibition 74 

Vote,  Presidential  75 

Volunteers,  First 95 

W 


Washington  344 

Washington  Fair  183 

Washington,  George  31 

Washington  M.  E.  Church 145 

Washington  Presbyterian  Church...  153 

Washington  Republican  215 

Washington  Township  337 

Washington  U.  P.  Church 161 

Water  Navigation  185 

Weather  Statistics  383 

Westland  Township  332 

Wheeling  Road  186 

Wheeling  Township  329 

Whipping  Post  248 

Whiskey-dog  Trial  396 

Whittier,  Andrew  89 

William  Henry  Harrison,  Visit  of. . 267 

Wills  Creek  Bridge 270 

Wills  Creek,  Early  Days  on 415 

Wills  Township  341 

Winchester  340i 

Wool  Industry  179 

Wounded  Deer  49 

Z 

Zane's  Trace  27,  186 


Wall,  Dr.  Andrew 


206 


BIOGRAPHICAL  INDEX 


A. 

Abels,  James  D 613 

Adair,  William  J J6o 

Albin,  Perry  M 531 

Allison,  Richard  M 907 

Amos,  John  M 544 

Anderson,  Charles  M SIS 

Anderson,  John  813 

Anderson,  Matthias  C 813 

Ar buckle,  Alexander  W 725 

Arndt,  David  608 

Arndt,  Howard  W 608 

Atkins,  Robert  H 791 

Atkins,  Robert  N 599 

Ault,  Charles  M 650 

Austin,  Charles  R 783 

B 

Bair,  James  G 505 

Banta,  Charles  Levi  517 

Barber,  Nathan  H 894, 

Barnes,  John  W 670 

Barr,  James  R 926 

Bayless,  Osmond  M 533 

Beckett,  John  C 477 

Bell,  Oscar  0 604 

Bell,  William  H 674 

Bennett,  Arthur  J 625 

Berry,  John  909 

Berry,  Oscar  J 758 

Bierly,  William  P 492 

Bird,  Frank  E 852 

Black,  Archibald  L 787 

Blair,  William  H 839 

Bond,  John  H 685 

Bonnell,  Thomas  A 482 

Bostwick,  John  A 554 

Bostwick,  Nathan  555 

Bown.  Herbert  H 529 

Braden,  Daniel  E 899 

Bradford,  William  N 654 

Bratton,  John  B 770 

Bratton,  Samuel,  Jr 511 

Brown,  J.  Marshall  550 


Brown,  Turner  G 889 

Brown,  William  H 648 

Bruner,  John  L 600 

Burgess,  Samuel  M 494 

Burt,  David  S 728 

Burt,  John  M 762 

C 

Cain,  Albert  R 672 

Cale,  John  W 801 

Campbell,  James  W 468 

Carnes,  Samuel  C 578 

Carter,  Samuel  610 

Casey,  Charles  L 501 

Catholic  Church  in  Guernsey  County.  480 

Clark,  John  Bargar  945 

Clark,  Richard  J 572 

Clark,  Stephen  B 519 

Clark,  Thomas  C 571 

Cochran,  Alexander  615 

Coen,  Alexander  L 596 

Combs,  James  G 822 

Combs,  John  M 811 

Conner,  Silas  W 658 

Conroy,  Dennis  967 

Cowden,  David  L 919 

Cowden,  William  N 919 

Craig,  Samuel  A 662 

Cubbison,  James  588 

Cubbison,  Pulaski  587 

D 

Davis,  Carson  B 800 

Davis,  William  H 088 

Davis,  William  H,,  Jr 776 

Deselm,  Wilbur  D 736 

Dickerson,  George  W 715 

Dilley,  Ephraim  M 877 

Dilley,  James  L 834 

Dollison,  Joseph  B 627 

Dowdall,  William  W 073 

Druesedow,  Anton  E 097 

Dyson,  Joseph  W 520 


BIOGRAPHICAL  INDEX. 


E 

Eagleson,  Alexander  G 
Eagleson,  Thomas  .... 
Eagleton,  William  .... 

Eagleton,  John  

Eaton,  James  E 

Eaton,  Philip  W 

Enos,  Benjamin  F.... 
Evans,  William  P 

F 

Fairchild,  John  T 

Ferguson,  Ira  

Ferguson,  Joseph  B... 

Finley,  John  F 

Finley,  Samuel  A 

Fishel,  John  B 

Forbes,  Robert  S 

Forsythe,  Homer  A... 
Forsythe,  William  R.. 
Fowler,  Thomas  W... 

Frame,  Roland  S 

Frost,  John  W 

Frye,  Charles  W 

Frye,  George  W 

Frye,  Henry  F 

Frye,  William  K 

G 

Gable,  John  E 

Galbraith,  Henry  iP. . 

Gander,  David  C 

Gander,  Homer  S 

Gibson,  William  H.... 
Graham,  Richard  C.... 
Grant,  John  Roland  . . . 

Green,  Elmer  E 

Green,  Fred  F 

Green,  James  

Green,  Willoughby  B.. 

Gregg,  John  B 

Gregg,  William  D 

Gregg,  William  J 

Groves,  Samuel  C 


(179 

534 

91J 

913 

G12 

GOG 

515 

SJG 


SGI 

503 

G29 

77S 

777 

774 

7SG 

901 

923 

951 

793 

G22 

771 

581 

7G0 

7G1 


49G 

82S 

710 

7G7 

G19 

552 

9G1 

932 

S7G 

931 

937 

537 

589 

590 
773 


Hawes,  Joseph  780 

Hayman,  Jacob  H C82 

Heade,  Wilson  S 521 

Heaume,  William  E 528 

Heiner,  Charles  A 722 

Henderson,  James  C 79G 

Hilderbrand,  Benjamin  1 858 

Hoopman,  Elijah  B 750 

Hoopman,  James  A 75G 

Hoopman,  Parmer  E 757 

Hoopman.  William  H 512 

Hunt,  William  A 789 

Hutton,  William  A 874 

Hyatt,  John  H 94G 

Hyatt,  Noah  947 

J 

Jackson,  Coleman  B 881 

Jackson,  Samuel  746 

Jenkins,  David  J 884 

Johnson,  Samuel  M G42 

Johnston,  Andrew  S.  T 597 

Johnston,  Francis  597 

Johnston,  Willard  B 624 

Johnston,  William  F 921 

Joyce,  Benjamin  B 558 

K 

Kaho,  George  S 695 

Keenan,  Isaac  W 560 

Koontz,  Henry  A 862 

Keren,  Joseph  812 

L 

Laughlin,  James  854 

Lawyer,  William  M 524 

Lee,  Benjamin  F 882 

Lepage,  Nathaniel  837 

Linkhorn,  L.  S 768 

Linn,  David  548. 

Lofiand,  Gordon  486 

Lowry,  Orlando  F 514 

Luccock,  Howard  W 656 

Lynch,  Edward  845 


H 


Hall,  Edward  911 

Hall,  Isaac  W 58'd 

Hall,  John  R 585 

Hartley,  Leon  C 929 

Hartley,  Milton  L 929 

Hawes,  James  F 779 


Me 

McBurney,  James  R 607 

McConnell,  John  M 579 

MoCourt,  James  737 

McCracken,  Alexander  868 

McCreary,  James  H 690 

McCreary,  John  L 781 


BIOGRAPHICAL  INDEX. 


McCulloch,  Allen  R 898 

Mcllyar,  Clyde  R 659 

McKim,  Martin  V 617 

McKinley,  Thomas  W 717 

McMillen,  George  A 700 

M 

Mahaffey,  John  P 498 

Marsh,  D.  Dillon  640 

Mathews,  Edward  W.,  Jr 500 

Mathews,  Edward  W.,  Sr 465 

Meek,  Erastus  F 824 

Merry,  Abraham  M 968 

Millhone,  Elijah  871 

Moore,  Andrew  Bines 832 

Moore,  Hiram  K 896 

Moore,  Isaac  • • 708 

Moore,  James  W 878 

Moore,  Robert  B 798 

Moore,  Ross  527 

Moore,  Thomas  1 708 

Moore,  Wiley  0 576 

Moorhead,  Joel  539 

Moorhead,  John  S 843 

Morgan,  John  H 484 

Morton,  Isaac  633 

Moser,  William  M 831 

Murray,  Alexander  R 631 

Murray,  James  631 

N 

Nash,  John  H 735 

Neeland,  Elijah  705 

Nelson,  Edwin  M 686 

Nichols,  W.  G 972 

Nicholson,  Andrew  M'' 747 

Nicholson,  .Jacob  806 

Nicholson,  John  L 809 

Nicholson,  John  R 755 

Nicholson,  Ulysses  G 749 

Nosset,  David  W 564 

0 

Orr,  Charles  A 508 

Ogier,  John,  Jr 541 

Oldham,  Isaac  A 885 

Oldham,  Isaac  J 669 

Orr,  James  Clinton  507 

P 

Patton,  James  E 543 

People’s  Bank,  Pleasant  City  493 

Peters,  James  B.  ' 952 


Pitt,  Albert  E 816 

Potts,  Benjamin  0 677 

Pryor,  .James  A 82u 

Purdum,  U.  C 546 

Purdum,  Zachary  546 

Pyles,  Thomas  943 

R 

Ramsey,  William  T 784 

Rankin,  Daniel  L 804 

Reasoner,  Lynn  S 635 

Reasoner,  Thomas  H 636 

Reynolds,  John  661 

Riddle,  Lincoln  0 759 

Riggs,  Eugene  C 887 

Ringer,  Arthur  G 667 

Robins,  James  E 583 

Robins,  John,  Sr 583 

Robins,  Martin  L 584 

Rogers,  Lawson  A 815 

Rogers,  Lilburn  C 940 

Rosemond  Family  933 

Rosemond,  Fred  L 936 

S 

St.  Benedict’s  Catholic  Church  ....  480 

Salladay,  George  567 

Salladay,  Jacob  W 916 

Salladay,  Lewis  F 573 

Salladay,  IVarren  574 

Sarchet,  Cyrus  P.  B 463 

Sarchet  Family  457 

Sarchet,  Moses  46-2 

Sarchet,  Thomas,  Sr 458 

Schick  Brothers  949 

Schick,  Frank  L„  Jr 950 

Schick,  Frank  L.,  Sr 949 

Schick,  John  B 951 

Scott,  Nathan  B 733 

Scott,  Robert  T S6(i 

Secrest,  George  M 792 

Secrest,  Harrison  851 

Secrest,  Jacob  F 591 

Secrest,  James  M 850 

Secrest,  James  W 808 

Secrest,  Noah  E 739 

Secrest,  Noah  E 713 

Secrest,  William  795 

Shaw,  George  R 727 

Shepler,  Robert  1 765 

Sheppard,  Benjamin  F 470 


BIOGRAPHICAL  INDEX. 


Sheppard,  Charles  S 602 

Sheppard,  William  S 970 

Sherby,  Michael  562 

Shriver,  John  W 692 

Shriver,  Mark  Gordon  699 

Shriver,  Michael  E 698 

Siegfried,  Jacob  B 536 

Siens,  Milton  H 557 

Simpson,  William  L 621 

Skinner,  James  A 647 

Smith,  Ernest  W 724 

Smith,  Frank  R 509 

Smith,  George  M 942 

Smith,  Jeremiah  R S69 

Spaid,  Chaise  J 971 

Spaid,  James  E 859 

Spaid,  Thomas  A 702 

Stage,  William  M 827 

Stage,  William  S 827 

Stevens,  Alpheus  L 472 

Stewart,  James  B 574 

Stone,  Elias  D 848 

Stout,  George  H 924 

Strauch,  Matthew  719 

Stubbs,  Isaac  E 652 

Suitt,  William  C 665 

T 

Taylor,  Alexander  A 904 

Taylor,  David  D 592 

Taylor,  Joseph  D 953 

Taylor,  Orlaado  R 842 

Temple,  Edward  704 

Temple,  Lafayette  704 

Temple,  William  704 

Thompson,  Bert  M 473 

Thompson,  Ebenezer  F.  829 

Thompson,  John  A 8C4 


Thompson,  William  829 

Trenner,  Benjamin  693 

Trenner,  George  S 644 

Trenner,  Obediah  E 847 

Trott,  Elza  D 752 

True,  Alfred  J 565 

Turner,  George  488 

Turner,  William  H 488 

U 

Upton,  William  H 476 

V 

Vankirk,  Samuel  C 917 

Veitch,  Henry  H 891 

Vessels,  John  A 965 

Vorhies,  Elmer  E 892 

W 

Wagner,  Rev.  J.  H 480 

Wall,  Andrew  720 

Warne,  Clinton  D 691 

White,  Isaac  N 676 

Williams,  Henry  L 523 

Williams,  Robert  N 743 

Wills,  Theodore  M 856 

Wilson,  Henry  H 638 

Wilson,  James  M 963 

Wilson,  Samuel,  Sr 638 

Wilson,  William  C 964 

Wilson,  William  H 569 

Wires,  John  731 

Woodworth,  Henry  P 902 

Wycoff,  Albert  E 714 

Y 

Yeo,  William  B 741 

Young,  Ora  F 712 

Z 

Zahniser,  Robert  W 915 


4 


COL.  CYRUS  P.  B.  SARCHET. 


BIOGKAPHICAL. 


THE  SARCHET  EAMILY. 

The  Sarchet  family  were  among  the  first  to  settle  in  this  county,  being 
among  the  number  of  families  that  emigrated  from  the  island  of  Guernsey 
(France)  in  1806,  and  as  the  family  have  been  prominent  in  tbe  history  of  this 
county,  which  was  named  for  the  island  they  came  from,  it  may  be  of  interest 
to  the  reader  of  local  histor}^  to  know  something  in  detail  of  the  ancestiy  as 
well  as  of  the  members  of  the  family  who  have  left  their  impress  on  their 
adopted  countr}-. 

The  Sarchet  family,  of  the  island  of  Guernsey,  Europe,  were  descend- 
ants of  the  De  Souchets,  of  the  north  of  France.  Thomas,  a son  of  that  fam- 
ily (who  were  zealous  Catholics),  obtained,  during  his  minority,  a French 
Bible,  which  he  persisted  in  reading,  against  the  protest  of  his  father  and 
mother,  as  also  the  parish  priest,  who  threatened  the  anathemas  of  the  church. 
The  Bible  is  still  in  the  Sarchet  family  as  a precious  relic.  Through  fear,  he 
fled  from  his  home  to  the  island  of  Jersey,  from  there  to  Guernsey,  where  he 
assumed  the  name  of  Sarchet.  This  was  about  tbe  year  1670.  He  married 
and  had  one  son.  This  son  married  and  had  two  sons,  Thomas  and  Peter, 
who  became  the  heads  of  two  families  in  Guernsey.  Thomas,  John,  Peter  and 
Nicholas  were  the  sons  of  Thomas,  and  Peter,  the  only  son  of  Peter,  and, 
these  fi\'e  sons  having  all  emigrated  to  Guernsey  county,  Ohio,  the  name  is  now 
extinct  in  the  island  of  Guernsey. 

Thomas,  the  elder  son  of  Thomas,  succeeded  to  the  patrimonial  estate, 
the  old  “Sarchet  mansion,’’  a massive  stone  structure  of  the  olden  time,  with 
fourteen  acres  of  land  attached.  He  was  a cultivator  of  fruits  and  vege- 
tables for  the  market  of  St.  Petersport,  and  also  a carter  or  drayman  of  the 
citv.  John  was  a ship’s  blacksmith,  a maker  of  chain  cables  and  anchors ; a 
man  of  more  than  ordinary  ability,  shrewd  and  cunning;  he  was  an  advocate 
of  free  trade,  and  represented  the  Iron-master’s  Union  of  Philadelphia,  Penn- 
sylvania, before  the  ways  and  means  committee  of  the  House  of  Representa- 
tives of  the  United  States,  in  a report  advocating  free-trade  in  iron.  His 
report  was  bitterlv  assailed  by  Henry  Clay,  as  coming  from  a dirty-handed 


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GUERNSEY  COUNTY,  OHIO. 


smuggler  of  the  island  of  Guernsey;  the  report  was  sustained  by  Albert  Gal- 
liten,  in  an  able  speech,  wherein  he  pronounced  that,  though  John  Sarchet's 
hands  were  dirty,  it  was  from  honest  toil,  and  that  his  argument  was  un- 
answerable. 

I’eter  Sarchet  was  a carpenter,  and  Nicholas  was  a blacksmith,  each  of 
whom  were  quiet,  frugal,  industrious  men,  filling  their  places  in  society  with 
credit  to  themselves  and  families. 

Peter,  son  of  Peter,  was  a gentleman  of  leisure  and  means,  with  the  title 
of  Sire  Peter. 

Thomas  Sarchet,,  Sr.,  the  pioneer  of  the  Guernsey  families  of  Guern- 
sey county,  Ohio,  was  born  in  the  parish  of  Saint  Samson,  island  of  Guernsey, 
in  Europe,  June  29,  1770,  and  was  married  to  Anne,  or  Nancy  Birchard,  a 
daughter  of  James  Birchard  and  Esther  Gallienne,  of  the  parish  of  La  Quartie, 
in  the  year  17S9,  to  whom  were  born  four  sons  and  two  daughters,  Thomas, 
David,  Peter  B.,  Moses,  Nancy  and  Rachel,  all  of  whom  rvere  born  in  the 
island  of  Guernsey. 

In  the  year  1806,  when  all  Europe  was  under  arms  and  the  eagles  of  the 
first  Napoleon  were  .spreading  from  kingdom  to  kingdom,  and  kings  and 
crowns  were  at  his  disposal,  the  island  of  Guernsey,  in  the  English  channel, 
between  the  two  great  contending  powers,  was  made  the  rendezvous  for  the 
troops  of  England  and  her  allies.  The  inhabitants  were  compelled  to  sup- 
iply  the  troops  with  provisions,  and  “press-gangs”  were  over-running  the 
island,  pressing  all  able-hodiecl  men  into  the  English  service.  Thomas  Sar- 
chet. a philanthropist  and  Christian,  opposed  to  war,  resolved  to-  seek  a home 
in  the  New'  AVorld  of  the  West.  The  old  ancestral  home,  the  home  of  Victor 
Hugo,  the  Trench  republican,  wdio  w'oulcl  not  follow  the  lead  of  the  “man  of 
Decemljer”  during  his  exile,  w'as  disposed  of,  and  in  May,  1806,  Thomas, 
Jolin  and  Peter  Sarchet  and  Daniel  Eerbrache,  a brother-in-lawc  wdth  their 
families,  hoarded  a fishing  smack  at  Saint  Petersport,  hound  for  a Jersey  port, 
wdiere  they  were  to  take  passage  in  an  English  emigrant  ship  hound  for  Nor- 
folk, Virginia.  On  the  voyage  to  Jersey  the  smack  was  boarded  by  a “press- 
gang”  and  two  young  men  named  Simmons,  wdio  were  passengers  bound  for 
America,  were  taken  from  the  boat.  On  arriving  at  Jersey.  Thomas  Sarchet 
appeared  l)efore  the  governor  of  the  island  and  demanded  the  immediate  re- 
lease of  the  twTi  young  men,  wdiich  he  succeeded  in  obtaining.  This  is  men- 
tioned to  show'  a distinguishing  trait  of  his  character — a heart  that  went  out 
after  the  distressed  and  oppressed. 

The  English  ship,  commanded  by  Captain  AIcCrandal,  a son-in-law'  of 
Sire  Peter  Sarchet,  was  convoyed  by  an  English  man-of-war  out  of  the  Eng- 


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lish  channel  into  the  ocean  until  it  was  thought  the  ship  was  safe  from  the 
French  cruisers,  when  the  farewell  and  lucky  journey  was  extended  and  the 
ship  and  escort  parted.  After  being  a few  days  out,  a French  cruiser  was 
sighted  in  full  pursuit.  A canvas  had  been  prepared  for  such  an  emergency, 
and  soon  the  name  of  the  ship  was  covered  by  “The  Eliza  of  Boston”  and  the 
American  Jack  proudly  floated  to  the  breeze.  The  French  cruiser  not  being 
aware  of  the  ruse,  and  the  United  States  and  France  being  on  good  terms, 
gave  up  the  chase.  The  ocean  voyage  was  calm  and  pleasant,  without  any 
unusual  occurrence,  excepting  the  death  of  a child  of  the  Ferbrache  family, 
the  body  being  wrapped  in  a sheet  and  consigned  to  the  ocean,  after  the  im- 
pressive burial  service  of  the  Episcopal  church  had  been  read  by  the  captain, 
to  await  the  day  when  “the  sea  shall  give  up  its  dead.” 

The  landing  was  made  at  Norfolk,  June  3,  1806,  and  shipping  taken  for 
Baltimore,  Maryland.  At  that  city,  wagons,  horses  and  equipments  for  the 
overland  journey  were  procured,  and  they  passed  out  of  Baltimore  June  i6th, 
the  sun  then  being  in  total  eclipse.  The  point  of  destination  in  the  west  was 
Cincinnati,  Oliio.  The  journey  over  the  mountains  was  a long  and  tiresome 
one,  beneath  the  hot,  sultry  sun  of  July  and  August.  Arriving  at  Cambridge, 
August  14,  1806,  the  town  being  just  laid  out  and  the  underbrush  cut  off  Main 
street,  a consultation  was  had  with  the  proprietors  of  the  town,  Jacob  Com- 
ber and  Zaccheus  A.  Beatty,  which  resulted  in  a determination  to  stop  and  set- 
tle. A brush  tent  was  hastily  built  near  a spring,  on  land  in  what  is  now 
known  as  Lofland  addition  to  Cambridge,  and  here  “their  wanderings  were 
o’er.” 

Thomas  Sarchet  purchased  lot  number  58,  corner  Main  and  Vine  streets, 
as  then  known,  and  at  once  began  the  erection  of  a hewed  log  house,  which  was 
completed  in  the  summer  of  1807,  and  is  still  standing  ( October,  1910).  It 
is  the  oldest  landmark  of  the  pioneer  settlement  in  Cambridge,  it  having  been 
weather-boarded,  however,  which  greatly  preserved  it  intact  all  these  years — 
one  hundred  and  three.  There  pioneer  Sarchet  lived  the  remainder  of  his 
days,  dying  April  21,  1837,  aged  sixty-seven  years,  and  there  also  his  good 
wife  resided  until  her  death,  xTpril  2,  1849,  aged  eighty-three  years. 

A number  of  years  before  his  death  klr.  Sarchet  lost  almost  entirely  the 
use  of  his  limbs  and  had  to  be  carried  to  his  church,  a duty  that  was  cheer- 
fully performed  by  his  religious  brethren,  as  a tribute  to  his  worth  and  their 
esteem  for  the  old  father  of  the  church  whose  great  delight  was  in  communion 
wdth  the  saints.  He  sang  with  rapturous  delight  one  of  the  old  IMethodist 
hymns : 

“My  latest  sun  is  sinking  fast. 

My  race  is  nearly  run.” 


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The  funeral  services  of  Thomas  Sarchet  and  Anne  Sarchet  were  con- 
ducted by  Rev.  Cornelius  Springer,  with  whom  they  had  feUowshipped,  both 
in  the  “Old  Side"  and  “Radical"  church.  He  died  early  in  life;  his  children 
all  lived  to  he  three  score  and  ten. 

"I'homas  Sarchet  was  not  a man  of  leisure ; he  was  a busy  man — a man 
before  whose  strong'  arm  the  “wilderness  was  made  an  habitation,  and  the 
desert  to  rejoice  and  blossom  as  the  rose.”  He  began  to  take  hold  of  such 
enterjirises  as  the  necessities  of  a new  country  required.  He  made  a journey 
to  Pittsliurg  with  pack  horses  to  procure  salt.  He  made  a journey  to  Phila- 
delphia, for  store  goods,  and  opened  out  the  first  store  in  Cambridge  in  the 
s])i'ing  of  1808.  Prior  to  this  he  had  leased  the  “saline  lands,”  at  Chandlers- 
ville,  Muskingum  county,  from  the  state  of  Ohio,  and  there  began  the  manu- 
facture of  salt.  These  saline  springs  had  been  used  by  the  Indians,  wdth  their 
rude  implements,  for  salt  making,  which  led  to  the  reservation  by  the  state. 
Ide  continued  to  make  salt  from  these  springs  until  about  the  close  of  the  war 
of  1815,  when  he  bored  the  old  Sarchet  well,  where  he  owned  a section  and  a 
half  of  land,  and  continued  to  manufacture  salt  until  the  fuel  gave  out  and  the 
works  were  abandoned.  This  was  an  artesian  well.  The  water  was  forced 
twenty  feet  above  the  surface  b}^  gas,  and  flowed  many  years.  While  engaged 
at  the  salt  works  at  Chandlersville  a nephew,  Daniel  Ferbrache,  fell  into  the 
“cat-hole,”  and  was  so  badly  burned  that  his  death  followed  in  a few  days. 
An  account  of  his  sufferings,  Christian  resignation  and  triumphant  death,  pub- 
lished in  the  Methodist  Magazine,  from  the  pen  of  Thomas  Sarchet,  entitled 
“Passing  Through  the  Fire,"  was  read  with  interest  and  largely  copied  into 
the  secular  papers  of  the  day,  as  showing  how  well  Christians  could  die. 

Strength  and  agility  were  traits  prided  in  by  the  pioneer  settlers,  and  it 
was  not  unusual  for  reputed  “bullies”  to  engage  in  the  then  manly  (now  brutal) 
sport  of  the  prize  ring;  but  no  bully  ever  bantered  Thomas  Sarchet.  He  was 
known  as  the  “strong  man,”  and  was  said  to  have  carried,  on  a wager,  upon 
his  l)ack,  one  thousand  pounds,  from  his  dray  into  a mill  at  Saint  Petersport, 
Guernsey.  At  house-raisings  and  log-raisings,  when  the  weight  seemed  too 
heavy  for  the  force  applied,  his  brave  “Ho,  boys,  heave,”  meant  the  log  must 
move. 

A member  of  the  Wesleyan  connection  of  the  church  in  Guernsey,  and  a 
licensed  exhorter,  he  brought  with  him  and  his  family  the  nucleus  of  the 
INfethodist  Fpiscopal  church  of  Cambridge,  organized  from  the  “French  Class,” 
of  which  he  was  the  leader,  bv  the  Rev.  James  Watts,  in  1808.  His  house 
became  the  place  for  preaching,  and  his  home  and  hospitality  was  open  and 
free  to  the  horseback  itinerant  of  the  early  church.  Alany  of  the  great  men 


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of  the  church,  of  sacred  memoiy,  partook  of  his  bounty,  and  reposed  in  quiet 
and  security  beneath  his  hospitable  roof.  Among  the  number  may  be  named 
Bishops  McKendree,  Heckling,  Soule,  Waugh,  Hamline,  Morris  and  J-  B.  Fin- 
ley, John  P.  Durbin,  Charles  Elliott,  James  Quinn,  David  Young  and  others 
whose  names  have  been  forgotten. 

Mdien  “mutual  rights,”  the  rock  that  split  in  twain  the  Alethodist  Epis-' 
copal  church,  began  to  be  agitated,  opposed  as  he  had  been  to  the  kingly  pre- 
rogative in  the  old  country,  he  became  an  advocate  of  lay  delegation  and 
against  the  tenure  for  life  of  the  oflice  of  bishops,  and  when  the  final  split 
came  he  went  into  the  new  organization,  and,  in  a large  measure,  built  the  first 
Methodist  Protestant  church,  at  his  own  expense,  in  Cambridge,  in  the  year 
1832,  and  continued  in  it,  as  he  had  been  in  the  old  church,  a leader  and  a 
pillar.  His  reason  for  leaving  the  “Old  Side”  church,  as  it  was  called  during 
those  heated  days  of  controversy,  and  connection  with  the  “Radicals,”  as  the 
new  organization  was  styled,  he  had  published  by  John  Hersh,  then  editor  of 
the  Guernsey  Times,  and  circulated  throughout  the  places  where  the  disturb- 
ing question  was  most  agitated.  His  reasons  were  based  on  the  republican 
idea  of  equality  and  fraternity,  with  no  privileged  sect.  But,  like  all  reform- 
ers, he  lived  in  advance  of  his  days,  and  as  all  that  was  demanded  then  has 
become  a part  of  the  polity  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church  of  today,  ex- 
cept the  life  tenure  of  bishops,  his  reasons,  which  he  bequeathed  as  a legacy 
to  his  children,  may  be  accepted  as  not  coming  from  a fanatic  without  reason. 

The  fruit  trees  planted  in  Cambridge  were  carried  on  horseback  by  him 
from  the  Putnam  nursery  at  Marietta,  where  he  procured  seed  and  planted  a 
nursery,  from  which  the  older  orchards  of  Guernsey  county  tvere  derived. 

He  held  no  civil  office  higher  than  road  supenfisor.  He  lived  and  died 
enjoying  the  fullest  confidence  of  the  people  in  his  honesty  and  integrity  of 
character,  and  it  came  to  be  a saying.  “If  Thomas  Sarchet  says  so,  it  must  be 
true.”  He  had  no  blot  upon  his  character,  unless  the  necessities  of  the  pio- 
neers in  converting  their  surplus  grain  into  alcoholic  liquors  in  order  to  secure 
a market,  might  be  called  a blot, — when  ministers  and  laymen  drank  from  the 
same  bowl, — for  he  was  a brewer  of  beer  and  a distiller  of  whisky. 

As  the  pioneer,  he  was  followed  in  1807  by  James  Birchard.  William 
Ogier,  Thomas  Naftal,  Thomas  Lenfesty,  Daniel  Hubert,  Sire  Peter  Sarchet 
and  John  Marquand,  with  their  families,  and  John  Robin,  Peter,  John  and 
Nicholas  Toroade,  Nicholas  Poedwin,  Peter  Corbet,  Nicholas  Sarchet,  and 
Peter  Langley,  young  men. 

The  following  is  a roster  of  the  family  of  pioneer  Thomas  Sarchet : 

Thomas,  born  July  2,  1790:  married  Catherine  Marquand;  sons.  Solo- 


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GUERNSEY  COUNTY,  OHIO. 


moil,  'J'lionias  Charles  M. ; daughters,  Nancy,  Y\nne,  Martha  Matilda, 
Maria,  Lucinda. 

Nancy,  or  Anne,  born  December  5,  1793;  married  Capt.  Cyrus  P. 
Ileatty : suns,  John  A.,  Thomas,  Zacchens ; daughters,  Nancy  B.,  Ellen, 
Rachel. 

David,  horn  November  14,  1797;  married  Mary  Hill,  Margaret  Britton, 
jemima  De  Hart,  iMary  Toroade;  sons,  Simon  P.,  Fletcher  B.,  David  T.,  Al- 
])heus  T.,  Elmer  G. ; daughters,  Nancy,  INlargaret,  Elizabeth  and  Rachel. 

Peter  13.,  born  May  6,  1800;  married  Catherine  Holler,  Martha  Mc- 
Cully,  Alary  Mitchell;  sons,  Thomas  H.,  Joseph  li.,  John  Ad.,  Cyrus  T.  B., 
Georg'e  Al.;  daughters,  Harriet,  Lorette. 

Aloses,  born  April  17,  1803;  married  Alartha  Bicbard ; sons,  Cyrus  P. 
B.,  d'homas,  James  B.,  Charles  J.,  John  H. : daughters,  Nancy  B.,  Rachel  Ad., 
Harriet  J. 

Rachel  AL,  liorn  A])ril  14,  1805;  married  John  P.  Beatty;  son,  Zacchens 
.\. ; daughters,  Anne  Ad.,  Alargery  L.,  Sarah  K.,  Ellen  A.,  Harriet  A.,  Adar- 
garet  Al.  and  Cecelia  LA 

AIoses  S.vrctiet,  son  of  Thomas  and  Ann  Sarchet,  natives  of  the  island 
of  Guernsey,  was  born  on  that  island  April  17,  1803.  His  parents  emigrated 
to  this  country  in  the  autumn  of  1806,  locating  at  Cambridge.  Moses  Sar- 
chet married,  on  Adarch  23,  1826,  Alartha  Bichard,  daughter  of  James  and 
Rachel  dlichard,  who  were  also  from  the  isle  of  Guernsey,  coming  here  with 
d'homas  Sarchet  and  his  little  colony.  Airs.  Aloses  Sarchet  was  born  in 
1805.  The  children  horn  to  Aloses  and  Alartha  (Bichard)  Sarchet  were  as 
follows;  Nancy  B.,  Cyrus  Ib  B.,  Rachel  Ad.,  Harriet  Josephine,  Thomas, 
James  B.,  Charles  J.  and  John  H.,  eight  in  all. 

.At  the  death  of  Cyrus  P.  Beatty,  Air.  Sarchet  was  appointed  clerk  of 
the  court  of  common  pleas,  which  office  he  held  for  fifteen  years.  He  rvas 
twice  mayor  of  the  city  of  Cambridge,  and  for  many  years  a justice  of  the 
]>eace  and  superintendent  of  the  National  pike  a number  of  years.  Was 
twice  nominated  for  representative  of  Guernsey  county  and  in  each  campaign 
was  defeated  by  the  Democratic  party,  he  always  voting  the  Republican  ticket. 
He  was  a busy  man  and  yet  always  found  time  to  entertain  his  friends  in 
a hospitable  manner.  He  had  hosts  of  friends,  who  mourned  his  death, 
which  occurred  September  9,  1890.  He  was  buried  in  the  cemetery  at  Cam- 
bridge, September  iitb.  His  wife  died  Adarch  i,  1887.  At  the  date  of  her 
death  there  were  twenty-eight  grandchildren  and  eleven  great-grandchildren. 
She  was  si.xty-four  years  an  acceptable  member  of  the  Alethodist  Episcopal 
church.  As  a mother,  she  ordered  her  household  \vell.  As  a neighbor,  she 


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was  kind,  obliging  and  charitable.  At  her  rec|uest,  she  was  buried  beside  her 
four  sons,  and  now  the  husband  rests  beside  her.  She  sleeps  the  sleep  of  the 
just. 

Cyrus  Parkinson  Beatty  Sarchet  was  born  in  the  house  formerly 
owned  by  his  grandfather,  Thomas,  this  structure  having  been  built  the  third 
one  in  Cambridge,  and,  with  the  exception  of  three  years  in  his  early  man- 
hood, his  entire  life  has  been  spent  in  this  vicinity.  He  is  the  eldest  son  of 
Moses  and  Martha  (Bichard)  Sarchet,  and  was  born  November  17,  1828. 
His  ancestors  were  French  Huguenots,  who  at  an  early  day  took  up  their 
residence  on  the  island  of  Guernsey.  The  original  spelling  of  the  name,  it 
is  supposed,  was  Sauchet,  the  French  form  of  which  would  be  De  Sarcha, 
and  some  of  the  family  have  taken  that  name. 

About  1670  one  Thomas  Sarchet,  a zealous  Catholic,  obtained  a Frencb 
Bible,  which  he  persisted  in  reading  against  the  desires  of  his  parents  and 
the  parish  priest,  and  at  length  was  obliged  to  flee  from  bis  country,  going 
to  Guernsey,  having  stopped  for  some  time  in  the  isle  of  Jersey.  This  Bible 
is  mentioned  elsewhere  in  detail  in  this  work,  and  is  still  in  the  hands  of  the 
family  here.  Thomas  married  and  had  two  sons,  as  shown  in  the  accompany- 
ing genealogy.  Upon  arriving  in  America  in  1806,  and  at  Cambridge,  Ohio, 
August  14th  of  that  year,  they  found  the  hamlet  just  platted.  The  father 
bought  a lot  at  the  corner  of  Wheeling  avenue  and  Seventh  street  and 
erected  a log  cabin,  a part  of  wbicb  was  still  standing  in  the  eighties,  in  a 
good  state  of  preservation.  A'ithin  this  log  house  the  grandfather,  Thomas 
Sarchet,  lived  until  his  death,  April  21,  1837,  and  his  wife  died  there  a 
dozen  years  later.  His  children  all  lived  to  be  four  score  years  of  age. 

(Moses  Sarchet,  the  father  of  the  subject  of  this  memoir,  was  born  April 
17,  1803,  and  died  in  Cambridge  September  10.  1890.  At  the  age  of  sixteen 
years  he  entered  the  office  of  his  brother-in-law,  C.  P.  Beatty,  as  assistant 
clerk  of  the  court  of  Guernsey  county,  holding  such  office  until  his  marriage, 
in  March,  1827,  when  he  removed  to  his  farm  four  miles  north  of  Cambridge. 
For  a long  period  be  was  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  salt,  at  the  old 
Sarchet  Salt  Works  north  of  this  place.  This  salt  well  was  in  this  county,  it 
being  constructed  early — about  1815 — and  kept  in  active  use  until  1840. 
After  the  death  of  Mr.  Beatty,  Moses  returned  to  fill  out  his  unexpired  term, 
and  from  September,  1828,  to  September,  1842,  was  clerk  of  the  common 
pleas  court  of  Guernsey  county,  during  which  time  he  was  also  township 
clerk,  county  school  examiner,  and  overseer  of  the  township  poor.  In  1847 
he  was  the  Whig  candidate  for  representative,  but  was  defeated. 

In  1848  he  was  appointed  resident  engineer  of  the  National  road,  and 


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held  the  office  for  three  years.  In  1851,  when  the  Central  Ohio  railroad  was 
being  iirojected,  he  Avas  active  in  the  movement  to  have  it  pass  through 
Cambridge,  being  the  largest  local  stockholder  in  the  road  and  a contractor 
in  its  construction.  This  contract  Avas  completed,  but  a failure  of  the  com- 
pany crippled  him  financially  during  the  remainder  of  his  life.  When  the 
Avar  of  the  Rebellion  came  on,  he  was  appointed  a member  of  the  military 
commission  of  Guernsey  county,  and  Avas  also  a draft  commissioner  during 
the  Avar.  He  served  for  tAvelve  years  as  justice  of  the  peace,  and  during 
this  period  Avas  also  tOAvnship  trustee ; Avas  tAvo  terms  mayor  of  Cambridge, 
and  master  commissioner  of  his  county.  In  his  religious  faith  he  was  a de- 
A'out  Methodist.  To  himself  and  yAdfe  were  born  five  sons  and  three  daugh- 
ters. Of  this  family,  only'the  folloAving  four  survive:  Col.  C.  P.  B.  Sarchet, 
James  B.  Sarchet,  John  H.  Sarchet,  all  three  living  in  Cambridge,  Ohio,  at 
this  Avriting;  Harriet  Josephine,  noAv  AvidoAv  of  James  M.  Carson,  of  Zanes- 
ville. 

Of  C.  P.  B.  Sarchet  it  may  be  said  that  the  earlier  years  of  his  life 
Avere  spent  in  an  uneventful  manner,  his  time  being  given  to  farming  and  the 
attendance  at  the  district  schools  of  that  period.  For  a short  time  he  also 
Avent  to  Avhat  Avas  known  as  the  Cambridge  Academy.  For  a number  of  years 
he  clerked  in  the  local  stores  of  his  native  city.  In  1855,  in  company  with 
his  father,  he  commenced  the  publication  of  the  Guernsey  Times,  Avith  Avhich 
he  Avas  connected  for  several  years.  About  forty  years  of  his  industrious 
life  Avere  given  to  the  tilling  of  the  soil  and  general  management  of  the  farm. 
During  this  time  he  held  a number  of  local  official  positions,  in  Avhich  he 
gave  time  and  labor  for  the  public  good,  Avithout  reward  or  hope  thereof. 
Perhaps  no  man  in  Guernsey  county  has  given  as  much  time  to  the  history 
of  men  and  events  connected  with  the  growth  and  development  of  the  same, 
or  has  given  more  in  answer  to  enquiries  relative  to  the  statistics  of  the 
county  and  state  affairs.  During  the  Civil  war  Mr.  Sarchet  performed  much 
provost  duty,  looking  after  soldiers  who  were  away  on  furlough,  and  Avas 
also  appointed  enrolling  officer.  In  1863,  Governor  Tod  commissioned  him 
captain  and  instructed  him  to  organize  the  militia  of  this  county  into  three 
regiments.  After  he  effected  this,  he  was  elected  colonel  of  the  First  Regi- 
ment, a title  by  Avhich  he  has  since  been  knoAvn.  He  took  an  active  part  in 
the  John  Morgan  raid,  was  at  Chillicothe,  and  later  at  Eaglesport,  where  he 
crossed  the  Muskingum  river  and  followed  the  enemy  until  the  latter  Avere 
caiAtured  near  Salineville,  Ohio.  For  many  years  Mr.  Sarchet  was  connected 
Avith  the  Guernsey  County  Agricultural  Society,  and  was  president  of  the 
Farmers’  Institute  of  the  county,  and  in  the  nineties  was  secretary  of  the 


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soldiers'  relief  committee.  Politically,  he  has  been  allied  \vith  the  A\'hig, 
Republican  and  Democratic  parties. 

He  resides  just  to  the  east  of  the  city  proper,  on  Wheeling  avenue,  and 
with  his  almost  daily  trips  to  the  city  has  covered  about  a thousand  miles 
each  year  upon  an  average,  making  in  the  last  thirty-five  years  thirty-five 
thousand  miles — a distance  which  exceeds  going  around  the  globe  and  half 
way  back,  on  foot ! 

Mr.  Sarchet  is  a ready  writer  and  has  contributed  much  to  the  litera- 
ture of  his  county  and  state.  Many  years  ago  he  wrote  the  “Cambridge  of 
Fifty  Years  Ago."  This  was  published  in  the  Jeffersonian  in  serial  articles, 
of  great  interest.  Along  political  lines  he  wrote  of  the  1840  AYhig  cam- 
paign, including  the  history  of  the  thirty-three  Whigs  of  the  county  central 
committee.  His  articles  on  the  iMorgan  raid  give  a detailed  account  of  the 
same,  covering  his  personal  recollections  of  his  eight  days'  ride  in  the  saddle, 
going  through  Noble,  IMorgan,  Guernsey,  Harrison,  Belmont,  Jefferson  and 
Columbiana  counties.  By  reason  of  his  special  ability  as  a collector  of  his- 
toric data  and  biographical  knowledge  of  his  fellow-citizens  of  Guernsey 
county,  he  was  selected  to  supervise  the  writing  of  the  1910  history  of  the 
county,  which  the  reader  now  holds,  and  no  better  man  could  possibly  have 
been  selected  by  the  publishers  to  superintend  this  task. 

Concerning  Colonel  Sarchet's  domestic  relations,  let  it  be  stated  that 
he  married,  on  April  24,  1855,  Margaret  M.,  daughter  of  Andrew  IMoore. 
The  children  born  of  this  union  were:  Frank  AT,  deceased;  Andrew  AT; 

Inez  L.,  wife  of  Cyrus  F.  Wilson;  Alartha  Blanche. 

In  his  religious  faith,  the  Colonel  is  a faithful  member  of  the  Alethodist 
Episcopal  church,  in  which  for  many  years  he  was  the  treasurer.  In  perusing 
the  various  newspaper  files  of  this  county,  the  writer  of  this  memoir  has 
found  scores  and  hundreds  of  valuable  historic  items  from  Colonel  Sarchet's 
ready  pen.  His  knowledge  of  men  and  events  in  this  portion  of  Ohio  is  in- 
deed wonderful.  In  this  month  ( November,  1910)  this  venerable  old  gen- 
tleman attains  his  eighty-second  birthday.  He  ranks  high  among  the  plain, 
unassuming,  practical  and  generous-hearted  men  of  his  day  and  generation, 
and  of  whom  the  world  has  none  too  many. 


JUDGE  EDWARD  W.  AIATHEWS,  SR. 

One  of  the  notable  men  of  his  day  and  generation  in  Guernsey  county  is 
Judge  Edward  Ah  Alathews.  Sr.,  a man  who,  through  a long  and  eminently 

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comniendaljle  career  in  puljlic  and  private  life,  has  ivon  state-wide  recogni- 
tion and  wlio  stands  today  an  avowed  leader  of  his  fellowmen ; a man  who 
has  done  nnicli  to  mould  public  opinion  in  his  locality  and  foster  those  move- 
ments that  make  for  ultimate  success  and  advancement.  He  is  a man  of  the 
people  in  all  the  term  implies,  hroad-minded,  of  keen  discernment  and  un- 
swendng  integrity.  By  a life  consistent  in  motive  and  action  and  because  of 
his  tine  personal  ojualities,  he  has  earned  the  sincere  regard  of  all  who  know 
him,  his  ideas  and  ideals  having  always  been  high  and  his  influence  salutary: 
so  that  his  career  might  well  be  profitably  studied  by  the  youth  whose  for- 
tunes are  yet  to  lie  determined  in  the  precarious  vicissitudes  of  the  coming 
years,  for  therein  may  be  found  many  a lesson. 

Judge  i\iathews  was  born  February  7,  1832,  at  St.  Peters  Port,  on  the 
isle  of  (juernsey  and  is  the  son  of  Edward  W.  and  Margaret  ( Blampied ) 
Matliews.  The  father  was  a victim  of  the  cholera  epidemic  that  visited  that 
country  in  1832  and  the  following  year  the  mother,  in  company  with  rela- 
tives, came  to  America  and  to  Camliridge,  then  a small  village  of  aliout  six 
hundred  people.  Here  the  .subject  of  this  sketch  spent  his  childhood  and  youth 
and  Iiere  he  has  held  his  residence  ever  since.  He  was  educated  in  the  schools 
of  Cambridge  and  also  attended  two  different  academies  of  the  county.  His 
home  for  a time  was  with  his  lirother-in-law,  John  Mahaffey,  who  was  a 
shoemaker,  and  while  making  his  home  here  young  Mathews  w-orked  at  the 
shoemaking  trade  for  three  or  four  years.  In  1850,  when  he  was  eighteen 
years  of  age,  he  went  with  a company  of  gold  seekers  to  California  by  the  over- 
land route  and  experienced  the  hardships  and  adventures  of  such  a trip  in 
those  early  days.  Shortly  after  reaching  “the  diggings’’  he  was  taken  with 
tvphoid  fever  and  lay  sick  for  several  weeks.  When  aide  to  go  to  work,  he 
began  labor  in  the  mines  for  gold,  and  continued  this  for  about  two  and  a 
half  vears  and  was  successful  in  accumulating  considerable  precious  metal. 
He  returned  to  Cambridge  by  the  Isthmus  route,  landing  in  New  York  and 
thence  liy  railroad  and  stage  to  Cambridge.  Soon  after  returning  to  Cam- 
bridge he  bought  an  interest  in  the  drug  business  with  E.  R.  Nyce,  in  Cam- 
liridge.  The  partners  also  bought  a drug  store  in  Cumberland,  Guernsey 
county,  of  which  Mr.  Mathews  took  charge  and  conducted  for  two  years.  E. 
R.  Nvee  was  also  postmaster  at  Cambridge,  and  after  this  business  partner- 
ship had  continued  several  years  Mr.  Mathews  also  took  charge  of  the  post- 
office,  in  connection  with  the  drug  store,  and  continued  to  manage  the  same 
until  1859.  Having  an  ambition  to  enter  the  law,  he  had  for  two  years  been 
reading  in  the  office  of  Mathew  Gaston,  at  that  time  a prominent  attorney  of 
the  county.  On  leaving  the  postoffice  and  drug  store,  he  entered  the  Cin- 


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cinnati  Law  School  and  graduated  from  that  institution  in  i860,  returning 
then  to  Cambridge  where  he  began  the  practice  with  his  former  preceptor, 
Mathew  Gaston. 

Since  that  time  he  has  lieen  a member  of  the  liar  of  Guernsey  county  and 
southern  Ohio.  For  some  years  he  was  associated  with  Hon.  J.  W.  White, 
who,  during  this  association,  was  elected  to  Congress.  Later  he  was  asso- 
ciated with  W.  S.  Heade  in  the  jiractice  of  law,  the  partnership  of  Mathews 
& Heade  continuing  for  about  a quarter  of  a century;  and  in  1898  his  son, 
Edward  W.  Mathews,  Jr.,  liecame  a member  of  the  firm,  the  firm  name  then 
being  Mathews,  Heade  & Mathews.  In  1894  Mr.  Heade  retired  from  the 
firm,  and  since  that  time  father  and  son  have  continued  in  the  practice  of  law, 
the  firm  name  being  Mathews  & iMathews.  Judge  iMathews  has  engaged  in  a 
large  practice  in  all  the  county  and  state  courts  and  is  an  attorney  of  recog- 
nized ability. 

In  1884  Mr.  iMathews  was  appointed  by  Governor  Hoadley,  of  Ohio,  to 
fill  the  unexpired  term  of  Judge  Frazier,  of  the  common  pleas  court.  He  was 
recognized  as  a judge  of  marked  aliility,  lint,  being  a Democrat  in  politics 
and  the  judicial  district  four  thousand  Repulilican,  Judge  Mathews  was  de- 
feated for  an  election  following  this  term,  though  liy  a very  greatly  reduced 
Republican  majority.  He  is  a Democrat  of  the  old  school  and  always  loyal 
as  a party  supporter.  He  has  served  as  mayor  of  Cambridge  and  also  as  a 
member  of  the  school  board  for  two  terms.  He  was  a delegate  to  the  Demo- 
cratic national  convention  which  met  in  St.  Louis  and  nominated  Grover 
Cleveland  for  President  in  1888,  and  has  been  prominent  in  the  party  councils 
of  the  state. 

Judge  iMathews  has  been  very  active  in  pulilic  affairs.  He  was  acti\'e 
with  Gen.  A.  J.  Warner  in  promoting,  liuilding  and  operating  the  Cleveland 
& iMarietta  railroad.  From  the  organization  of  the  company  he  was  its  at- 
torney and  continued  in  this  capacity  with  the  original  company  and  its  suc- 
cessors until  1909,  when  he  severed  his  connection. 

He  has  also  had  extensive  real  estate  interests  and  has  lieen  enterprising 
and  active  in  the  improvement  of  the  city  of  Cambridge,  in  erecting  substantial 
business  blocks  and  residence  properties.  At  the  organization  of  the  Central 
National  Bank,  some  years  ago.  he  became  a member  of  the  board  of  direc- 
tors and  upon  the  death  of  Mr.  Hutchinson  he  succeeded  to  the  presidency  of 
the  bank,  which  position  he  still  holds. 

Judge  Mathews  has  been  twice  married,  first  in  iMay,  1862,  to  Amelia 
Haynes,  daughter  of  Dr.  Vincent  and  Sarah  Haynes.  , To  this  union  two  chil- 
dren were  born,  Edward  W.  Mathews.  Jr.,  an  attorney  of  Cambridge,  asso- 
ciated in  the  practice  with  his  father,  and  Alinnie  L.,  who  died  in  infancy. 


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Mrs.  jMathews  died  in  1877.  His  second  marriage  was  solemnized  on  Janu- 
ary 30,  1879,  1^0  Anna  IMeans,  daughter  of  Benjamin  and  Margaret  (Ackel- 
son ) iMeans;  of  Washington  county,  Pennsylvania.  To  this  union  were  born, 
Margaret  Amelia,  now  INIrs.  VTrne  D.  Benedict,  of  IMassillon,  Ohio,  and  Ger- 
trude B.,  at  home. 

1'he  Mathews  home,  at  the  southeast  corner  of  Wheeling  avenue  and 
Ninth  street,  is  located  near  the  central  portion  of  the  business  section  of  the 
city,  and  is  a refined,  cultured  home,  wdiere  good  cheer  and  genuine  hospi- 
tality are  supreme. 

Judge  Mathews  and  his  family  are  members  of  the  Presbyterian  church 
and  he  served  as  trustee  for  eighteen  years.  He  and  his  family  have  always 
been  active  in  church  and  Sunday  school  work.  jMr.  Mathews  was  made  a 
Mason  in  1853  advanced  to  the  thirty-third  degree,  an  honor  and  dis- 

tinction reached  liy  but  few  men.  He  has  led  a busy  life,  but  always  has  time 
to  be  agreeable  with  all  with  whom  he  comes  in  contact,  A large,  robust  man, 
always  full  of  energy  and  good  cheer;  a splendid  man,  a splendid  citizen,  a 
lover  of  home  life,  a devoted  husband  and  an  indulgent  father.  As  an  attor- 
ney he  ranks  second  to  none  in  this  section  of  the  state  and  has  been  very  suc- 
cessful. He  is  earnest,  painstaking  and  persistent  in  his  methods  of  proced- 
ure, a forceful,  eloquent  speaker  and  a man  who  is  profoundly  versed  in  all 
matters  of  jurisprudence. 


JUDGE  JAMIES  W.  CAMPBELL. 

In  placing  the  name  of  James  W.  Campbell  in  the  front  rank  of  Guern- 
sey county  citizens,  simple  justice  is  done  to  a biographical  fact,  universally 
recognized  throughout  this  and  adjoining  counties  by  men  at  all  familiar  with 
his  histoiy.  A man  of  judgment,  sound  discretion  and  public  spirit,  he  has  so 
impressed  his  individuality  upon  the  community  as  to  gain  the  highest  esteem 
of  all  classes. 

Judge  Campliell  was  born  September  20.  1847,  in  Middleton,  Guern- 
sey county,  Ohio,  the  son  of  Dr.  James  and  Susan  (Brown)  Campbell,  the 
former  being  a prominent  practitioner  here  for  many  years,  a man  of  influence, 
high  character  and  intelligence. 

Born  in  this  locality,  which  was  settled  by  people  from  the  island  bearing 
the  name  of  Guernsey,  off  the  north  coast  of  France,  Judge  James  W.  Camp- 
bell has,  unaided,  fought  his  way,  step  by  step,  to  a position  of  eminence.  At 
the  age  of  fifteen  years  he,  after  repeated  attempts,  enlisted  in  the  army  and 


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became  a member  of  the  regiment  which  Whitelaw  Reid,  in  his  “Ohio  in  the 
War,”  credits  with  suffering-  the  greatest  hardships  of  any  regiment  at  that 
time  in  the  field.  After  coming  out  of  the  army  the  young  soldier  prepared 
for  college  and  entered  \Ahlliams  with  a personal  letter  from  President  Gar- 
field to  Mark  Hopkins.  Pie  worked  his  way  through  college,  cleaning  recita- 
tion rooms,  kindling  fires  and  doing  odd  jobs  to  pay  his  way. 

After  leaving  college,  Mr.  Campbell  worked  as  a printer,  as  editor,  and 
read  law,  all  at  the  same  time,  and  in  so  doing  laid  the  foundation  for  the  high 
legal  and  business  reputation  that  he  has  since  acc|uired.  He  was  specially 
admitted  to  practice  by  the  supreme  court  before  that  body  took  general 
charge  of  admissions,  and  practiced  in  Cambridge,  also  in  eastern  Ohio,  rising 
to  a position  of  eminence  in  his  chosen  profession.  No  man  in  Ohio  has 
ranked  higher  in  law  than  Judge  Campbell,  and  his  legal  attainments  are 
equaled  by  few  in  this  or  any  state.  After  nine  years  of  practice  he  was 
elected  to  the  bench,  the  youngest  man  ever  elected  to  the  judiciary  in  Ohio, 
and  made  a record  which  has  not  been  surpassed  both  for  amount  and  quality 
of  work.  Judge  Campbell  has  been  successful  not  only  in  legal  circles,  lint 
also  in  a business  way.  He  'was  vice-president  and  is  still  a director  in  the 
oldest  national  bank  of  Cambridge,  among  the  first  of  national  banks  organ- 
ized in  the  United  States.  He  was  special  counsel  for  the  Baltimore  & Ohio 
railroad  and  the  United  States  Steel  Company ; he  was  receiver  and  general 
manager  of  the  Eastern  Ohio  railroad,  and  is  still  director  in  the  Marietta  & 
Lake  and  the  Eastern  Ohio  railroads,  and  has  been  organizer,  officer,  director 
and  attorney  for  various  important  eastern  corporations.  He  takes  great 
interest  in  educational  and  literary  movements  and  is  familiar  with  the  world's 
best  literature  and  a writer  of  no  mean  order  of  ability  himself.  He  is  a mem- 
ber of  the  board  of  directors  of  the  Cambridge  public  library. 

Recentl}^  the  Judge  has  invested  extensii-ely  in  California  orange  and  oil 
properties,  making  his  headquarters  at  Los  Angeles.  He  is  president  of  the 
Bankers  and  Merchants  Oil  Company  and  of  the  California  Investment  Com- 
pan3^  vice-president  of  the  Consolidated  Midway  Oil  Company  of  California, 
which  owns  the  largest  well  in  the  world,  flowing  three  thousand  measured 
barrels  per  hour;  vice-president  of  the  France-AAllman  Oil  Company,  and 
treasurer  of  the  Kern  Westside  Oil  Company:  treasurer  of  the  Elk  Hills 
IMidway  Oil  Company. 

Judge  Campbell  was  married  February  13,  1873,  to  Martha  White, 
daughter  of  Hon.  Joseph  Wk  and  Nancy  ( Sarchet.)  White,  of  Camliridge,  a 
prominent  and  influential  family  here.  Mr.  Afliite  having,  for  a number  of 
Years,  represented  the  Cambridge  district  in  Congress.  To  Judge  and  klrs. 


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Campbell  one  son  has  been  born,  Joseph  W.  Campbell,  who,  after  graduation 
from  the  University  of  Chicago,  entered  the  legal  profession,  having  for  a 
prece])tor  none  other  than  his  able  father,  consecjnently  he  made  rapid  progress 
in  his  studies,  went  through  the  Cincinnati  Law  School  wdth  high  honors,  and 
was  duly  admitted  to  the  bar.  He  is  now  engaged  very  successfully  in  the 
])ractice  at  Joliet,  Illinois,  and  he  is  also  dealing  extensively  in  real  estate, 
lie  is  a thoroughly  competent  and  successful  young  man,  to  wdiom  the  future 
holds  much  of  i)romise. 

The  Campbell  home  is  at  the  corner  of  Wheeling  avenue  and  Ninth  street, 
Caniliridge,  and  is  a commodious,  modern  lirick  house,  thoroughly  ecjuipped 
and  furnished  with  modern  utilities  and  comforts,  and  is  known  as  a place  of 
old-time  hospitality  and  good  cheer. 

'I'hroughout  his  entire  professional  and  business  career  Judge  Campbell 
has  been  animated  by  lofty  motives,  and  made  every  personal  consideration 
Mihordinate  to  the  higher  claims  of  duty.  Broad  and  liberal  in  his  views,  with 
the  greatest  good  of  his  fellow  men  ever  before  him,  his  conduct  has  been  that 
of  the  lover  of  his  kind  and  the  true  and  loyal  citizen,  who  is  ready  at  all 
times  to  make  any  reasonable  sacrifice  for  the  cause  in  which  his  interests  are 
enlisted.  He  is,  withal,  a man  of  the  people,  proud  of  his  distinction  as  a 
citizen  of  a state  and  nation  for  wdiose  laws  and  institutions  he  has  the  most 
])rofonnd  admiration  and  resjiect,  while  his  strong  mentality,  ripe  judgment 
and  nnimpeachahle  integrity  demonstrate  to  the  satisfaction  of  all  his  ability 
to  fill  honorably  important  official  positions  and  to  discharge  -worthily  the 
duties  of  his  trusts. 


BKNJAMIN  F.  SHEPPARD. 

To  the  average  indi\'idual  so-called  success  is  the  reward  of  persistent 
stri\'ing  and  grim  determination.  It  is  sometimes  gained  through  rivalry  and 
com])etition,  and  frecfuently  is  attained  Ijy  the  aid  of  preference  and  influence. 
So  ])owerful  and  necessary  seem  these  aids  that  the  one  who  does  not  command 
them  is  often  disheartened  at  his  ]>rospects  of  success.  Benjamin  F.  Shep- 
])ard,  ])resident  of  the  Cambridge  Bank,  and  one  of  the  leading  men  of  Guern- 
sey county  in  financial  circles,  seems  to  have  acquired  the  knowledge  of  how 
to  achieve  true  success  in  the  various  walks.  He  holds  worthy  prestige  in 
business  circles,  and  has  always  been  distinctively  a man  of  affairs  and  wfields 
a wide  influence  among  those  with  whom  his  lot  has  been  cast,  having  won 
definite  results  in  whatever  he  has  turned  his  attention  to  and  at  the  same 


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time  has  shown  what  a man  with  lofty  principles,  honesty  of  purpose  and 
determination  can  accomplish  when  actuated  with  high  motiues  and  unself- 
ish ideals. 

i\Ir.  Sheppard  was  born  November  i,  1864,  in  Kirkwood  township,  Bel- 
mont county,  Ohio.  He  is  the  son  of  Dr.  I.  H.  and  Harriet  (Grimes)  Shep- 
pard, an  old  and  influential  family,  these  parents  still  living  in  the  vicinity 
mentioned  above,  the  father  being  one  of  the  best  known  practitioners  in  that 
county,  having  practiced  for  many  years,  bnt  he  is  now  living  retired  and  has 
reached  the  age  of  seventy-eight  years.  Doctor  Sheppard  was  e.xceptionally 
successful  in  life,  being  a man  of  sound  business  judgment  and  keen  discern- 
ment. 

Benjamin  F.  Sheppard,  of  this  review,  was  educated  in  the  public  schools 
of  his  native  community,  and  the  normal  school  at  Fairview,  Guernsev  coun- 
ty. He  spent  a part  of  his  youth  on  the  home  farm  and  engaged  in  wool  and 
tobacco  dealing.  He  was  successful  as  a business  man  from  the  first  and  has 
accumulated  a very  comfortable  competenc}',  becoming  the  owner  of  large 
land  interests  in  Guernsey  county.  He  was  the  promoter  of  the  FTnion  Tele- 
phone Company  of  Fairview,  which  connects  Fairview,  Barnesville,  AA'heel- 
ing.  West  Virginia,  Freeport  and  St.  Clairsville,  and  he  was  manager  of  the 
company  for  a period  of  nine  years,  his  judicious  management  resulting  in  an 
extensive  enterprise  being  built  up.  The  companv  then  sold  out  to  a tele- 
phone company  of  AAdieeling.  Then  i\Ir.  Sheppard  turned  his  attention  to  his 
large  estate  and  to  banking  interests.  He  was  one  of  the  prime  promoters  of 
the  Cambridge  Bank,  organized  under  the  banking  laws  of  Ohio,  in  April, 
1905.  He  was  the  first  president  of  this  institution  and  has  held  this  position 
to  the  present  time,  managing  its  affairs  in  a manner  entirely  satisfactory  to  all 
concerned  and  building  up  one  of  the  safest  and  most  popular  banking  houses 
in  eastern  Ohio.  He  is  essentially  an  organizer  and  promoter  by  nature,  is  a 
man  of  keen  business  acumen  and  discernment  and  makes  few  mistakes  in  his 
deductions  and  inductions.  He  is  broad-minded,  liberal  and  far-seeing,  being 
a conservative  banker,  conducting  his  hank  along  safe  vet  liberal  lines  at  all 
times.  In  addition  to  his  banking  interests  he  has  large  real  estate  interests 
and  other  financial  interests  of  a private  nature. 

Politically,  Mr.  Sheppard  is  a Republican  and  he  has  long  taken  an 
abiding  interest  in  public  matters,  but  has  never  been  an  office  seeker.  He  and 
his  wife  are  members  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church  and  he  has  lieen  a 
steward  in  the  local  church  for  many  years,  serving  as  trustee  ])rior  to  that. 
Thev  are  active  church  workers  and  liberal  in  their  support  of  the  church. 

Air.  Sheppard  was  married  on  November  20,  1895,  to  Deanna  Giff'ee, 


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(laughter  of  Benjamin  and  Lida  ( Kannon)  Giffee.  Her  father  was  a promi- 
nent farmer  of  Guernsey  county,  whose  death  occurred  in  1902.  Mrs.  Gif¥ee 
is  still  living'.  IMr.  Giffee  was  eighty-two  years  of  age  at  the  time  of  his 
death  ; he  was  active  in  lousiness  and  a man  of  sterling  character  and  worth. 
He  rvas  a devout  memher  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church.  Mrs.  Shep- 
l)ard  is  a lady  of  culture  and  rehnement  and  is  devoted  to  her  home.  Like 
her  hushand,  she  enjoys  the  friendship  of  a wide  circle  of  acquaintances. 
'I'his  union  has  been  graced  by  the  birth  of  one  son,  Josiah  B.  G.  Sheppard, 
now  eleven  years  of  age. 

IMr.  and  i\Irs.  Sheppard  became  residents  of  Cambridge  in  November, 
H)02.  'Fhey  have  a modern,  attractive  and  commodious  home  on  the  corner 
of  South  Eleventh  street  and  Wheeling  avenue.  It  is  one  of  the  most  pre- 
tentious residences  in  the  city  and  is  knowm  as  a place  where  old-time  hospi- 
tality and  good  cheer  ever  ]U'evail.  The  Sheppard  family  is  prominent  in 
commercial,  social,  church  and  educational  circles  in  Cambridge  and  Guern- 
sev  county. 


ALPHEUS  L.  STEVENS. 

A well  known  attorney  of  Cambridge,  and  the  representative  of  one  of 
the  old  and  influential  families  of  Guernsey  county  is  Alpheus  L.  Stevens, 
whose  birth  occurred  on  July  25,  1864,  in  Londonderry  township,  this  county. 
He  is  the  son  of  James  and  Ann  (Morrow-)  Stevens,  the  father  a native  of 
German}'  and  the  mother  of  Wstmoreland  county,  Pennsylvania.  The 
Stevens  family  w'ere  pioneers  here  and  influential  in  the  affairs  of  their  lo- 
calitv  for  se\-eral  generations.  James  Stevens  devoted  his  life  to  agricultural 
pursuits  and  was  very  successful  in  the  same,  establishing  a good  home  and 
developing  an  excellent  farm.  Politically,  he  was  a Republican,  and  while  he 
kept  well  informed  on  ]jolitical  and  current  topics,  he  w^as  never  active  in 
party  affairs.  After  lives  of  usefulness  and  honor,  he  and  his  good  life  com- 
jianion  are  sleeping  the  sleej)  of  the  just  in  the  Antrim  cemetery. 

Alpheus  L.  Stevens  spent  his  youth  on  his  father’s  farm  and  w^as  found 
in  the  fields  assisting  with  the  crops  at  a very  early  age.  He  attended  the 
public  schools  during  the  winter  months.  Being  an  ambitious  lad,  he  studied 
hard  and  prepared  himself  for  a career  at  the  bar,  being  duly  admitted  to 
practice  law^  in  June.  1895.  He  opened  an  office  in  Cambridge  and  has  been 
very  successful,  having  liuilt  up  a very  satisfacton^  clientele. 

Politically,  Mr.  Stevens  is  a Republican  and  he  has  always  been  a party 


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worker.  Recognizing  his  ability  as  a persistent,  painstaking  attorney  and  as 
a public  spirited  man  of  affairs,  His  friends  urged  his  nomination  for  prosecut- 
ing attorney  in  1899  duly  elected  to  this  office,  the  duties  of 

which  he  very  faithfully  discharged,  serving  Guernsey  county  in  this  capac- 
ity for  two  terms,  or  a period  of  six  years,  in  a manner  that  reflected  credit 
upon  himself  and  to  the  satisfaction  of  all  concerned. 

On  January  24,  1910,  I\Ir.  Stevens  was  appointed  postmaster  of  Cam- 
bridge by  President  Taft,  and  he  assumed  the  duties  of  this  office  on  Februaiy 
4th  following.  His  selection  to  this  important  post  has  met  with  general  ap- 
proval. IMr.  Stevens  is  a klason  and  a member  of  the  Presbyterian  church. 
He  is  deeply  interested  in  the  welfare  of  his  community  and  county,  but  is 
conservative  and  unassuming  in  all  walks  of  life. 


PROF.  BERT  M.  THOMPSON. 

The  men  most  influential  in  promoting  the  advancement  of  society  and  in 
giving  character  to  the  times  in  which  they  live  are  of  two  classes,  the  men 
who  study  and  the  men  of  action.  MTether  we  are  most  indebted  for  the 
improvement  of  the  age  to  the  one  class  or  the  other,  is  a question  of  honest 
difference  in  opinion ; neither  class  can  be  spared  and  both  should  be  encour- 
aged to  occupy  their  several  spheres  of  labor  and  influence,  zealously  and 
without  mutual  distrust.  In  the  following  paragraphs  are  briefly  outlined 
the  leading  facts  and  characteristics  of  a gentleman  who  combines  in  his  make- 
up the  elements  of  the  scholar  and  the  energy  of  the  public  spirited  man  of 
affairs.  Devoted  to  the  noble  and  humane  work  of  teaching,  he  has  made  his 
influence  felt  in  the  school  life  of  Guernsey  county,  and  is  not  unknown  to 
the  wider  educational  circles  of  the  state,  occupying  as  he  does  a prominent 
place  in  his  profession  and  standing  high  in  the  esteem  of  educators  in  other 
than  his  own  field  of  endea^'or. 

Prof.  Bert  IM.  Thompson,  the  able  and  popular  superintendent  of  public 
schools  of  Byesville,  Ohio,  was  born  in  1881  at  Senecaville,  Guernsey  county. 
He  is  the  son  of  Luke  D.  and  Ida  S.  (Nicholson)  Thompson.  Luke  D. 
Thompson  was  also  a native  here,  born  one-fourth  mile  from  where  the  sub- 
ject was  born  about  two  miles  southwest  of  Senecaville.  He  was  prominent 
and  influential  in  this  locality  in  the  early  days  of  development. 

The  Thompson  family  first  came  from  central  Pennsylvania,  in  the  early 
days.  Some  of  them  were  blacksmiths  in  the  days  when  blacksmiths  made 


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nails  with  hammer  and  anvil.  The  hrst  one  here  was  William  Thompson, 
ifreat-j^rand father  of  the  subject.  He  was  a wagoner  of  the  Alleghanies  and 
hauled  with  six  and  eight-horse  teams  from  Baltimore,  IMaryland,  over  the 
mountains.  1 le  had  a line  set  of  horses  and  often  got  in  a week  ahead  of  the 
others,  thereliy  earning  the  cream  of  the  business.  On  one  of  his  trips,  in 
crossing  the  Potomac  on  the  ice,  he  found  himself  floating  away  with  his 
team  on  a large  two  or  three-acre  piece.  Pie  floated  for  two  or  three  miles, 
when  the  ice  swung  around  a sand  bar,  and  he  promptly  wdhpped  the  team 
off  onto  the  land.  He  came  to  this  country  at  a very  early  day  and  located 
a mile  west  of  Senecaville,  and  the  Thompson  family  have  lived  in  that  part  of 
the  township  ever  since.  William  Thompson  kept  tavern  on  the  jnihlic  square 
at  Senecaville  soon  after  iSoo.  kle  died  of  cholera.  William  Thompson's 
son  was  also  named  William. 

Luke  'riiompson  -was  the  son  of  William  Thompson,  Jr.,  and  Margaret 
(Dilley)  Thompson.  Margaret  Dilley  was  the  daughter  of  Abram  Dilley, 
who  was  the  son  of  E|jhraim  Dilley.  The  origin  of  the  Dilley  family  is  given 
as  follows:  Ephraim  Dilley,  grandfather  of  Margaret  (Dilley)  Thompson, 

was  l)orn  in  1755  and  died  in  1844.  His  wife,  Lucy  (Ayers)  Dilley,  was  horn 
in  1762  and  died  in  1840.  Ephraim  Dilley’s  wife’s  maiden  name  ivas  Lucy 
Ayers,  daughter  of  AVilliam  and  Esther  (Llardin)  Ayers.  Ephraim  Dilley 
was  the  son  of  Aaron  and  Hannah  (Perry)  Dilley.  Hannah  Perry  was  re- 
lated to  Commodore  I’erry,  who  fought  the  battle  on  Lake  Erie  in  1813,  being 
a sister  of  the  Commodore's  mother  or  grandmother,  and  had  the  same  noble 
ancestry.  She  was  a direct  descendant  of  Sir  William  Wallace,  the  Scotch 
hero  who  was  horn  in  1270  and  who  was  an  Anglo-Norman.  His  ancestors 
were  not  English,  hut  were  Erench  Huguenots,  who  were  in  the  massacre  of 
St.  Bartholomew  and  had  to  flee  for  their  lives.  They  migrated  from  the  isle 
of  Jersey  to  England,  thence  to  the  Lhiited  States.  Ethnology  places  them  as 
ancient  Celts  or  Gauls.  Ephraim  Dilley  was  in  the  Revolutionary  war  and 
fought  in  the  battle  of  Stony  Point  and  other  battles.  Abram  Dilley's  wife 
was  Jane  Wilson  IMcCleai'y  Dilley.  Jane  Wilson  McCleary  was  born  in 
county  Down.  Ireland,  and  came  to  the  United  States  wdien  eight  years  old. 
She  came  in  her  Aunt  (Mary  Roland’s  ship,  her  husliand  being  the  captain  of 
the  vessel.  He  died  and  she  (Alary  Roland)  married  a Mr.  Wright,  the 
mate.  Jane  Wilson  AIcCleary’s  mother,  or  grandmother,  was  a daughter  of 
Lord  AAdlson.  She  married  a mechanic  and  her  father  disinherited  her.  The 
family  crest  of  Lord  AAdlson  was  the  tvolf's  head. 

Professor  Thompson’s  mother  was  the  daughter  of  Jacob  and  Jane 
(Cramblett  ) Nicholson,  whose  sketch  appears  elsewhere  in  this  volume.  She 


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was  born  and  reared  about  two  and  a half  miles  from  the  town  of  Dern-ent. 
The  Professor's  father  was  born  not  far  from  Senecaville,  and  lived  in  that 
vicinity  all  of  his  life.  Professor  Thompson  was  the  only  child  of  the  famil}^ 
and  he  grew  up  on  the  home  farm.  The  father  followed  farming  all  of  his 
life.  He  and  his  wife  were  members  of  the  Lutheran  church,  as  all  of  the 
Nicholsons  are.  Grandfather  Thompson  was  a Presbyterian.  The  father, 
who  died  September  26,  1908,  was  a good  man  and  highly  esteemed  by  all 
who  knew  him. 

Bert  ]M.  Thompson  attended  the  common  schools  in  the  country  districts, 
graduating  in  1899  from  the  Senecaville  high  school.  He  spent  one  summer 
at  the  National  Normal  University.  Pie  also  took  twelve  terms  at  Athens, 
Ohio,  completing  the  course  in  the  normal  college.  He  has  also  secured  both 
common  school  and  high  school  state  life  certificates,  that  Ijeing  quite  an  un- 
usual thing  for  one  of  more  advanced  years  and  experience.  Thus  well 
equipped  for  his  lifework,  in  1900  he  began  teaching  in  Richland  township, 
and  taught  there  for  three- years  and  afterward  one  year  in  Valley  township. 
He  then  came  to  Byesville,  spent  four  years  as  principal  of  the  high  school, 
and  became  superintendent  of  the  schools  in  iMay,  1908,  which  position  he 
filled  for  the  two  years’  term.  In  1910  he  was  again  elected  for  a three 
years’  term.  He  has  done  much  to  raise  the  standard  of  the  schools  of  Byes- 
ville, is  an  able  educator,  a man  of  high  character,  genial  and  kind,  a clear 
thinker,  cogent  reasoner,  a platform  speaker  of  ability,  delivers  commence- 
ment addresses,  etc.  He  is  geographical  editor  of  the  Ohio  Teacher,  is  field 
worker  for  the  Ohio  School  Improvement  Federation,  and  has  local  license 
in  the  jMethodist  Episcopal  church.  He  does  considerable  public  speaking, 
both  in  school  and  church  work.  P'or  the  past  ten  years  he  has  been  very 
active  in  the  Epworth  League,  has  been  for  three  years  past  president  of  the 
Cambridge  district  of  the  Epworth  League.  He  finally  gave  this  up  for  lack 
of  time. 

V'hen  Professor  Thompson  came  to  Byesville  there  was  only  one  school 
building  and  nine  teachers ; now  there  are  three  schools,  with  a teaching 
force  of  twenty-three  teachers.  A new  high  school  liuilding,  costing  thirty 
thousand  dollars,  and  many  improvements  in  the  conduct  of  the  schools  are 
largely  due  to  the  progress  of  the  public  school  system  under  his  supervision. 
He  is  known  nearly  all  over  Ohio  as  a leader  in  educational  matters.  His  field 
work,  carried  on  earnestly,  brings  him  in  close  touch  with  the  work  in  every 
locality.  He  and  his  mother  now  live  in  Byesville,  where  they  have  a lieau- 
tiful  home. 

Unlike  many  of  his  calling  who  become  narrow  and  pedantic.  Professor 


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1'Iionn)son  is  essentially  a man  of  the  times,  broad  and  liberal  in  bis  views 
and  lias  the  courage  of  his  convictions  on  all  the  leading-  public  questions  and 
issues  u])on  which  men  and  parties  divide.  He  also  keeps  in  touch  with  the 
trend  of  modern  thought  along  its  various  lines  and  being  a man  of  scholarly 
attainments  and  refined  tastes,  his  acquaintance  with  the  best  literature  of  the 
world  is  both  general  and  profound,  while  his  familiarity  with  the  more  prac- 
tical affairs  of  the  day  makes  him  feel  free  with  all  classes  and  conditions  of 
people  whom  he  meets,  and  he  is  deserving  of  the  large  success  he  has  achieved 
and  of  the  universal  esteem  which  he  now  enjoys. 


WILLIAM  H.  UPTON. 

man  of  thorough  \-irtue  and  honor,  one  who  fulh^  represents  the  best 
traits  of  his  English  ancestry,  and  who  is  a worthy  citizen  of  the  country  of 
his  adoi)tion,  is  William  H.  Lepton,  who  was  born  February  16,  1863,  in  Staf- 
fordshire, England,  the  son  of  'Whlliam  and  Mary  (Turner)  LIpton.  His 
father  was  a jjudcller  in  the  iron  mills  of  his  native  country,  and  never  came 
to  America. 

The  son,  AVilliam  IT.,  had  only  three  months  of  schooling  and  what  edu- 
cation he  has  is  self-acquired.  He  began  work  in  the  iron  mills  when  only 
nine  years  of  age.  working  in  Y'hat  were  called  the  hoop  mills.  In  time  he 
became  a sheet  mill  roller,  and  until  1892  worked  in  the  mills  of  his  native 
town.  On  -\ugust  4,  1892,  he  arrived  in  McKeesport,  Pennsylvania,  and 
worked  in  the  mills  there  until  i'894.  when  he  engaged  with  the  new  plant  of 
the  klorton  Tin  Plate  Company  of  Cambridge,  Ohio,  and  has  the  distinction 
of  rolling  the  first  trial  piece  in  the  new  mill.  He  remained  with  this  com- 
pany until  it  .sold  out  to  the  trust,  and  since  has  continued  in  the  mill  under  the 
trust’s  o|)eration.  He  is  a head  roller,  has  charge  of  the  mill  during  his  turn, 
and  is  one  of  the  most  A’aluahle  men  in  the  service  of  the  company,  being  con- 
sidered an  exce])tionally  ex]iert  roller.  He  was  a member  of  the  Amalgamated 
.'Association  of  Iron,  Steel  and  Tin  Workers  until  tlie  trust  mills  were  de- 
clared open,  and  the  charter  of  the  local  organization  surrendered.  He  is  a 
charter  member  of  the  local  order  of  the  Protected  Home  Circle. 

Air.  Upton  was  married  on  (March  26,  1882,  to  Emily  Hartill.  daughter 
of  James  and  Harriett  (Goodright)  Hartill,  of  Staffordshire,  England.  Air. 
Hartill  was  an  iron  worker,  and  he  and  his  wife  died  in  England.  To  Air. 
and  Airs.  L’pton  hai'e  Iieen  born  ten  children:  Sarah  Ann,  deceased;  Emily 


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Amelia,  now  Mrs.  Carl'B.  Stock,  of  Cambridge;  Alice  i\Iaude ; Lucy,  now 
Mrs.  Frank  Wilson,  of  Cambridge;  Annie;  AVilliam  T.,  a worker  in  the  mill 
with  his  father ; these  six  were  born  in  England ; four  others  haue  been  born 
in  America,  Albert  J.,  deceased;  Samuel,  Florence  and  iMaiy.  The  sons  and 
daughters  haue  all  had  good  school  advantages.  Alice  klaucle  is  a graduate 
of  the  Cambridge  high  school  and  for  one  year  taught  in  the  commercial 
department  of  West  Lafayette  College,  in  Coshocton  county. 

Mr.  Ltpton  and  his  family  are  members  of  the  iMethodist  church,  and  are 
active  church  workers.  Some  of  the  members  of  the  family  teach  in  the  Sun- 
day school. 

Mr.  Upton  has  visited  his  old  English  home  twice  since  coming  to  Amer- 
ica— first  in  1901,  when  he  remained  six  weeks,  and  again  in  1908.  accom- 
panied by  his  wife  and  oldest  daughter,  when  he  remained  three  months.  He 
and  his  family  are  thoroughly  Americanized  and  are  ardent  supporters  of  our 
institutions.  Mr.  Upton  is  a Republican,  cast  his  first  vote  for  kIcKinley  in 
1900,  and  is  always  interested  in  public  matters,  but  is  not  an  office  seeker. 
The  Lepton  family  is  a very  interesting  one  and  devoted  to  their  home  life. 


JOHN  C.  BECKETT. 

The  name  of  John  C.  Beckett,  having  long  stood  for  enterprise  and  right 
living,  clean  politics  and  altruism  in  its  highest  sense,  is  too  familiar  to  the 
people  of  Cambridge  and  Guernsey  county  to  need  any  introduction  here, 
consequently  the  following  paragraphs  will  deal  in  a plain,  matter-of-fact 
manner  with  his  useful  and  ^'ery  active  career. 

Mr.  Beckett  was  born  on  August  21,  1842,  in  IMonroe  county,  Ohio, 
on  a farm  near  Woodsfield.  He  is  the  son  of  George  N.  and  iMargaret 
(Clingan)  Beckett.  The  father  was  a native  of  Smith  Ferry,  Jefferson  coun- 
ty, Ohio,  and  the  mother  was  born  in  iMonroe  county,  Ohio.  Her  parents, 
John  and  Mary  Clingan,  came  from  Ireland  when  young,  and' John  Clingan  and 
hlary  Armstrong  were  married  soon  afterward.  Grandfather  Clingan  was  a 
iMethodist  minister  and  was  interested  in  the  work  of  spreading  the  gospel  in 
the  M'est  with  the  noted  Peter  Cartwright,  and  they  became  among  the  most 
influential  of  the  pioneer  preachers.  John  Clingan  was  one  of  the  first  men 
to  preach  in  Cambridge,  probably  preaching  the  second  sermon  in  the  then 
struggling  village.  The  father,  George  X.  Beckett,  a farmer  and  prominent 
stockman  and  wool  buyer  for  many  }'ears,  was  prominent  in  public  life,  and 


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lie  served  as  adjutant-general  of  the  Ohio  militia  in  the  early  years  of  the 
state’s  history,  jirobably  about  1812.  He  was  an  active  abolitionist  and  ac- 
ti\’e  in  the  o])erations  of  the  “underground  railroad.”  He  was  an  exemplary 
citizen  in  e\’ery  respect,  in  1865  Mr.  Beckett  with  his  family,  moved  to 
(iuernsey  county,  locating  at  Fairview  and  engaged  in  the  general  mercantile 
business  until  1879,  his  son,  John  C.,  of  this  review,  being  associated  with 
him.  He  resided  in  Fairvieiv  until  1880,  when  he  moved  ivith  his  wife  to 
Barnesville,  Belmont  county,  where  they  remained  until  1885  when  they 
mo\'ed  to  Cambridge.  Mr.  Beckett’s  death  occurred  in  July,  1893,  widow 
sur\-i\'ing  until  February,  1900.  Both  are  ljuried  in  the  Cambridge  cemeterv. 

John  C.  Beckett  grew  to  maturity  on  the  home  farm  in  Monroe  county 
and  attended  the  common  schools,  later  the  normal  school  at  Woodsfield, 
taught  b}'  an  Fnglishman,  John  kJoore,  a former  professor  in  one  of  the 
uni\’ersities  of  Fngland.  Later  klr.  Beckett  took  a commercial  course  at  the 
Pittsburg  Commercial  College.  He  remained  on  the  home  farm  until  he  was 
twentv-one  years  of  age,  when  he  went  into  the  mercantile  business  at  Jeru- 
salem, Monroe  county,  where  he  continued  for  some  time,  then  went  to  Fair- 
\'iew  in  the  same  line  of  business  with  his  father,  which  they  continued,  as  al- 
ready stated,  until  1879,  in  which  year  he  was  elected  auditor  of  Guernsey 
county  on  the  Rejiulilican  ticket.  He  assumed  the  duties  of  this  office  in  No- 
\'cmber,  1880,  and  served  two  terms,  or  six  years.  In  1887  he  was  made  cash- 
ier of  the  Central  National  Bank  of  Cambridge,  where  he  remained  two  and 
one-half  years,  when  he  resigned.  He  then  engaged  in  the  mercantile  busi- 
ness with  John  Boyd  under  the  firm  name  of  Boyd  & Beckett,  in  a room  where 
the  present  elegant  Central  Bank  building  is  located.  He  was  engaged  at  that 
stand  for  four  years.  He  then  liecame  interested  in  promoting  the  Cam- 
bridge Iron  and  Steel  Comjiany,  the  first  industry  established  in  Cambridge 
of  any  importance.  Mr.  Beckett  donated  the  land  for  the  location  of  the  plant 
and  he  was  stockholder  and  secretary  of  the  company  at  its  organization.  He 
continued  in  this  position  until  he  sold  his  stock  in  the  company,  when,  with 
others,  he  iiromoted  and  built  the  klorton  Tin  Plate  Company,  this  being 
the  second  tin  plate  mill  built  in  Ohio.  Mr.  Beckett  Iiecame  the  secretary  of 
this  company  at  its  organization  and  later  became  manager  of  tbe  sales  depart- 
ment in  addition  to  his  duties  as  secretary,  continuing  thus  in  his  active  posi- 
tion until  the  plant  was  sold  to  the  x\merican  Tin  Plate  Company,  which  later 
became  a part  of  the  United  States  Steel  Comjiany.  The  Cambridge  mill 
was  the  last  mill  in  the  FTnited  States  to  sell  to  the  American  Tin  Plate  Com- 
pany, which  took  over  all  the  operating  mills  of  the  country.  This  mill  was 
successfully  operated  from  the  beginning,  making  a particular  high  grade  of 


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tin  plate  of  special  brand,  which  brand  and  c|uality  is  still  continued  by  the 
United  States  Steel  Company,  its  superior  c|uality  heing  universally  recog- 
nized. It  is  but  just  to  Mr.  Beckett  to  say  here  that  no  small  part  of  the  large 
success  and  prestige  of  this  plant  was  due  to  his  wise  counsel  and  judicious 
management.  After  leaving  the  mill  he  invested  in  real  estate,  both  farm 
lands  and  city  property,  and  he  was  interested  in  various  enterprises  until 
1907,  when  he  moved  to  Wharton  county,  Texas,  which  place  is  now  his  legal 
residence.  He  has  very  extensive  land  interests  in  the  Lone  Star  state  and  is 
extensive!}"  interested  in  rice  culture,  hut  he  is  now  heginning  to  diversify  his 
line  of  farm  products.  He  is  located  in  the  best  part  of  the  rice  belt  of  Texas, 
largely  on  account  of  their  inexhaustible  shallow  water  and  superior  drain- 
age. Mr.  Beckett  has  become  a genuine  Texas  booster. 

On  hlarch  16,  1870,  JMr.  Beckett  married  Rebecca  C.  Talbott,  daughter 
of  AVilliam  A.  and  Rebecca  (Davenport)  Talbott,  of  Barnesville,  Ohio,  both 
parents  being  Virginians.  The  father  of  hlrs.  Talhott,  Judge  Davenport, 
was  a pioneer  merchant  of  Barnesville.  Whlliam  A.  Talb’ott  was  also  a life- 
long merchant  of  Barnesville  and  a highly  respected  citizen.  Both  hlr.  and 
Mrs.  Talbott  have  been  dead  several  years.  They  never  lived  in  Guernsey 
county. 

To  i\Ir.  and  i\Irs.  Beckett  two  children  were  born:  George  A.,  who 

married  and  is  living  with  his  father  in  Texas,  assisting  with  the  general 
farming,  and  Emma,  who  married  Thomas  E.  Amos,  business  manager  of 
The  Daily  Jeffersonian  at  Cambridge,  Oh.io. 

hlr.  Beckett  has  always  been  a Republican  and  is  active  in  public  affairs. 
Prior  to  being  elected  auditor  of  Guernsey  county  he  held  various  township 
offices  in  Oxford  township,  where  he  lived  prior  to  coming  to  Cambridge  in 
1880,  and  he  has  been  active  as  a member  of  the  Republican  county  central 
and  executive  committees,  and  a frecjuent  delegate  to  county,  district  and  state 
conventions,  and  he  has  always  been  regarded  as  a safe  counselor  and  ad- 
visor. He  is  a member  of  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows  at  Cam- 
bridge and  he  and  his  family  are  memhers  of  the  (Methodist  Episcopal  church. 
South,  and  are  active  in  church  work.  No  man  stands  higher  or  has  a cleaner 
business  and  official  record  than  (Mr.  Beckett,  and  he  is  known  throughout  the 
state  as  a public  spirited  citizen  of  unusual  ability  and  fine  traits.  AVhile  not 
at  present  a legal  resident  of  Guernsey  county,  his  interest  in  the  county  has 
remained  unabated.  He  will  always  retain  a warm  place  in  his  heart  for  old 
Guernsey  county,  where  he  was  active  in  business  and  public  affairs  for  so 
many  years,  and  the  people  of  this  county  likewise  retain  for  (Mr.  Beckett  and 
his  family  an  ecjual  esteem  and  always  welcome  them  back  most  heartily. 


480 


. GUERNSEY  CORTNTY,  OHIO. 


THE  CATHOLIC  CHURCH  IN  CxUERNSEY  COUNTY. 

Tlic  Catliolic  church  in  this  section  of  the  state  is  not  served  l)y  a more 
faithful,  nnsellisli,  kind  or  more  Ihghly  revered  man  than  the  Rev.  J.  H, 
Wagner,  -who,  however,  is  modest  and  unassuming,  as  one  befitting  his 
calling  and  station  in  life,  content  to  know  that  he  is  doing  the  will  of  the 
Hood  Shepherd. 

.\  brief  history  of  the  Catholic  church  in  Guernsey  county  would  not 
he  out  of  place  here. 

The  first  Catholic  church  in  this  county  was  probably  built  about  1840 
at  YTsbington,  a few  Catholics  having  previously  settled  in  that  vicinity, 
and  they  continued  to  hold  services  there  until  about  1865,  which  were  in 
charge  of  priests  from  various  parts  of  the  state,  and  particularly  the  priest 
from  Beaver  township.  Noble  county  (tben  part  of  Guernsey).  About  the 
year  1867  Eather  Jacket,  pastor  at  Temperanceville,  Belmont  county,  built 
the  church  at  Gilrson  Station.  He  used  some  of  the  material  of  the  church 
at  Washington  in  constructing  this  church.  Eather  Jacket  came  to  Temper- 
anceville in  1854  from  Tennessee,  and  he  served  the  congregations  in  this 
section  of  the  state  l)y  traveling  horseback  over  Guernsey,  Belmont  and  Noble 
counties.  In  1868  be  was  transferred  to  Coshocton,  Obio.  Fathers  O’Brien, 
Laugblin  and  Hall  succeeded  Father  Jacket  in  the  order  named,  each  re- 
maining a short  time.  About  1870  Rev.  Father  Heary,  now  of  Denison, 
Ohio,  came  to  Temperanceville,  and  he  attended  to  the  wants  of  the  Catho- 
lics of  Guernsey  county.  He  said  mass  and'  held  services  part  of  the  time 
at  the  residence  of  Steve  Quinn  at  the  corner  of  Second  street  and  Gomber 
avenue  and  part  of  the  time  at  Michael  Slaymon's,  at  Guernsey  Mines.  At 
this  time  there  were  perhaps  twelve  families  in  and  near  Cambridge.  Father 
bleary  was  succeeded  by  Father  Montag.  He  held  services  for  a long  time 
at  Slaymon’s,  Guernsey  mines,  then  the  Adams  hall,  near  the  court  house, 
was  rented : finally  lie  rented  the  Carlisle  hall  on  Wdieeling  avenue,  between 
hfifth  and  Sixth  streets.  He  was  succeeded  by  Rev.  Nathaniel  McCaffrey 
in  1897,  who  was  the  first  Catholic  priest  to  reside  in  Cambridge.  Soon  after 
be  came  here  the  Catholics  liougbt  the  Shultz  property,  at  the  corner  of 
Gomber  and  North  Seventh  streets.  WTile  they  'were  erecting  a small 
church  on  the  rear  of  the  lot,  he  said  mass  and  held  services  at  William  Arm- 
In'uster’s,  on  YTst  AVheeling  avenue.  The  first  Catholic  church  in  Cambridge 
was  on  Gomber  avenue,  lietween  Seventh  and  Eighth  streets,  and  was  dedi- 
cated by  Bisho])  AA'atterson  in  December,  1897.  A very  large  attendance  was 
reported  at  the  dedication,  for  but  few  of  the  citizens  in  this  community  had 


ST.  BB'NEDICT’S  CATHOLIC  CHURCH  AND  SCHOOL,  CAMBRIDGE. 


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ever  seen  or  heard  a Catholic  bishop,  and  many  wished  to  hear  Bishop 
\\'atterson.  who  had  a national  reputation  as  a temperance  advocate. 

Father  iMcCaffrey  organized  the  first  parish  in  Cambridge.  He  was 
a profound  scholar,  very  congenial  and  well  liked  by  most  of  the  citizens. 
Father  James  Slevin  succeeded  Father  IMcCafifrey,  hut  remained  here  only 
eight  months,  retiring  on  account  of  old  age.  Rev.  C.  H.  A.  A'atterson  was 
appointed  pastor  of  Cambridge  in  July.  1901.  He  was  a good,  zealous  priest, 
and  the  parish  grew  considerably  under  his  pastorate.  In  June,  1904,  he 
was  selected  to  organize  a parish  in  East  Newark.  Ohio.  In  the  same  year 
and  month,  just  mentioned,  he  was  succeeded  by  Rev.  J.  H.  W'agner,  the 
present  pastor. 

Father  Wagner  was  horn  at  Lancaster,  Fairfield  county,  Ohio,  in  1865. 
After  graduating  from  the  Lancaster  parochial  school  he  spent  ele^■en  years 
studying  for  the  ministry,  four  years  at  iMount  St.  iMary’s,  a classical  school 
at  Emmettsburg,  Maiyland,  five  years  at  Mount  St.  iMary's,  a theological 
seminary  at  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  He  was  ordained  in  1894  at  Pittsburg,  Penn- 
s}dvania.  His  first  charge  was  at  Newark,  Ohio,  then  iMcCollinsville,  Ohio, 
then  Millersburg,  Ohio,  and  then  to  Cambridge. 

Father  MAgner  has  been  at  the  head  of  St.  Benedict's  Catholic  church 
for  the  past  five  years,  during  which  time  the  church  has  grown  and  man}' 
improvements  have  been  made.  During  this  time  he  has  paid  off  an  indebted- 
ness of  about  eight  thousand  dollars.  While  here  he  has  built  the  Catholic 
church  at  Byesville,  Guernsey  county. 

Father  Wagner's  crowning  achievement  has  been  the  erection  of  the 
beautiful  new  edifice  of  St.  Benedict’s  Catholic  church  and  parochial  school, 
located  on  the  corner  of  North  Seventh  street  and  Gomber  avenue  and  facing 
the  former  street.  The  building  has  a frontage  on  North  Seventh  street 
of  sixty-four  feet  and  extends  back  along  Gomber  avenue  one  hundred  and 
thirty  feet.  The  main  entrance  is  ten  feet  wide,  on  North  Seventh  street. 
The  building  is  two  stories  in  height,  with  two  school  rooms  on  each  floor, 
one  above  the  other.  The  building  is  divided  by  a large  hall  running  back 
to  form  an  entrance  to  the  large  auditorium  at  the  rear,  which  has  a seating 
capacity  of  about  seven  hundred.  The  building  is  verv  substantial,  built 
entirelv  of  brick,  and  is  practically  fireproof.  The  auditorium  is  finished  in 
mission  stvle  and  the  altars  are  works  of  art.  the  main  altar  costing  eight 
hundred  dollars.  The  entire  building  is  heated  by  hot  air.  The  Imilding 
was  begun  in  ]\'[arch,  1910,  and  the  corner  stone  was  laid  with  impressive 
ceremonies  on  Sunday,  June  5,  1910,  and  was  dedicated  Sunday,  November 
20,  1910,  with  morning  and  evening  ceremonies  conducted  Iw  Bishop  Hartley. 

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482 


GUERNSEY  COUNTY,  OHIO. 


of  Coliiml)us,  Ohio.  He  was  assisted  by  the  following  priests,  all  of  whom 
are  well  known  in  this  city,  while  others  have  assisted  in  previous  cere- 
monies in  connection  with  St.  Benedict's  church:  Father  Wagner,  as  cele- 

brant; h'alher  Cahelan,  of  Zanesville;  deacon.  Father  Watterson,  of  Nerv- 
ark;  snh-deacon.  Father  O’Neill,  the  Bishop's  secretary  : Father  O'Boylan,  of 
Newark;  h'ather  INlattingly,  of  Lancaster;  Father  Leininger,  of  Zanesville; 
I'alher  Berry,  of  Byesville,  and  Father  Dunn,  of  Dresden.  The  Bishop's 
secretary  acted  as  master  of  ceremonies. 

The  church  was  thrown  open  to  the  memhers  of  the  congregation  and 
others  wishing  to  inspect  the  interior,  before  the  ceremonies  of  dedication, 
hut  later  all  were  requested  to  leave  the  Iniilding  and  remain  out  until  after 
the  ceremony,  which  was  carried  out  carefully  according  to  the  teachings  of 
the  church,  in  which  the  Bishop,  priests  and  altar  boys  marched  around  the 
entire  liuilding.  Following  this  the  party  entered  and  then  the  crowd  was 
also  permitted  to  enter  and  find  seats.  During  the  high  mass  following  the 
Bishop  occupied  the  throne,  assisted  by  Father  O’Boylan,  of  Newark. 

The  dedicatory  sermon  was  delivered  by  Father  WTtterson,  who  at  one 
time  was  in  charge  of  the  congregation  here. 

Reverend  WTgner  is  an  able  and  conscientious  worker  in  the  cause 
of  the  iMaster.  and  is  popular  with  his  people,  exercising  a broad  influence 
in  the  community,  even  beyond  the  membership  of  his  church,  being  a man 
of  the  finest  personal  characteristics. 


THOMAS  AUSTIN  BONNELL. 

Breccdence  among  an}'  one  of  the  several  professional  lines  to  rvhose 
following  both  pre-eminent  and  mediocre  ability  has  been  given,  can  be  at- 
tained by  no  side-path,  hut  must  he  gained  by  earnest,  heroic  work;  it  must 
be  the  result  of  subjective  native  talent,  supplemented  by  closest  application, 
and  a breadth  of  intellectuality  that  will  render  possible  the  ready  and  prac- 
tical use  of  mere  theoretical  knowledge.  Among  the  large  number  who 
essay  the  achievement  of  preferment  and  honor,  the  percentage  of  failures 
is  far  in  excess  of  that  of  successes,  a fact  that  supplies  direct  proof  of 
statements  already  expressed. 

Success  has  attended  the  efforts  of  Thomas  Austin  Bonnell,  one  of  the 
best  known  of  the  younger  memhers  of  the  Guernsey  county  bar,  because 
he  has  lieen  endowed  by  nature  with  the  qualities  that  win  and  also  because 


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he  has  worked  assiduously  along  his  chosen  line  of  endeavor.  He  was  born 
on  January  i,  1875,  on  a farm  in  Madison  township,  this  county,  and  he 
is  the  representative  of  one  of  the  excellent  old  families  of  Guernsey  county, 
being  the  son  of  Thomas  C.  and  Jennie  (Boyd)  Bonnell,  both  also  natives 
of  this  county.  The  father  grew  to  maturity  and  was  educated  in  his  native 
community  and  became  a progressive  farmer.  When  the  Civil  war  was  in 
progress  he  enlisted  in  the  Seventy-sixth  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry  and  served 
two  years  until  the  close  of  the  war,  seeing  some  hard  service.  He  was  a 
Republican  in  politics  and  took  much  interest  in  public  affairs,  lie  served 
Madison  township  several  years  as  a memlier  of  the  board  of  trustees. 

Thomas  A.  Bonnell  remained  on  the  home  farm  with  his  parents  until 
he  was  eighteen  years  of  age  and  assisted  with  the  general  work  on  the  place, 
attending  the  country  district  schools  in  the  wintertime.  He  applied  him- 
self very  assiduously  to  his  studies  and  began  teaching  at  the  age  mentioned 
above.  He  followed  this  during  the  winter  months  and  attended  college 
through  the  summer  until  he  had  prepared  himself  for  some  profession.  He 
selected  the  law,  and  became  a student  in  the  oflice  of  Rosemond  & Bell,  of 
Cambridge,  finishing  his  course  under  Judge  J.  iV.  Troette,  of  this  city,  and 
he  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  January,  1906.  He  has  retained  his  interest 
in  educational  matters  and  is  active  in  all  efforts  to  promote  and  advance 
the  cause  of  education.  He  is  at  present  one  of  the  county  school  examiners 
and  resides  in  Cambridge,  where  he  practices  his  profession,  and  he  has 
built  up  a very  large  and  rapidly  growing  clientele.  As  an  attorney  he  is 
painstaking,  accurate,  cautious,  deeply  versed  in  jurisprudence  and  lie  is  an 
earnest,  logical  and  forceful  speaker  before  a jury  and  his  uniform  courtesy 
to  the  court  and  his  opponents  wins  the  respect  and  admiration  of  all  con- 
cerned. 

Politically,  Mr.  Bonnell  is  a Republican  and  he  takes  an  abiding  inter- 
est in  public  matters,  especially  such  as  will  promote  the  best  interests  of 
the  people  of  Guernsey  county.  In  i\Iay,  1910,  he  was  nominated  by  his 
partv  as  their  candidate  for  representative  in  the  Ohio  Legislature,  being 
successful  at  the  election  held  in  November,  1910,  and  his  candidacy  was 
regarded  as  a most  fortunate  one  not  only  by  his  constituents  but  by  support- 
ers of  other  parties,  his  peculiar  fitness  in  every  respect  for  this  important 
public  trust  being  universally  recognized. 

Mr.  Bonnell  was  married  on  September  6,  1899,  to  Aurelia  Wirick, 
daughter  of  Jacob  C.  and  Elizabeth  (Shipley)  Wirick,  of  Madison  town- 
ship, Guernsey  county.  These  parents  are  both  natives  of  this  count}'  and 
are  both  living,  being  regarded  as  among  the  well  established  and  highlv 


GUERNSEY  COUNTY,  OHIO. 


4‘^4 

lionorcd  pioneer  people  of  this  locality.  Mr.  Wirick  was  one  of  the  brave 
l and  of  “ fortyniners"  who  crossed  the  great  western  plains  in  1849  f^e 
gold  fields  of  California,  and  he  was  successful  in  that  venture.  He  is  now 
one  of  the  jirosperous  and  progressive  farmers  of  Madison  township.  He 
was  one  of  the  men  of  the  Buckeye  state  who  offered  their  services  to  the 
Cnion  during  the  Civil  war.  Politically,  he  is  a Republican.  Mrs.  Bon- 
nell  is  a lad}-  of  refinement  and  many  estimable  traits  of  character.  She  is 
the  mother  of  one  son.  Bollo  W. 

Mr.  Bonnell  is  popular  with  the  masses,  being  a man  of  unc|uestioned 
character  atid  ability.  He  is  well  versed  iti  the  law,  a close  student  and  is 
fast  cotuing  to  the  front  not  only  in  his  profession  but  in  all  things  that 
make  for  high  grade  citizenship. 


HON.  JOHN  H.  ^lORGAN. 

The  name  of  Jolm  H.  Morgan  is  well  known  to  the  people  of  Cam- 
bridge and  Guerttsey  coutity,  where  he  has  long  been  identified  with  important 
interests  and  has  proved  himself  a loyal  citizen,  although  he  comes  to  us  from 
foreign  shores.  Inn  ing  been  horn  in  Wales,  February  '14,  1862.  He  is  the 
son  of  David  T.  and  Elizabeth  (James)  Morgan.  The  father  was  an  iron 
worker  in  the  mills  and  furnaces  of  his  native  country  and  he  came  to  Amer- 
ica with  his  family  in  1869  and  located  at  Newark,  Ohio,  where  he  was  em- 
ployed in  the  iron  mills  for  several  years.  This  family  then  moved  to  Cleve- 
land, where  IMr.  Morgan  also  found  employment  in  the  iron  mills,  remain- 
ing there  until  he  retired  from  business,  and  both  he  and  his  wife  still  reside 
in  Cleveland  and  are  ]>eople  of  high  character  and  sterling  Welsh  integrity. 

John  IT.  IMorgan,  of  this  review,  was  first  employed  in  the  glass  works 
of  Newark  at  the  early  age  of  thirteen  years  and  his  education  was  obtained 
in  the  public  schools  of  that  city  before  the  age  mentioned.  Mdien  the  family 
moved  to  Clevelaml  he  went  into  the  iron  mills  with  his  father  in  the  sheet 
mill  dejiartment.  1 le  began  at  the  very  bottom  of  the  business  and  persevered 
until  he  became  a sheet  roller.  In  1885  he  left  Cleveland  and  found  employ- 
ment as  a sheet  roller  in  the  mills  of  Bridgeport,  and  in  May,  1890,  he  came 
to  Cambridge  \vhen  the  sheet  mill  was  started  here.  He  was  one  of  the  origi- 
nal rollers  of  this  plant  and  in  1899  he  began  working  in  the  sheet  mills  of 
Niles  and  Pittsburg,  continuing  for  several  years,  although  retaining  his  resi- 
dence in  Cambridge. 


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3tlr.  jMorg-an  was  married,  October  6,  1890,  to  Emma  \\'ilson.  daughter 
of  Samuel  I.  and  Sarah  E.  (Moore)  Whlson,  of  Bridgeport,  Ohio,  where 
they  were  born  and  spent  their  lives.  Mr.  Wilson  was  a farmer  in  early  life 
and  later  became  a carpenter  and  contractor.  He  and  his  wife  are  both  de- 
ceased. To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  IMorgan  four  children  have  been  born,  namely: 
Laura  E. ; John  H.,  deceased;  Edna  and  Ethel;  all  the  daughters  are  at  home. 

IMr.  IMorgan  is  a Republican  in  politics  and  has  been  active  in  party 
affairs.  He  has  served  as  district  member  uf  the  Republican  state  central  com- 
mittee and  frequently  as  a member  of  the  county  committee,  and  a delegate 
to  county,  district  and  state  conventions.  In  1895  he  was  elected  to  the  Ohio 
Senate  from  t-he  eighteenth  and  nineteenth  districts,  serving  two  years  in  a 
manner  that  reflected  much  credit  upon  himself  and  to  the  entire  satisfaction 
of  his  constituents,  making  his  influence  felt  in  that  body.  He  held  member- 
ship on  several  of  the  important  Senate  committees.  He  was  chairman  of  the 
labor  committee  and  most  of  the  legislation  affecting  labor  was  enacted  during 
the  sessions  of  'which  Mr.  IMorgan  was  a member  of  the  Senate  and  chair- 
man of  the  labor  committee.  In  December,  1901,  because  of  his  eminent  fit- 
ness, he  was  appointed  by  Governor  George  K.  Xash  as  chief  inspector  of 
the  department  of  workshops  and  factories  and  having  performed  his  duties 
in  a very  faithful  and  able  manner  he  was  re-appointed  after  four  years  of 
service,  which  everyone  deemed  most  efficient,  his  last  appointment  being  by 
Governor  klyron  T.  Herrick,  and  he  served  with  his  usual  fidelity  to  duty  until 
June  15,  1909.  During  this  time  the  department  grew  from  a force  of  eight- 
een persons,  clerks  and  deputy  inspectors,  to  forty  people,  the  scope  and  effi- 
ciency of  the  department  being  greatly  extended.  The  child  labor  bill  was 
passed  and  put  in  force,  and  durhig  his  term  women  district  inspectors  were 
placed  in  the  department,  having  a supervising  inspection  over  factories  em- 
ploying women  and  children.  The  inauguration  and  passage  of  a law  regu- 
lating the  sale,  use  and  storage  of  light  explosives  is  credited  to  IMr.  IMor- 
gan. He  was  an  efficient  and  painstaking  official  and  gave  the  state  such  high- 
grade  service  that  he  won  the  esteem  of  men  of  all  parties  throughout  the 
commonwealth.  WTile  he  has  always  been  an  ardent  Republican,  his  work 
for  his  fellows  has  probably  been  more  ardent  in  behalf  of  labor  organization 
than  in  any  other  line.  He  is  an  unswerving  advocate  of  better  conditions  for 
the  laboring  masses  and  an  indefatigable  worker  to  these  ends.  He  is  widely 
known  as  an  uncompromising  worker  in  trades  union  movements,  his  repu- 
tation along  these  avenues  of  commendahle  endeavor  having  far  transcended 
the  boundaries  of  the  Buckeye  state.  For  several  years  he  was  vice-presi- 
dent of  the  Amalgamated  Association  of  Iron,  Steel  and  Tin  MMrkers.  He 


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,4'ave  11])  tlie  I'ice-jiresidency  to  accept  a trusteeship  in  the  same  organization 
and  he  sen-ed  until  lie  was  appointed  chief  factory  and  workshoj)  inspector, 
tlien  retired  from  the  board  of  trustees.  He  was  a member  of  the  conference 
committee  of  the  organization  continuously  for  fifteen  years.  He  took  an 
actii'c  part  in  the  organization  of  the  Guernsey  Valley  Trades  and  Labor 
Assembly  and  was  the  first  secretary  of  the  organization.  He  has  been  active 
and  prominent  in  all  moi’ements  having  in  view  the  betterment  of  the  condi- 
tion of  the  laboring  classes.  He  is  a member  of  the  Masonic  order,  having 
taken  the  Knight  Templar  and  Shrine  degrees  and  he  is  prominent  in  Ma- 
sonic work,  well  known  in  state  fraternal  circles,  and,  judging  from  his  daily 
life,  he  endeavors  to  carry  out  the  nolile  precepts  taught  liy  this  old  and  time- 
hnnored  order  in  all  the  relations  with  his  fellow  men.  Mr.  Morgan  is  a 
member  and  liberal  supporter  of  the  Baptist  church,  while  his  ivife  and  chil- 
dren are  memliers  of  the  Presbyterian  church,  all  being  active  church  workers. 
I le  has  h'een  resting  since  his  retirement  from  state  office,  and  on  July  i, 
TQio,  he  opened  a grocery  store  in  Cambridge,  which  is  being  well  patronized. 
Me  carries  a large  and  carefully  selected  stock  of  staple  and  fancy  groceries 
and  has  a neat,  up-to-date  store. 

.\lthough  i\Ir.  klorgan’s  school  advantages  were  very  meager,  yet  he  is  a 
fine  type  of  that  class  of  men  who  deserve  to  bear  the  proud  American  title  of 
self-made  man.  He  has  always  been  an  ardent  student  and  is  well  advised  on 
current  events,  profoundly  versed  in  the  world’s  best  literature,  a broad- 
minded, cultured,  generous,  hospitable,  genteel  gentleman  with  high  ideals 
and  nol)le  as])irations.  whom  to  know  is  to  respect  and  admire. 


COL.  GORDON  GOTLAND. 

Among  the  residents  of  Guernsev  county  in  pioneer  days  none  is  more 
desen-ing  of  having  Ins  name  perpetuated  on  the  pages  of  history  than  Col. 
Gordon  Lofiand,  who  has  long  been  sleeping  the  sleep  of  the  just.  His 
life  was  fraught  ^vith  so  much  good  and  his  example  so  worthy  of  imita- 
tion that  he  is  yet  spoken  of  with  reverence  by  the  older  inhabitants  of  the 
county.  He  jierformed  his  work  well,  whatever  he  had  to  do,  never  shirked 
his  duty  or  quailed  at  dangers  or  obstacles. 

Colonel  Lofiand  was  liorn  in  Loudoun  county,  Virginia,  on  September 
iQ.  TJ94,  and  his  death  occurred  on  Decemljer  17,  1869,  at  his  home  in 
Cambridge,  Ohio,  at  the  age  of  seventy-six  years.  He  was  the  son  of  Dorman 


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and  Marv  H.  Lofland.  In  the  year  1800  his  parents  moved  from  Virginia 
to  Fairfield  county.  Ohio,  and  took  up  their  residence  near  Lancaster.  Ohio. 
In  1816  Colonel  Lofland  came  to  Cambridge,  where  he  resided  until  his 
death.  There  was  little  connected  with  the  growth  and  prosperity  of  the 
town  and  A’icinity  with  which  he  was  not  familiar  and  actively  connected. 
He  was  a public  spirited  man  and  stood  in  the  front  rank  of  progress  and 
endeavored  to  keep  pace  with  ad\’ancing  civilization.  He  was  very  patri- 
otic and  was  one  of  the  most  useful  citizens  in  the  state  during  the  Civil  war. 
devoting  much  of  his  time  and  private  means  to  the  cause  of  the  Lmion, 
which  he  held  to  lie  insolulde.  He  raised  recruits  and  in  endeavoring  to 
keep  alive  the  spirit  of  patriotism  among  the  people  he  embraced  every  op- 
portunitv,  and  his  services  along  these  lines  were  incalculable. 

His  patriotism  was  recognized  by  Governor  Tod,  of  Ohio,  who  seldom, 
if  ever,  disregarded  his  counsels.  He  was  appointed  by  the  Go\'ernor  as 
Ohio’s  commissioner  for  the  Gettysburg  cemetery  in  1863  and  in  1867  he 
was  appointed  commissioner  for  the  Antietam  cemetery.  He  was  always 
prompt  in  the  discharge  of  his  duties  connected  with  the  several  positions 
he  was  called  upon  to  occupy,  and  the  people  were  always  pleased  to  dele- 
gate th.eir  interests  to  his  hands,  he  being  frec|uently  called  upon  to  repre- 
sent them  in  dififerent  ways  and  upon  different  occasions  during  most  of  his 
life.  During  the  years  of  his  activity  he  was  seldom  absent  from  public 
assemblies,  political  and  patriotic,  and  even  during  the  last  year  of  his  life 
he  attended  a meeting  of  the  veterans  of  the  war  of  1812  and  a political 
meeting  addressed  by  Governor  Hayes  on  September  2d  preceding  his  death. 
Lie  was  a most  worthy  character  and  held  a conspicuous  position  in  the  es- 
timation of  all  the  jieople. 

In  1824,  Colonel  Lofland  married  Mrs.  Sarah  P.  iMetcalf,  widow  of 
Thomas  Metcalf  and  a daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Jacob  Gomber,  who  came 
to  Cambridge  from  Frederick  City,  Maryland,  in  1808.  Her  father's  name 
is  intimately  associated  with  the  history  of  Cambridge,  he  being  one  of 
the  original  projectors  of  the  city.  Mrs.  Lofland's  death  occurred  on  Novem- 
ber 5,  1870,  in  the  se^'enty-sixth  year  of  her  age.  She  was  a most  worthy 
woman  and  in  every  way  a fit  life  companion  for  her  distinguished  husliand. 
She  was  kind  and  cjuiet  in  her  disposition,  and  as  a wife  and  mother  looked 
w'ell  to  the  wants  of  her  household.  She  enjoyed,  as  she  well  deserved, 
the  love  of  her  entire  family  and  the  respect  and  confidence  of  her  acc[uaint- 
ances  and  all  who  knew  her  were  her  friends. 

The  representatives  of  the  family  yet  living  and  residing  in  Cambridge 
are  a son.  Col.  Gordon  C.  Lofland,  and  a daughter,  iMrs.  Caroline  Hutcheson. 


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1'hc  deceased  children  are,  Thomas  A.,  Mary,  Jacolj  G.,  Susan,  and  Sarah 
-P.  d'he  ])arents  and  memljers  of  the  family  are  all  buried  side  hy  side  in 
the  first  cemeter)'  dedicated  to  burial  purposes  in  the  city  of  Cambridge, 
which  is  now  near  the  center  of  the  business  section  of  the  city. 


^\'^LLIAM  II.  TURNER. 

A distinguished  citizen  who  needs  no  introduction  to  the  readers  of  this 
work  is  \\hlliam  II.  Turner,  of  Camliridge,  who  was  born  January  i,  1850, 
in  Cambridge  in  the  part  of  the  city  which  at  that  time  was  woodland.  He  is 
a son  of  George  and  Eliza  Jane  (Porter)  Turner,  the  father  of  English  de-. 
scent,  hut  horn  near  Cadiz,  Harrison  county,  Ohio.  The  mother  was  of  Irish 
descent  and  was  horn  in  Washington  county,  Pennsylvania.  Grandfather 
James  Porter  came  to  Guernsey  countv  with  the  early  pioneers  and  rvas  a 
school  teacher  and  a shoemaker,  was  postmaster  at  Creighton,  Guernsey 
county,  a justice  of  the  peace,  and  a man  of  affairs  of  high  standing.  Three 
of  his  sons,  I)rothers  of  the  mother  of  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  rveut  through 
the  Civil  war.  They  were  Joseph;  James,  who  rose  to  the  rank  of  major  of 
an  hnva  regiment:  and  William:  Joseph  and  William  were  members  of  Com- 
pany A,  Seventy-eighth  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantiy,  and  served  with  splendid 
records.  James  and  Joseph  are  now  deceased,  but  Vhlliam  is  living  in  Winter- 
set,  Iowa,  engaged  in  the  mercantile  business,  having  gone  W^est  soon  after 
the  close  of  the  war.  The  parents  also  moved  West,  locating  at  Monmouth, 
Illinois,  wh.ere  thev  spent  the  remainder  of  their  lives.  The  maternal  great- 
grandfather, Robert  Porter,  was  killed  hy  the  Indians  in  the  early  pioneer 
days  at  a locality  near  h'ort  Pitt  (at  wdiat  is  now  Pittsburg,  Pennsylvania), 
as  were  two  of  his  children.  James  Porter,  the  grandfather,  served  through 
the  war  of  1812  as  a drummer-hoy. 

d'he  Turners  came  from  England  in  about  1800  and  settled  in  Harrison 
county,  (Ohio,  where  George  Turner,  the  father  of  the  subject  of  this  sketch, 
was  born  in  1812.  In  tire  family  of  Grandfather  George  Turner  rvere : 
George:  i\Iary,  who  became  the  wife  of  James  AVagstaff,  rvho  emigrated  to 
California,  where  they  died;  Margaret,  who  married  James  McGonigal,  a 
prominent  pioneer  family,  both  now  deceased. 

The  father  of  the  sulyject  of  this  sketch,  George  Turner,  came  to  Guern- 
sey county  with  his  mother,  his  father  having  been  accidentally  killed  by  a 
falling  tree.  Before  coming  to  Guernsey  county,  the  father  had  learned  the 


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trade  of  a Idacksmith  and  followed  the  trade  here  and  was  known  far  and 
near  as  “The  Village  Blacksmith.’’  He  vcas  active  in  securing  the  right  of 
way  for  the  Baltimore  & Ohio  railroad  to  Camlu'idge,  the  opponents  protest- 
ing that  the  railroad  would  see  the  grass  growing  in  the  streets  of  Cambridge. 
He  was  a man  of  affairs  and  he  became  interested  in  real  estate,  and  Turner’s 
addition  to  the  city  of  Camljridge  is  an  important  addition.  He  also  invented 
and  patented  the  Turner  corn-sheller,  the  first  practical  corn-sheller  to  be  suc- 
cessfully operated  in  the  country  and  has  been  tlie  foundation  of  all  shellers 
that  have  followed.  He  was  a man  active  in  eveiything  to  ach'ance  the  com- 
mercial development  of  Cambridge.  He  also  operated,  with  James  McGon- 
igal,  one  of  the  first  flour  mills  in  Camlrridge.  He  was  in  the  mercantile  l)usi- 
ness  for  a time  and  he  also  built  houses  and  sold  them  to  new  comers  and 
manufacturers.  He  burned  the  brick  for  the  first  brick  church  ( the  Methodist 
Episcopal)  in  Caml:)ridge.  When  he  thus  became  active  in  affairs  he  gave  up 
his  trade  of  blacksmithing.  He  was  one  of  the  foremost  citizens  of  his  time 
and  did  much  to  advance  Caminddge  and  give  the  city  an  important  place  on 
the  Ohio  map.  In  politics  he  was  originally  a Whig,  a strong  anti-slavery 
man  and  a worker  in  the  “underground  railroad,’’  helping  many  a slave  to 
freedom.  He  later  became  a Republican  and  a strong  supporter  of  the  Union 
cause,  during  the  dark  days  of  the  Civil  war,  ha\-ing  three  sons  who  served  in 
the  arm)v  His  family  consisted  of  eight  sons  and  three  daughters,  namely: 
Milton,  deceased;  James,  killed  at  Atlanta  during  the  war;  George,  now  in 
Texas:  Cassalin,  deceased;  William,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Hanna  C., 
now  the  wife  of  11.  H.  Hunt,  a railroad  man  in  Nebraska;  Isal;>elle,  now  Mrs. 
James  Hardesty,  of  Camlnddge ; Mary  is  the  widow  of  Austin  Siens : John 
P.,  a lawyer  of  Cambridge,  and  Samuel  F.,  of  Columbus,  Ohio.  The  father 
died  in  April,  1864,  bv  a sudden  illness,  in  the  prime  of  life  at  the  age  of  fifty- 
two  years.  His  widow  survived  until  1900,  in  July  of  which  year  she  passed 
to  her  reward.  Both  are  buried  in  the  Lebanon  cemetery,  in  Adams  township. 
The  mother  was  a school  teacher  before  her  marriage,  and  as  her  family  grew 
up,  she  gave  great  attention  to  their  education. 

The  son,  William  H.,  obtained  much  of  his  early  education  at  his  mother’s 
knee,  getting  very  little  in  the  public  schools,  probably  not  more  than  a year 
all  told.  When  he  was  ten  years  of  age  he  began  his  life  in  the  coal  mines, 
in  the  year  i860.  He  began  as  a pick  miner,  when  coal  mining  in  Guernsey 
county  was  in  its  infancy,  before  even  powder  was  used  for  mining,  all  done 
with  a jack  and  wedge.  Pie  has  been  a miner  or  connected  with  mine  work 
ever  since.  There  is  nothing  about  a coal  mine  that  he  has  not  done,  except 
boss  or  superintend,  and  these  two  positions  'were  not  passed  for  lack  of  op- 


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portiinily,  but  liecause  he  did  not  accept  the  preferred  place.  As  soon  as  he 
liecame  a miner,  in  i860,  he  made  up  his  mind  to  know  all  there  was  to  known 
about  miuiiio-  and  he  began  to  study  geology  and  coal  formation.  He  made 
a close  study  of  mine  chemistry  and  ventilation,  the  formation  of  gases  and 
how  to  ]>reveut  exiilosions.  He  began  with  a study  of  the  best  authorities, 
has  ])rol)al)ly  as  hue  a lil)rary  as  there  is  in  the  state  upon  these  subjects  and 
he  is  recognized  as  an  authority  upon  them.  Because  of  his  great  ability 
along  these  lines  he  has  l>een  active  in  securing  legislative  protection  for  the 
miner  and  directing  the  operation  of  mines,  which  resulted  in  the  establish- 
ment of  the  department  of  mines  and  mining  in  1873,  during  the  adminis- 
tration of  Governor  William  Allen.  This  department  was  first  organized 
with  one  inspector  for  the  entire  state.  This  was  followed  with  one  assist- 
ant inspector,  and  the  department  has  grown  in  importance  until  noiv  there  is 
a chief  ins])ector  with  twelve  assistant  inspectors  and  a corps  of  office  clerks 
in  the  chief  inspector’s  oflT'e  in  Columbus.  Without  application  for  the  posi- 
tion, in  1891,  Mr.  Turner  was  appointed  an  assistant  inspector  by  Hon.  R.  M. 
1 Laseltine,  chief  insjiector  of  mines,  for  three  years,  for  district  No.  4.  This 
appointment  came  unsolicited  and  because  of  his  recognized  ability  in  mining 
matters.  At  the  exiiiration  of  three  years,  because  of  death  in  his  family  he 
was  compelled  to  give  up  the  work,  and  in  1900  was  again  appointed  to  the 
])0,'^ition  l)y  E.  G.  Biddison,  then  chief  inspector,  and  served  three  years  and 
was  reappointed  by  the  same  chief  for  another  term  of  three  years.  At  the 
expiration  of  his  term,  in  1906,  he  was  reappointed  for  three  years  by  George 
llarrison,  chief  inspector,  serving  until  August  i,  1910,  serving  fourteen 
months  additional  time  l)efore  his  successor  was  appointed.  He  has  served  in 
the  department  a total  of  thirteen  years  and  two  months  and  served  under 
se^■en  different  governors  of  the  state.  During  all  these  years  he  has  never 
been  reversed  in  his  decisions,  never  has  involved  the  mining  department  or 
operators  in  any  legal  action.  His  official  duties  have  lieen  very  satisfactory 
to  the  department,  the  miners  and  the  mine  operators. 

Whth  all  of  his  activity  and  study,  he  was  one  of  the  founders  of  the 
miners’  organization  in  this  section  of  the  state.  This  was  known  as  the 
Ohio  IMiners  Association,  formed  in  the  fall  of  1879,  and  in  1880  the  first 
local  union  was  organized  in  Guernsey  county  and  Mr.  Turner  ivas  made 
secretary  of  the  organization,  'which  grew  through  the  activity  of  himself  and 
others  until  it  included  several  counties.  AVhen  a district  organization  was 
secured,  known  as  district  No.  9,  Mr.  Turner  became  secretaiy  and 
treasurer,  and  at  the  same  time  was  made  a member  of  the  state  executive 
board.  Tie  filled  these  positions  for  five  years,  and  in  1887  he  was  made 


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president  of  the  district  organization  and  in  1890  he  was  elected  national  vice- 
president  of  what  was  known  as  the  National  Progressive  Union  of  iMiners, 
all  over  the  country.  He  relinc|uished  this  to  give  his  attention  to  that  of  in- 
spector in  Ohio. 

^^411iam  H.  Turner  has  been  twice  married,  first  on  January  i,  1872, 
to  Malissa  O.  Davis,  daughter  of  Xathan  G.  and  Amanda  i\I.  ( McVay)  Davis. 
Her  father  was  a miner,  seiwed  through  the  war  and  again  took  up  mining, 
when  he  became  a resident  of  Guernsey  county,  and  died  here  some  years 
ago,  as  did  his  wife. 

To  this  union  were  born  five  sons  and  four  daughters;  Frank,  of  Cam- 
bridge; Flora,  now  Mrs.  John  Shaw,  whose  husband  is  a fanner  of  Guern- 
sey county  and  a miner  ; Anna  iMaude,  now  i\Irs.  Fred  Gibbs,  of  Cleveland. 
Ohio;  Hattie,  now  Mrs.  John  Evans,  of  Indiana  Harbor.  Indiana;  George  E., 
of  Cambridge;  John  AAb,  who  died  an  infant;  Earl  C..  of  Cambridge;  Ada 
G.,  now  Airs.  AA'ard  AAulcoxen,  of  Cambridge.  The  wife  and  mother  died  on 
January  28.  1893. 

Air.  Turner  was  married  a second  time  October  12,  1897.  to  Airs.  Eva 
A.  Earl,  widow  of  John  Earl,  of  AA’est  A’irginia.  and  a daughter  of  John  and 
Alary  (Thayer)  AAHrcl,  of  Lewis  county.  New  York  state,  and  the  mother  of 
two  children.  Roie  E.,  wife  of  A.  T.  Jones,  of  Cambridge,  and  Percy  D. 
Earl,  of  Cambridge.  The  AA’ard  family  never  came  AAYst,  but  were  of  Revo- 
lutionary stock,  and  John  AAHrd  was  a soldier  in  the  Civil  war.  John  Earl 
was  also  a soldier  in  the  Civil  war. 

Air.  Turner  is  a Republican  in  politics,  always  interested  and  active,  and 
has  served  as  a meml:er  of  the  city  board  of  education  and  president  of  the 
board  for  a time,  also  a member  of  the  city  water  works  trustees.  He  has 
served  as  a member  of  the  Republican  county  committee,  as  secretary  of  the 
executive  committee,  has  been  a delegate  to  county,  district  and  state  conven- 
tions, and  has  been  a very  effective  campaign  speaker  during  various  cam- 
paigns. At  the  time  of  the  Alanongah  mine  disaster  at  Fairmount.  AA'est  Vir- 
ginia, on  December  6.  1907,  Air.  Turner  joined  a volunteer  rescue  k|uad  of 
experienced  and  expert  miners  and  assisted  in  rescuing  three  hundred  and 
si.xty-six  bodies  from  the  mine,  after  twelve  days  of  unremitting  work.  He 
is  essentially  a self-made  and  self-educated  man.  with  very  little  schooling  and 
such  instructions  as  his  mother  could  give  him,  she  having  been  a school 
teacher  before  her  marriage.  The  care  of  a large  family  came  to  the  parents 
of  small  means.  The  boy  began  life  as  a miner  at  the  age  of  ten  years,  but 
all  of  his  spare  time  was  devoted  to  books  upon  mining  and  mine  ecjuipment. 
and  after  mastering  these  he  broadened  out  and  became  a man  of  broad 


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information  and  rare  intelligence.  He  never  played  a game  of  cards  in  his 
life:  while  the  other  hoys  were  thus  engaged  he  was  with  his  hooks,  and  he 
never  read  a hook  or  story  of  light  fiction,  his  mind  being  constantly  on 
‘■\\  hat  can  I get  the  mo.st  good  for  the  future  from.” 

klr.  Turner  and  his  family  are  members  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
church  and  liberal  supporters  of  the  same.  The  family  home  is  commodious, 
comfortably  furnished  and  modern  in  all  of  its  appointments,  and  good  family 
cheer  ;ind  genuine  hospitality  are  its  characteristics.  Mr.  Turner,  since  his 
retirement  from  the  sendee  of  the  state  mining  department,  has  devoted  his 
time  to  advis(jry  mining  engineering,  and  as  ah  expert  his  services  are  in  great 
demand.  Hpon  his  retirement  from  his  duties  as  inspector  Mr.  Turner  was 
presented,  on  September  30,  1910,  by  Chief  Inspector  George  Harrison  and 
the  tweh'e  district  inspectors,  wdth  an  elegant  gold  watch  and  fob  as  a testi- 
monial of  the  high  e.steem  in  which  his  long  and  valuable  services  to  the  de- 
])artment  were  held. 


WILLIAM  F.  BIERLY. 

To  the  business  efficiency  of  William  F.  Bierly,  the  cashier  of  the  Peo- 
ple’s Bank  of  Pleasant  City,  the  institution  owes  much  of  its  success  and  its 
soundness  as  a financial  institution.  For  Mr.  Bierly  is  a man  of  experience 
in  financial  matters,  conservative  and  safe  in  judgment,  and  of  the  highest 
integritv. 

Wd’iliam  F.  Bierly  was  born  at  Mineral  City,  Ohio,  on  December  9, 
180),  the  son  of  John  and  Louisa  (Spies)  Bierly,  still  well  knowm  residents 
of  Mineral  City.  He  grew  up  in  his  native  town,  after  leaving  school  was 
engaged  in  his  father's  store  at  Mineral  City,  and  on  reaching  manhood 
took  a place  in  a hank  in  the  same  town,  where  he  remained  until  1892.  In 
that  year  he  came  to  Pleasant  City  in  the  interests  of  George  J.  Markley, 
of  .Mineral  City,  who  was  among  the  first  to  develop  the  coal  industry  in  the 
region  of  Pleasant  City.  Mr.  Markley  was  also  engaged  in  mercantile  busi- 
ness here,  owning  a large  store  in  the  lower  end  of  the  city,  and  in  the  center 
of  the  store  was  a hank.  In  order  to  look  after  these  varied  interests.  Mr. 
Bierly  was  sent  to  Pleasant  City.  In  February  the  store  and  other  buildings 
were  destroyed  by  fire,  and  the  business  was  transferred  to  the  corner  of  Mill 
and  iMain  streets,  where  R.  O.  Knott's  store  is  now  located,  and  there  they 
remained  until  1904,  wdien  they  erected  the  present  handsome  structure 
occupied  by  the  hank  and  the  postoffice. 


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Mr.  Bierly  has  been  cashier  of  the  bank  ever  since  it  was  organized, 
and  as  Mr.  Markley  is  a non-resident,  he  is  practically  in  entire  charge  of  its 
affairs.  Aside  from  the  banking  business,  he  is  also  interested  to  a consid- 
erable extent  on  his  own  account  in  real  estate  in  various  localities.  Finan- 
cially he  has  prospered  because  of  his  able  management  of  business  affairs. 

In  189S  Mr.  Bierly  was  married  to  Lillian  Secrest,  the  daughter  of 
Joseph  B.  and  Minerva  (Spring)  Secrest.  She  was  born  at  Pleasant  City, 
and  there  grew  to  womanhood.  Her  father  is  a son  of  Harrison  and  Mary 
E.  (Allison)  Secrest,  early  residents,  whose  parents  were  pioneers  of  Pleas- 
ant City,  and  has  lived  in  the  city  of  his  birth  all  his  life.  The  Secrest 
family  is  widely  known  and  highly  esteemed  in  Guernsey  county.  To  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Bierly  have  been  born  two  daughters,  Pauline  and  Countess.  Both 
i\Ir.  and  (Mrs.  Bierly  are  faithful  members  of  the  Lutheran  church,  and  at 
present  Air.  Bierly  is  the  superintendent  of  the  Sunday  school. 

In  his  business  relations  Air.  Bierly  is  a man  of  influence  in  his  commu- 
nity, and  his  contact  with  others  is  refined  and  courteous.  His  integrity  is 
unc[uestioned,  and  he  enjoys  the  fullest  confidence  of  those  who  know  him. 
It  is  a trait  of  his  family,  that  their  word,  once  given,  must  never  be  broken, 
and  in  the  keeping  of  a man  of  this  character,  no  financial  institution  could 
fail  to  be  safe  and  established  on  a sound  basis. 


THE  PEOPLES  BANK  OF  PLEASANT  CITY. 

Among  the  alily  managed  and  well  tried  financial  institutions  of  Guern- 
sey county  is  the  Peoples  Bank  of  Pleasant  City,  which  was  organized  in 
1893  by  George  J.  Alarkley,  a prominent  financier  of  Alineral  City,  who  is 
the  present  owner,  and  which  is  under  the  efficient  management  of  Y'illiam 
T.  Bierly,  as  cashier. 

The  Peoples  Bank  has  from  the  beginning  done  a conservative  and 
progressive  business,  along  the  lines  of  both  a commercial  and  a savings 
bank,  and  is  considered  by  competent  authority  as  one  among  the  strong- 
private  banks  of  the  state.  The  institution  has  a responsibility  of  two  hun- 
dred thousand  dollars.  During  its  career  the  bank  was  at  one  time  forced 
to  undergo  a heavy  run,  which  was  brought  about  by  the  circulation  of  mis- 
statements as  to  its  condition.  Lmprepared  as  it  was,  on  twenty-four  hours’ 
notice  it  was  able  to  pay  all  depositors  in  gold,  and.  ])iling  the  gold  up  in 
the  bank,  the  cashier  invited  all  depositors  to  come  and  get  their  money. 


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GUERNSEY  COUNTY,  OHIO. 


This  incident  proved  the  strength  of  the  bank,  and  it  has  been  in  high  es- 
teem ever  since. 

In  addition  to  its  regular  l)anking  Inisiness,  the  Peoples  Bank  has  an 
insurance  dcjjartment,  deals  in  foreign  and  domestic  exchange,  and  liooks 
on  the  leading  steamship  lines  to  and  from  foreign  countries,  which,  be- 
cause of  tlie  large  foreign  population  in  and  around  Pleasant  City,  is  a con- 
siderahle  feature  of  its  l)nsiness.  The  Peoples  Bank  is  known  to  carry  as 
large  a reserve  as  any  of  the  banks  of  the  state  for  the  amount  of  business 
done.  It  is  housed  in  its  own  Imilding,  which  is  the  handsomest  and  most 
snljstantial  Imsiness  liuilding  in  Pleasant  City  or  near-by  towns.  The  in- 
stitution is  ably  managed  by  men  of  ex])erience  in  financial  matters,  and  ex- 
tends to  its  patrons  every  accommodation  consistent  with  safe  banking,  for  it 
has  Ijcen  the  idea  of  the  management  to  make  this  hank  as  safe  as  it  is  pos- 
sible  for  any  hank  to  he,  and  they  spare  no  facilities  to  insure  the  protection 
of  their  de])ositors,  for  they  recognize  that  the  strongest  asset  which  a bank 
can  ha\’e  is  this  assurance  of  safety,  which  can  be  attained  only  by  the  proper 
efficiency  of  organization  and  management. 


SAMUEL  M.  BURGESS. 

d'he  name  of  Samuel  M.  Burgess,  now  living  in  honorable  retirement 
from  acti\e  business  in  his  beautiful  and  historic  home  at  Cambridge,  is 
too  well  known  to  the  ])eople  of  Guernsey  county  to  need  an  introduction 
or  fulsome  encomium  on  the  part  of  the  biographer,  for  he  has  long  been 
a very  potent  factor  in  financial,  civic  and  social  circles  of  this  locality,  and 
as  president  of  the  Citizens  Savings  Bank  Company,  of  Cambridge,  he  has 
wielded  an  influence  for  the  advancement  of  this  community  that  has  been 
second  to  that  of  no  other  man.  His  life  has  been  one  of  unceasing  in- 
dustry and  perseverance,  and  the  notalile  systematic  and  honorable  methods 
he  has  ever  followed  have  won  for  him  the  unliounded  confidence  and  re- 
gard of  all  who  ha\’e  formed  his  accjuaintance.  He  is  a man  of  rare  sound- 
ness of  judgment,  keen  discernment  and,  possessing  the  ability  to  foresee 
with  remarkable  accuracy  the  future  outcome  of  a present  transaction.  He 
is  the  scion  of  one  of  the  old  and  most  worthy  of  the  honored  families  of 
this  conntv,  the  \-arious  members  of  \\  hich  have  been  leaders  in  various  walks 
of  life. 

Mr.  Burgess  was  born  September  20,  1857,  in  the  city  of  Zanesville, 


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^luskingum  county,  Ohio,  and  was  the  son  of  Samuel  and  Elizal:ieth  ( Con- 
yngham ) Burgess.  The  father  was  iDorn  in  England  and  the 
mother  in  Washington  county,  Pennsylvania.  The  father  came  to  America 
in  1835,  with  his  parents,  i\Ir.  and  klrs.  Samuel  Burgess,  landing  in  Xew 
York  city,  and  came  to  Pittsburg,  where  they  remained  for  some  years,  the 
grandfather  being  a coal  operator.  Later  the  family  moved  to  Beverly, 
Ohio,  where  the  grandfather  died  in  1852.  His  son,  Samuel,  the  father  of 
the  subject,  married  Elizabeth  Conyngham  and  moved  with  his  brother 
Josiah  to  Zanesville  and  engaged  in  the  hardware  and  tinware  business  until 
1857,  when  Samuel  moved  to  Cambridge,  where  he  continued  in  the  same 
business  until  his  death,  January  5,  1885.  His  widow  died  klarch  8,  1908. 
and  both  are  buried  in  the  Cambridge  cemetery.  Mr.  Burgess  was  a Repub- 
lican in  politics,  but  never  an  office  seeker.  He  gave  his  entire  attention  to 
his  business,  and  was  a man  of  high  character.  He  was  a Royal  Arch  Mason 
and  held  the  confidence  of  all  the  people.  He  had  a family  of  eight  children, 
seven  of  whom  are  vet  living:  A\Alter,  of  Owensboro,  Kentucky:  Lollie, 

now  Mrs.  Nelson  A.  Noble,  of  Binghampton,  New  York;  Samuel  kl.,  the 
subject  of  this  sketch;  Retta,  now  IMrs.  Frank  K.  Raymond,  of  Washing- 
ton, D.  C. ; Milton,  deceased;  AYilliam  O.,  of  Tyner,  Ohio;  Homer,  of  AVash- 
ington,  D.  C. : Elizabeth,  now  klrs.  Dr.  Perry  C.  Johnston,  of  Enid,  Okla- 
homa. 

Samuel  IM.  Burgess  spent  his  life  in  Cambridge  and  was  educated  in 
the  public  schools  of  that  city.  After  leaving  school  he  entered  his  father’s 
■ store  and  was  connected  with  his  father  until  the  latter's  death.  Samuel 
M.  then  became  administrator  of  his  father’s  estate,  and  managed  the  Bur- 
gess Manufacturing  Company,  the  business  name  of  his  father’s  concern. 
He  continued  as  manager  until  the  death  of  his  mother  in  klarch.  1908, 
when  he  became  the  owner  of  the  business,  which  he  sold  soon  afterwards 
to  Thomas  AYilliams,  but  the  business  is  still  continued  under  the  name  of 
the  Burgess  Manufacturing  Company,  one  of  the  oldest  business  names  in 
the  city. 

Mr.  Burgess  was  married  September  17,  1902,  to  Alartha  M.  Atkins, 
daughter  of  Robert  and  Alartha  (Hyatt)  Atkins,  a prominent  Cambridge 
familv.  This  union  has  been  without  issue. 

Air.  Burgess  is  president  of  the  Citizens  Savings  Bank  Company,  and 
has  held  this  position  since  its  organization  in  1899.  He  is  also  a director 
in  the  National  Bank  of  Cambridge,  organized  in  1865.  He  is  a trustee  and 
treasurer  of  the  Cambridge  Public  Library.  He  has  a large  city  and  farm 
property  interests  and  is  a very  prominent  man  in  all  that  pertains  to  Cam- 


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lirid^e's  growth  and  prosperity.  He  is  now  living  a retired  life  except  as 
his  large  and  di\'ersihed  interests  occupy  his  time  and  attention.  He  has  a 
Slimmer  house  on  Grand  lake,  in  northern  Michigan,  wdiere  he  and  Mrs. 
Burgess  spend  several  months  every  summer,  hunting  and  fishing. 

•Mr.  Burgess  is  a Repuljlican  in  politics,  but  not  an  office  seeker,  though 
he  is  always  interested  in  pulilic  matters,  tie  has  served  in  the  city  council 
and  as  cemetery  trustee,  being  a puldic  spirited  citizen  along  all  lines.  He 
has  lieen  a memher  of  the  Masonic  order  since  1884.  tie  served  two  years 
as  master  of  Camliridge  Lodge  No.  66,  Free  and  Accepted  Masons,  was 
made  a Royal  .\rch  Mason  in  1886  and  served  as  high  priest  in  1890.  He 
was  made  a Royal  and  Select  Master  in  1890  and  served  as  thrice  illustrious 
master  in  1896.  He  was  made  a Knight  Templar  in  i8'88  and  elected  emi- 
nent commander  in  1896,  and  is  at  jiresent  treasurer  of  all  these  bodies.  He 
received  the  thirty-second  degree  in  Scioto  Consistory  at  Columbus,  Ohio, 
in  1907.  He  has  been  a Shriner  since  1893,  which  degree  he  received  in 
Cynan  Temple  in  Cincinnati.  He  is  one  of  the  three  trustees  of  the  Cam- 
bridge  Lodge  No.  66,  Incorporated,  and  is  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the 
lioard  of  trustees. 

IMrs.  Burgess  is  a memlier  of  the  Presbyterian  church  and  Mr.  Bur- 
gess is  a regular  attendant  and  a liljeral  contributor  to  the  support  of  the 
same.  The  Burgess  home  is  at  No.  724  Steubenville  avenue,  where  he  and 
his  parents  lived  liefore  him  for  forty-two  years.  It  is  a fine,  attractive 
home,  modern  in  architectural  design  and  all  of  its  appointments.  Mr.  Bur- 
gess has  a valualde  and  rare  collection  of  coins,  also  of  stamps,  and  a re- 
markalile  collection  of  Indian  arrow  heads  and  other  Indian  relics.  He  has 
given  these  collections  intelligent  attention  and  they  are  worthy  of  a place 
in  any  museum. 


JOHN  EMMETT  GABLE,  M.  D.,  D.  O. 

Among  the  ])rofessional  men  of  Guernsey  county  ivho  have  risen  to 
eminence  in  their  chosen  field  of  endeavor  is  Dr.  John  Emmett  Gable,  of 
Cambridge,  an  osteopathic  and  general  ph)^sician  of  more  than  ordinary 
talent  and  skill.  His  career  has  Iieen  that  of  a hroad-minded,  conscientious 
worker  iu  the  si)here  to  which  his  life  and  energies  have  been  devoted  and 
whose  profound  knowledge  of  his  profe.ssion  has  won  for  him  a leading 
place  among  the  most  distinguished  men  of  his  class  in  eastern  Ohio. 

John  E.  Gable  was  born  July  19,  1867,  in  Jackson  towmship,  Guernsey 


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county,  and  he  is  the  son  of  Philip  and  IMalissa  (Jackson)  Gable.  The 
father  was  born  in  Hessen-Darmstadt,  Germany,  and  he  came  from  that 
country  with  his  parents  to  America  when  two  years  old,  and  settled  near 
AMieeling,  AATst  A'^irginia,  though  his  residence  was  on  Ohio  soil,  in  Belmont 
county.  Later  the  family  moved  to  near  St.  Clairsville,  that  county,  when 
Philip,  the  father,  entered  the  Lhiion  army  in  i86i,  in  Company  A,  Twenty- 
fifth  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry,  in  which  he  served  three  years,  then  re-enlisted 
and  served  until  the  close  of  the  war,  participating  in  the  Grand  Review  at 
AATshington.  He  participated  in  twenty-two  battles,  many  of  them  the 
greatest  of  the  war,  including  Gettysburg,  and  he  is  one  of  three  suiwivors 
of  that  battle  now  residing  in  Guernsey  county.  He  performed  his  duty  as  a 
soldier  in  a most  faithful  manner. 

He  came  to  Guernsey  county  in  1865  and  has  resided  here  ever  since. 
He  is  now  living  near  Byesville.  He  engaged  in  farming  and  coal  develop- 
ing until  a few  years  ago,  when  he  retired.  His  wife  died  in  1889.  They 
were  the  parents  of  eleven  children,  eight  of  whom  are  living,  John  Emmett, 
of  this  review,  being  the  oldest;  Mary  La  Fonda';  Joseph  S.,  deceased:  Ella 
Maude  married  J.  AA^.  Croyle,  a farmer  in  Jackson  township  ; Ira  A.  is-  farming 
in  Jackson  township;  Grace  E.  married  Anson  Frame,  a farmer  of  Jackson 
township  and  a mine  superintendent;  Clyde  A.,  a physician  of  Chicago; 
Anna  is  living  at  home ; Cora  is  deceased ; Lola  is  deceased ; Roy  lives  in 
Jackson  township.  Philip  Gable,  the  father  of  these  children,  has  always 
been  interested  in  public  affairs  and  he  is  the  onl}'  man  living  in  Jackson 
township  who  voted  for  Hon.  Xeal  Dow,  the  Prohibition  candidate  for 
President.  He  was  a war  Democrat  during  the  early  sixties,  but  in  recent 
3^ears  he  has  been  a Republican.  He  is  a highly  respected  citizen  and  has  a 
host  of  friends  throughout  the  county. 

Dr.  John  E.  Gable,  of  this  review,  obtained  a public  school  education 
in  Jackson  township  and  he  worked  on  the  farm  during  his  youth.  From 
the  time  he  was  seventeen  years  old  he  worked  in  the  coal  mines,  after  which 
he  entered  Doan  Academy  at  Granville.  Ohio,  where  he  remained  three  years. 
He  then  went  to  Kirksville,  Missouri,  and  became  a student  of  the  American 
School  of  Osteopathy,  graduating  from  that  institution  in  1902,  and  in  the 
same  }'ear  he  went  to  Chicago  to  practice  and  he  took  a course  in  the  Hahne- 
mann jMedical  College  and  Hospital  of  Chicago,  from  which  institution  he 
was  graduated  in  1909.  He  came  to  Cambridge,  Ohio,  Alarch  i,  1910,  and 
opened  offices  in  the  Central  Bank  building,  and  he  practices  both  osteopathy 
and  homeopath}',  being  well  prepared  in  every  respect  for  these  lines.  His 
offices  are  thoroughly  ec[uipped  for  the  practice  and  care  of  patients.  Avith  an 

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X-ra_\-  apparatus  ami  all  modern  appliances  and  instruments  for  surgical 
work,  i Ic  keeps  well  abreast  of  the  times  in  all  modern  research  work  per- 
taining to  these  ])i'ofessions  and  has  been  veiy  successful  since  coming  here. 

I ’olilicall}'.  Doctor  Gahle  is  a Republican,  and  wdiile  not  active,  he  is 
alwaws  interested  in  public  matters.  He  is  a member  of  the  Masonic  order. 
Point  Pleasant  Lodge  No.  312,  also  the  Knights  of  Pythias  lodge  at  Wil- 
mington. Illinois.  He  is  a member  of  the  National  Osteopathic  Association. 

Doctor  (iahle  was  married  June  16,  1896,  to  Hattie  Mabel  Wilson, 
daughter  of  Joshua  and  Rachel  ( Mercer ) Wilson,  of  Jackson  township. 
Her  father  was  a farmer  of  that  township  and  he  died  about  thirty  years  ago  ; 
his  widow  is  still  living.  To  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Gable  one  daughter,  Vertine  La 
k'onda,  was  liorn.  The  wife  and  mother  was  called  to  her  rest  on  May  26, 
IQ  10.  She  was  a highly  educated,  cultured  and  refined  lady,  a graduate  of 
the  art  department  of  Sheppardson  College  at  Granville,  Ohio,  also  a gradu- 
ate of  the  .American  School  of  Osteopathy  at  Kirksville,  Missouri,  and  she 
practiced  wdth  her  husband.  Before  her  marriage  she  was  a successful  and 
progressive  teacher  for  a number  of  years.  She  was  a favorite  with  a wide 
circle  of  friends  and  admired  by  all  for  her  superior  attributes  of  head  and 
heart.  She  was  a member  of  the  Baptist  church,  and  prominent  in  social 
life.  The  Doctor  is  also  a member  of  the  Baptist  church. 


JOHN  PERRY  MAHAFFEY. 

The  life  of  John  Perry  Mahaffey,  one  of  Camliridge’s  substantial  and 
well  liked  citizens,  has  been  replete  with  success  well  earned,  for  he  has  al- 
wavs  been  a hard  worker  and  has  sought  to  advance  himself  by  no  questiona- 
ble methods,  always  striving  to  live  up  to  the  Golden  Rule  and  follow  the 
example  set  hv  his  ancestors.  He  is  the  son  of  John  and  Margaret  Mahaffey 
and  was  h(.)rn  in  Camliridge,  Ohio,  on  April  16,  1845,  practically  his 
entire  life  has  been  spent  in  this  city.  His  father  w^as  born  in  Washington 
countv,  Pennsylvania,  December  31,  1813.  Coming  to  Cambridge  at  an  early 
age.  lie  made  this  community  his  home  until  his  death,  on  March  5,  1852. 
Pie  was  a man  who  took  an  interest  in  the  affairs  of  his  cominunit}g  and 
was  highlv  respected  for  his  integrity,  and  he  established  a very  comfortable 
home  here.  The  mother  of  the  subject,  known  in  her  maidenhood  as  Mar- 
garet Newman,  was  horn  on  the  isle  of  Guernsey,  April  3.  1817,  and  there 
she  grew  to  maturity,  emigrating  to  America  in  1834  and  locating  at  Cam- 


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bridge,  Ohio,  rvhere  she  continued  to  reside  until  her  death,  on  January 
3,  1892. 

John  P.  iMahaffey,  of  this  revie^\^  after  receiving  a common  school  edu- 
cation, learned  the  printer’s  trade,  and  that  has  been  his  chief  occupation 
ever  since,  being  very  proficient  in  the  “art  preservative."  He  has  always 
been  a Democrat  and  an  earnest  and  untiring'  advocate  of  the  party's  princi- 
ples and  prominent  in  its  conventions  in  the  town,  county  and  state.  He 
served  one  term  as  clerk  of  courts  of  Guernsey  county,  from  1879  to  1882, 
and  made  a very  commendable  record.  He  was  candidate  for  presiden- 
tial elector  on  the  Democratic  ticket  in  1900,  and  in  1904  he  was  the  Demo- 
cratic candidate  for  clerk  of  the  supreme  court  of  Ohio,  but  went  down  in 
defeat  with  the  balance  of  the  ticket.  In  1905  he  was  elected  state  senator 
from  the  eighteenth  and  nineteenth  districts,  composd  of  Coshocton,  Guern- 
sey, klonroe,  Tuscarawas  and  part  of  Noble  counties,  and  he  made  such  a 
commendable  record  and  gained  such  universal  favor  that  he  was  re-elected 
in  1908.  He  made  his  influence  felt  in  that  important  body  and  his  record 
has  been  so  praiseworthy  in  every  respect  that  he  won  the  admiration  of 
all  fair  minded  citizens,  irrespective  of  party  alignment. 

During  the  war  of  the  Rebellion  klr.  iMahaffey  proved  his  patriotism 
and  loyalty  to  the  national  government  by  enlisting  in  the  One  Hundred  and 
Seventy-second  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry,  in  which  he  served  in  a very  faith- 
ful manner.  Fraternally,  he  is  a member  of  the  klasonic  order,  the  Knights 
of  Pythias,  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows  and  the  Benevolent  and 
Protective  Order  of  Elks  and  he  takes  a great  deal  of  interest  in  these 
lodges.  He  holds  membership  in  the  iMethodist  Episcopal  church  and  is 
faithful  in  his  support  of  the  same. 

On  March  i,  1882,  in  connection  with  T.  W.  Ogier,  i\Ir.  klahaff’ey 
purchased  the  Cambridge  Herald,  which  the  Arm  continued  to  publish  until 
August  10,  1910,  when  the  plant  was  sold  to  other  parties,  since  which  time 
he  has  been  leading  a retired  life.  He  made  this  paper  one  of  the  leading 
journals  of  its  type  in  eastern  Ohio  and  it  was  a success  from  a flnancial 
standpoint  under  his  judicious  management,  its  circulation  having  gradually 
increased  and  its  value  as  an  advertising  medium  was  made  apparent : its 
columns  teemed  with  the  best  and  brightest  news  of  the  day  and  with  able 
and  convincing  editorials, — in  short,  he  rendered  it  an  indispensible  molder 
of  public  opinion. 

klr.  iMahaffey  was  married  on  klarch  21,  1872,  to  Sarah  F.  Scott, 
daughter  of  Thomas  and  Lydia  ( Langell ) Scott,  natives  of  Nova  Scotia.  ,who 
came  to  Cambridge  in  earlv  life.  klrs.  klahaff'ey’s  death  occurred  on  Feb- 
ruary 9,  1873.  This  union  resulted  in  the  birth  of  one  son.  G.  F.  iMahaffey. 


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After  graduating  from  the  Camliridge  high  school  the  latter  became  a 
student  at  the  college  at  Delaware,  Ohio,  and  he  is  at  present  secretary  of 
tlie  slate  game  and  lish  dejiartment. 


EDWARD  W.  MATHEWW,  JR. 

well  known  citizen  of  Cambridge  and  a man  who  has  long  been  re- 
garded as  a leading  citizen  of  (Guernsey  county,  interested  in  her  every  phase 
of  ])rogress  is  Edward  ]\f.  Mathews,  Jr.,  who,  while  yet  young  in  years, 
has  made  rapid  strides  as  an  attorney  and  at  the  same  time  has  won  the  ad- 
miration and  respect  of  his  fellow  men  by  his  judicious  and  consistent 
course. 

i\Ir.  iMathews  was  born  June  13,  1871,  in  Cambridge,  Ohio,  and  he  is 
the  son  of  Edward  W^.  iMathews,  Sr.,  and  Amelia  Haynes,  a sketch  of  the 
father  appearing  in  another  part  of  this  work. 

The  son  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Cambridge,  graduating 
from  the  high  school  in  tlie  class  of  1887.  He  attended  the  preparatory 
school  in  connection  with  the  Uni\'ersity  of  WMoster,  at  W'ooster,  Ohio,  en- 
tered the  university  proper  the  next  year,  taking  a two  years’  course.  He 
engaged  in  business  for  tw'o  years,  then  went  to  Alinneapolis,  and  entered 
the  University  of  iMinnesota  in  the  fall  of  1892,  taking  a two  years’  academic 
course,  after  which  he  entered  the  law  department,  from  which  he  graduated 
with  honors  in  the  class  of  i8g6,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  that  state 
in  June  of  that  year.  He  entered  the  office  of  Shaw,  Cray,  Lancaster  & 
Parker,  a prominent  law  firm  of  Minneapolis,  with  which  he  continued  until 
it  was  dissolved,  about  two  years  later.  He  then  returned  to  Cambridge,  in 
1898.  and  entered  the  firm  of  iMathews  & Heade,  the  Air.  iMathews  being 
the  father  of  the  subject,  the  firm  name  being  then  changed  to  that  of 
Mathews,  Heade  & iMathews,  Edward  Mk  Mathews  being  admitted  to  the 
liar  of  Ohio  in  the  fall  of  1898,  which  firm  continued  successfully  until 
April,  1904,  when  Mr.  Heade  withdrew.  The  firm  of  Alathews  .&  Alathews, 
father  and  son,  was  then  formed  and  still  continues,  being  regarded  as  one 
of  the  strongest  and  most  ])rominent  in  the  county  and  wdiich  figures  con- 
spicuously in  many  of  the  important  trials  in  local  courts.  In  connection 
with  the  practice  of  lawn  they  have  conducted  for  clients  an  extensive  loan 
business  on  real  estate. 

Politically,  Air.  Alathews  is  a Democrat,  and  all  local,  state  and  national 


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economic  questions  receive  his  close  attention.  He  is  exceptionally  well  in- 
formed on  current  topics  on  which  men  and  parties  divide,  as  well  as  being 
profoundly  versed  in  all  matters  of  jurisprudence  and  keeping  well  abreast 
of  the  time  in  the  matter  of  decisions  of  courts  and  the  revision  of  statutes. 
He  is  frequently  a delegate  to  county,  district  and  state  conventions  and  a 
member  of  important  party  committees,  and  his  counsel  is  frequently  sought 
in  party  affairs. 

Mr.  Mathews  became  a member  of  the  Ohio  Delta  Chapter  of  the  Phi 
Delta  Theta  college  fraternity  in  1888,  at  Wooster,  Ohio,  and  affiliated  with 
the  Minnesota  Alpha  Chapter,  in  1892,  at  Minneapolis.  He  was  a member 
of  the  Minneapolis  Commercial  Club  for  se^•eral  years,  while  residing  in 
k'linneapolis ; is  a member  of  the  Cambridge  Board  of  Trade,  and  has  been 
a member  of  the  Cambridge  Country  Club  ever  since  its  organization.  In 
college  he  played  tennis,  baseball  and  football,  and  now  plays  golf  for  recrea- 
tion. 

On  October  17,  1900,  Mr.  Mathews  was  united  in  marriage  with  Martha 
C.  Secrest,  daughter  of  Noah  E.  and  Eliza  Jane  (Spriggs)  Secrest,  a well 
known  and  highly  respected  family  of  Guernsey  county.  Mrs.  Mathews  is  a 
lady  of  talent  and  culture.  This  union  has  been  graced  by  the  birth  of  four 
children,  two  daughters  and  two  sons,  namely ; Martha  Spriggs,  Katheryn 
Haynes,  Edward  Adlliam  and  Robert  Green.  The  family  home,  a neat 
and  attractive  dwelling,  is  at  No.  1610  Creston  road.  It  is,  in  fact,  one  of 
the  most  imposing  houses  of  the  city,  located  on  a high  elevation,  command- 
ing a splendid  panorama  of  the  famous  Guernsey  valley,  and  here  the  best 
society  folk  of  the  community  frequently  gather,  finding  an  old-time  hospi- 
tality and  good  cheer. 


CHARLES  L.  CASEY. 

The  present  article  deals  with  one  of  the  most  forceful,  original  and 
energetic  of  the  business  men  of  Cambridge,  Charles  L.  Casey,  who  is  a 
native  citizen,  being  born  in  Cambridge,  Guernsey  county,  Ohio,  on  February 
25,  1872.  He  is  the  son  of  John  K.  and  Anna  D.  (Scott)  Casey.  John 
K.  Casey  w-as  born  in  Lewistown,  Pennsylvania,  his  wife  was  born  in  New 
iMetamora,  Ohio,  and  both  are  now  residing  in  Cambridge.  For  some  years 
prior  to  1874  John  K.  Casey  was  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  carriages, 
but  that  vear  removed  to  Cumberland,  Guernsey  county,  where  he  remained 


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until  i8(X5,  and  continued  his  manufacturing  business  there.  In  1885  he  was 
elected  recorder  of  Guernsey  county,  and  in  that  year  the  family  returned 
to  Gamhridge  to  reside.  He  served  two  terms  as  county  recorder,  was  recog- 
nized as  a coni])etent  and  accommodating  public  official,  and  now  enjoys  the 
res])ect  of  the  people  of  Cambridge. 

Charles  L.  Casey  attended  the  pulilic  schools  of  Cumberland  during 
the  }'ears  of  the  family's  residence  in  that  city,  and  on  their  return  to  Cam- 
hridge,  in  1885,  he  entered  the  public  schools  of  the  city,  graduating  from 
the  Cambridge  high  school  in  the  class  of  1889.  He  then  became  a student 
at  the  University  of  Cincinnati,  from  which  he  graduated  in  1892.  Until 
ujoo  he  was  engaged  in  various  pursuits,  when  he  organized  The  Cambridge 
-Art  Pottery  Company,  becoming  its  president  and  manager.  A plant  was 
built  at  Cambridge,  and  the  company  began  the  manufacture  of  their  wares, 
placing  upon  the  market  a high  grade  of  pottery  which  found  a market  in 
the  larger  centers.  For  two  years  the  company  manufactured  a line  of  color 
glazed  ])ottery  exclusively,  lint  after  two  years'  operations  they  decided 
to  include  in  their  line  an  entirely  new  product  in  earthenware,  and  the  result 
was  the  “Guernsey"  earthenware,  a variety  of  practical  and  sanitary  cook- 
ing utensils,  a product  of  which  this  company  were  the  originators  and  the 
first  manufacturers  in  the  United  States  to  introduce  the  “casserole’’  vessel 
for  cooking  and  serving.  This  ware  is  light  in  weight,  has  a rich  brown  ex- 
terior, and  a spotless  v.diite  ])orcelain  interior.  For  more  than  six  years  it 
has  stood  the  strongest  possible  tests  and  grows  in  favor  constantly.  Their 
line  includes  every  kind  of  vessel  that  may  be  conceived  for  cooking  and 
serving  purposes,  and  the  company  is  supplying  all  of  the  large  silverware 
manufacturers  with  “Guernsey”  earthenware  for  mounting  in  sterling,  sil- 
ver-])lated  and  other  metal  holders.  The  company’s  line  includes  all  the 
standard  shapes  and  sizes,  their  casseroles  being  exceptionally  fine. 

The  business  under  the  direction  and  guidance  of  Mr.  Casey  has  grown 
from  its  first  inception  until  it  now  invades  every  part  of  the  United  States 
and  some  foreign  countries.  The  reputation  of  “Guernsey"  earthenware 
has  become  world  wide,  and  every  day  letters  of  incjuiry  come  from  faraway 
foreign  commercial  centers.  At  the  Jamestown  exposition  in  1907,  the 
first  national  exhibition  at  which  they  were  exhibitors,  the  company’s  ex- 
hibit of  art  pottery  and  “Guernsey"  earthenware  products  were  awarded 
first  prizes. 

The  company  disposes  of  its  wares  directly  through  the  retailers,  main- 
taining show  rooms  and  offices  in  Portland,  Oregon;  San  Francisco,  New 
A’ork,  and  New  Orleans,  each  in  charge  of  a personal  representative  of  the 


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company.  Two  years  ago  they  aliandoned  entirely  the  manufacture  of  art 
potteiy,  and  have  since  given  their  undivided  attention  to  the  rapidly  growing 
demand  for  “Guernsey"  earthenware. 

In  July.  1909,  the  name  of  the  company  was  changed  from  The  Cam- 
bridge Art  Pottery  Company  to  The  Guernsey  Earthenware  Company,  i\Ir. 
Casey  taking  over  practically  all  of  the  stock  and  continuing  as  president, 
general  manager  and  guiding  genius.  This  plant  is  one  of  the  busiest  and 
most  prosperous  of  the  industries  of  Cambridge.  It  employs  about  one 
hundred  and  sixty  persons  throughout  the  year.  Mr.  Case)'’s  keen  insight, 
never-tiring  energy,  and  great  business  capacity  has  thus  established  and 
developed  one  of  the  most  conspicuous  business  concerns  in  the  Guernsey 
valle^v  He  is  a man  of  great  energy  and  force  and  whatever  he  gets  behind 
must  move.  Not  only  is  he  prominent  in  the  industrial  life  of  the  community, 
but  he  is  greatly  interested  in  whatever  movement  aims  at  the  advancement 
of  Cambridge.  IMr.  Casey  is  one  of  those  public  spirited  citizens  who  made 
possible  the  recently  organized  Cambridge  Board  of  Trade,  and  is  one  of 
its  directors  and  vice-president  of  the  organization.  A man  of  optimistic 
views  and  action,  giving  his  influence  and  support  to  all  progressive  move- 
ments, he  occupies  a high  place  in  the  estimation  of  the  people. 

In  politics.  Mr.  Casey  is  a Republican,  has  always  been  active  in  the 
counsels  of  this  party,  and  his  name  is  generallv  found  in  the  list  of  dele- 
gates to  county,  district  and  state  conventions.  Politics  is  his  recreation, 
and  few  men  get  more  pleasure  out  of  the  game  than  does  iMr.  Casey.  He 
is  a member  of  the  Cambridge  Countrv  Club,  a man  of  broad  generous 
views,  and  most  companionalile.  No  community  could  fail  to  be  improved 
had  it  many  citizens  like  Mr.  Casey. 


IRA  FERGUSON. 

Faithfulness  to  duty  and  a strict  adherence  to  a fixed  purpose,  which 
always  do  more  to  advance  a man's  interests  than  wealth  or  advantageous 
circumstances,  have  been  dominating  factors  in  the  life  of  Ira  Ferguson, 
of  Lore  City,  Wills  township,  Guernsey  county.  His  career,  though  brief, 
he  being  vet  a man  young  in  years,  has  been  replete  with  honor  and  success 
worthily  attained. 

Mr.  Ferguson  was  born  on  August  25.  1880,  on  a farm  one  and  one- 
half  miles  southeast  of  Lore  City,  in  Liberty  township,  this  county,  and  he 


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is  tlie  son  of  Andrew  C.  and  Eveline  (Saltsgaver)  Ferguson.  Both  parents 
were  born  in  Senecaville,  this  county,  the  mother  being  the  daughter  of  Wil- 
liam Saltsgaver,  of  that  place,  a man  prominent  and  wealthy  in  lands  and 
other  interests.  The  Fergusons  are  of  Scotch-Irish  descent,  and  a pioneer 
family  in  the  county.  The  father,  Andrew  C.  Ferguson,  is  a prominent 
farmer  and  large  land  owner  of  Richland  township,  Guernsey  county,  and 
he  is  prominent  in  the  affairs  of  the  locality.  Fie  and  his  'wife  are  still  living 
and  are  highly  honored  by  a wide  circle  of  friends. 

fra  Ferguson,  of  this  review,  spent  his  childhood  and  youth  on  his 
father's  farm,  and  his  early  education  was  obtained  in  the  schools  of  Fiberty 
district,  Lilierty  township,  where  he  remained  until  he  was  twenty  years  of 
age,  when  he  left  home  and  went  to  New  York  City,  and  was  employed  with 
a company  manufacturing  ice  machines  for  one  year,  then  returned  to  the 
home  farm  on  account  of  sickness.  After  his  recovery  he  went  to  New 
Kensington,  Pennsylvania,  and  was  again  employed  by  a company  in  the 
manufacture  of  ice  machines,  remaining  with  the  same  about  a year.  He 
returned  home  again  and  on  February  7,  1903,  he  was  united  in  marriage 
with  Fmma  Mendenhall,  daughter  of  Thomas  S.  and  Martha  (Gardner)  Men- 
denhall, of  Salesville,  this  county.  Mr.  Mendenhall  was  a prominent  stock- 
l.myer  and  shipper,  and  his  death  occurred  in  December,  1902;  his  widow 
is  living  at  Salesville. 

One  child  has  fieen  horn  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ferguson,  Margaret  Blanche. 
After  his  marriage  Mr.  Ferguson  went  to  Rochester,  Pennsylvania,  and 
engaged  in  the  restaurant  business,  but  returned  to  Lore  City,  Ohio,  in  less 
than  a }-ear  and  opened  a hardware  store  here.  He  continued  in  that  line 
successfully  until  he  was  appointed  postmaster  of  Lore  City,  on  March  10, 
1908,  when  he  retired  from  the  hardware  business  and  devoted  his  exclusive 
attention  to  the  postoffice,  making,  according  to  the  consensus  of  opinion,  one 
of  the  best  postmasters  the  town  has  ever  had.  The  office  has  three  rural 
routes  and  is  a distrilmting  point  for  several  different  places. 

Politically,  Mr.  Ferguson  is  a Republican  and  is  loyal  to  the  same,  and 
he  has  lieen  active  in  ]iolitical  matters,  and  has  been  a frequent  delegate  to 
Ivepuhlicau  conventions  and  active  in  the  interests  and  success  of  the  party, 
yet  always  tolerant  to  men  of  different  opinions.  Fie  is  a member  of  the 
Masonic  order.  Pleasant  City  lodge  and  the  York  Rite  at  Cambridge  and 
the  Scottish  Rite  at  Columbus,  Ohio,  being  well  known  and  active  in  this 
fraternity,  klrs.  Ferguson  is  an  active  member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
church,  and  Mr.  Ferguson  affiliates  with  the  same.  klrs.  Ferguson  is  a 
splendid  woman,  and,  like  her  husband,  is  prominent  in  the  social  life  of 


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this  community,  numbering  her  friends  by  the  limits  of  her  acquaintance 
only.  She  is  a member  of  the  Order  of  the  Eastern  Star,  the  woman's 
auxiliary  of  Masonry. 


JAMES  G.  BAIR. 

One  of  the  most  prominent  and  influential  liusiness  men  of  Cambridge 
and  one  of  Guernsey  county's  most  highly  honored  and  representative  citi- 
zens is  James  G.  Bair,  the  worthy  scion  of  one  of  the  old  and  distinguished 
pioneer  families  of  this  section  of  the  Buckeye  state.  He  has  always  been 
very  active  in  business  affairs  and  scrupulously  honest  in  all  his  relations 
with  his  fellow  men  and  leaving  no  stone  unturned  whereby  he  might  bene- 
fit his  own  condition  as  well  as  that  of  the  public  in  general,  consequently  he 
has  won  and  retained  the  universal  esteem  of  all  classes,  who  repose  in  him 
the  utmost  confidence. 

Mr.  Bair  was  born  December  27,  1853,  in  Ereeport  township.  Harrison 
count)',  Ohio,  the  son  of  Peter  and  Eliza  A.  ( Dougherty  ) Bair.  His  grand- 
father, John  Bair,  came  with  his  family  from  IMaryland  about  1830,  and 
settled  in  Harrison  county,  Ohio.  He  was  a farmer  and  large  land  owner 
and  one  of  the  founders  of  Pleasant  Hill  church,  one  of  the  early  and  in- 
fluential churches  of  that  section  of  Ohio,  of  the  IMethodist  Protestant  faith. 
He  spent  the  remainder  of  his  life  in  that  community  and  was  'widely  influ- 
ential and  well  known.  His  son,  Peter,  the  father  of  the  subject  of  this 
sketch,  grew  up  in  that  community,  and  was  one  of  nine  children,  eight 
of  whom  grew  to  manhood  and  womanhood.  Peter  Bair  was  a farmer 
and  prosperous  man  and  prominent  in  the  affairs  of  the  community.  In  1870 
he  moved  to  Murray,  Clark  county,  Iowa,  where  he  still  resides  and  is  en- 
gaged in  farming.  In  the  family  of  his  parents  were  fi\'e  sons  and  three 
daughters:  George,  Julia  A.,  Margaret,  John,  Reuben,  Peter,  of  Murray, 

Iowa;  Mary,  now  IMrs.  David  Owens,  of  Harrison  county:  and  James,  all 
of  whom  are  deceased  but  Peter,  of  Murray,  Iowa,  and  IMary,  of  Harrison 
county,  Ohio.  The  father  and  mother  are  both  living,  the  former  eighty- 
four  years  and  the  latter  seventy-seven  years  of  age. 

Peter  and  Eliza  (Dougherty)  Bair  had  a family  of  three  sons:  John 
Henry  died  in  infancy  : James  G.,  and  Albert,  who  died  at  the  age  of  twenty- 
five  years. 

James  G.  Blair  spent  his  childhood  and  youth  until  he  was  sixteen  years 
old  on  the  farm,  and  obtained  his  education  in  the  countrv  district  school. 


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WIkmi  nineteen  years  of  ag'e  he  l)egan  teaching  school  and  taught  for  two  years, 
then,  at  the  age  of  twenty-one  years,  he  entered  the  drug  store  of  Dr.  J.  T. 
Alcl’herson,  of  Fairview,  in  Guernsey  county,  as  a clerk,  and  was  with  Doctor 
.Mcl Mierson  for  three  years,  and  in  the  spring  of  1876  he  went  to  Freeport  and 
engaged  in  general  work.  In  the  fall  of  1876  the  mother  and  two  sons, 
Albert  and  Janies  G.,  moued  to  the  Doctor  INfcPherson  farm,  one  mile  west 
of  Cambridge,  where  the  suliject  engaged  in  farm  work  for  two  years.  He 
then  moved  into  Cambridge  and  was  in  the  sewing  machine  business  for  one 
year.  In  1880  he  moved  to  Freeport  and  engaged  in  the  drug  and  hardware 
business  as  a clerk  for  B.  H.  Black,  where  he  remained  six  years.  In  1884 
he  engaged  again  in  the  sewing  machine  Imsiness  in  Freeport,  and  in  March, 
1889,  he  returned  to  Cambridge  and  engaged  in  the  furniture  business  with 
James  Criswell,  his  father-in-law. 

Mr.  Bair  was  married  July  12,  1883,  Iiy  the  Rev.  W.  V.  Milligan,  to 
Nancy  ( ).  Criswell,  daughter  of  James  and  Nancy  (White)  Criswell,  of 
Cambridge.  To  this  union  no  children  were  born. 

'I'he  firm  of  Criswell  & Bair  continued  in  the  furniture  and  undertaking 
business  for  three  years,  when  Mr.  Criswell  withdrew  and  Mr.  Bair  con- 
tinued the  business  until  January,  .1908,  when  the  J.  G.  Bair  Furniture 
Company  was  organized,  with  Mr.  Bair  as  president  of  the  company,  and 
took  over  the  liusiness  of  J.  G.  Bair.  The  company  occupies  a large  three- 
story  lirick  building,  admiralily  adapted  to  the  business,  built  by  Mr.  Bair 
in  1905-6,  on  Wdieeling  avenue,  where  he  was  in  business  and  which  he  yet 
owns  and  where  the  company  still  continues  in  business.  In  addition  to  his 
extensive  business  interests,  Mr.  Bair  is  president  of  the  Guernsey  Building 
N Loan  Company,  which  does  a large  business. 

Mr.  Bair  has  been  actively  connected  with  various  enterprises  of  this  city 
and  in  other  localities.  He  is  connected  with  the  Cambridge  Improvement 
Company,  the  Cambridge  Chautauqua  Company,  and  various  other  business 
companies  and  associations.  He  is  a director  in  the  Cambridge  Savings  Bank 
Com])any. 

i\Ir.  Bair  was  brought  u])  as  a Democrat,  but  in  1884  became  a Prohi- 
bitionist and  affiliated  with  that  party  for  some  years  and  is  now  an  inde- 
pendent voter,  r-otes  for  the  men  and  measures  of  any  ])arty  that  nearest 
meets  his  views  and  estimates  of  what  men  in  public  life  should  be.  He  has 
ne\'er  been  an  office  seeker,  but  always  interested  in  all  movements  and  meas- 
ures calculated  to  iqilift  mankind.  He  and  his  wife  are  members  of  the 
(Methodist  Protestant  church  and  have  been  for  many  years.  Mr.  Bair  is  a 
trustee  and  a Sunday  school  worker.  He  is  a thirty-second-degree  Mason 
and  of  all  intermediate  degrees,  being  prominent  in  the  following  bodies : 


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507 


Cambridge  Lodge  No.  66,  Free  and  Accepted  iMasons ; Cambridge  Chapter 
No.  53.  Royal  Arch  iSIasons ; Guernsey  Council  No.  74.  Royal  and  Select 
Masters;  Cambridge  Commandery  No.  47,  Knights  Templar;  Cambridge 
Chapter,  Rose  Croix,  eighteenth  degree;  Scioto  Consistory,  thirty-second 
degree ; Aladdin  Temple,  Ancient  Arabic  Order  of  Nobles  of  the  iMystic 
Shrine;  Guernsey  Chapter  No.  21 1.  Order  of  the  Eastern  Star;  Lodge  No. 
301,  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows:  Rebekah  Lodge  No.  876;  Cam- 
bridge Lodge  No.  53.  Knights  of  Pythias:  Lodge  No.  128.  Pythian  Sisters. 


JAMIES  CLINTON  ORR. 

Perhaps  no  one  understands  better  the  uarious  phases  of  mining  con- 
ditions in  Guernsey  county  than  James  Clinton  Orr,  the  well  known  and 
capable  superintendent,  residing  at  Byesville.  He  is  essentially  a self-made 
man.  and  as  such  ranks  with  the  most  enterprising  and  progressiue  of  his 
contemporaries.  By  a life  consistent  in  motive  and  action  and  because  of 
many  splendid  personal  qualities,  he  has  earned  the  sincere  regard  of  all 
who  know  him. 

jMr.  Orr  was  born  in  1862  about  one  mile  west  of  Byesville,  this  county. 
He  is  the  son  of  Sanford  and  Phoebe  (Burt)  Orr.  Sanford  Orr  came  from 
near  Albany,  New  York,  about  1848.  when  twenty-two  years  old.  and  went 
to  farming  near  Byesville.  Not  long  afterwards  he  married  Phoebe  Burt, 
the  daughter  of  Daniel  and  Catherine  Burt.  Soon  after  his  marriage  San- 
ford Orr  bought  a farm  west  of  Byesville.  where  the  subject  was  born.  The 
latter  was  one  of  nine  children,  namely:  \hricent,  James  C.,  IMrs.  Sadie 
Grant,  of  Byesville:  IMrs.  Rachael  Boyd,  residing  east  of  Cambridge:  IMrs. 
Etta  Smith,  of  Cambridge;  -Mrs.  Mary  Lee,  of  Byesville:  Mrs.  Effie  Bowman, 
of  Byesville:  IMrs.  Essie  Bowman,  twin  sister  of  IMrs.  Effie  Bowman,  who 
married  brothers,  also  lives  at  Byesville : Mrs.  IMaggie  Ritchie  lives  in  Bves- 
ville : A^incent  died  in  Dakota,  in  1894.  leaving  a wife,  Nancy  (Smith)  Orr. 
two  daughters  and  one  son.  He  was  brought  back  to  Byesville  for  burial 
and  his  family  now  lives  at  Byesville.  He  was  sheriff  of  Aurora  county. 
Dakota,  and  also  a farmer.  The  father  lived  west  of  Byesville  until  about 
1871,  then  bought  a farm  six  miles  west  of  Byesville,  on  the  old  Clay  pike, 
and  lived  there  until  about  1895,  then  moved  into' Byesville.  He  lived  there 
about  ten  years  and  died  there.  He  was  a Democrat  and  held  several  town- 
ship offices,  was  trustee  and  also  clerk  of  Jackson  township.  He  was  a mem- 


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508 

l)er  of  the  Indeiiendent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows.  Flis  wife  still  lives  in  Byes- 
\ ille.  She  is  an  earnest  member  of  the  Baptist  church. 

When  James  C.  Orr  was  only  sixteen  }'ears  of  age  he  ran  away  from 
home  and  went  over  into  Muskingum  county,  and  got  a job  on  a farm  with  a 
.Mr.  h'razier.  lie  stayed  there  until  the  fall  of  1879,  four  years  in  all.  In 
the  fall  of  the  latter  year  he  married  Fannie  Fairall,  daughter  of  Curtis  and 
luu'inda  ( Breitop)  I'airall.  She  was  Ijorn  and  reared  on  her  father’s  farm, 
al.oul  two  miles  west  of  Fraziershurg,  in  Muskingum  county.  Fie  then  re- 
turned to  Jackson  township,  Guernsey  county,  and  took  employment  as  a coal 
miner  in  the  old  Central  mine.  Fi\-e  or  six  years  later  he  became  boss  hauler 
in  the  Waldhoning  mine  near  Pleasant  City.  About  three  years  later  he  be- 
came pit  boss  in  the  old  Central  mine,  where  he  first  worked.  Later  he  went 
with  th.e  Imperial  Mining  Com])anv  as  pit  lioss.  About  1900  he  became  super- 
intendent for  the  Imperial  Mining  Companv  in  charge  of  two  mines.  He  is 
now  in  charge  of  the  Noble  Mine  at  Belle  Valley,  the  Imperial  Aline  at  Der- 
went, the  Ohio  No.  i and  the  Ohio  No.  2,  west  of  Byesville.  He  has  super- 
x’ision  over  about  eleven  hundred  men. 

i\lr.  Orr  was  elected  county  commissioner  in  1905  and  completed  his 
three  years  term  in  Sejitember,  1909.  He  is  a Democrat  and  received  a 
majority  of  eight  hundred  and  six  votes  in  a county  that  is  normally  two 
thousand  Republican.  He  filled  that  office  and  at  the  same  time  held  his 
])Osition  as  superintendent  of  the  mines,  having  the  assistance  of  a capable 
assistant  superintendent,  F.  W.  Smith,  whose  sketch  appears  herein.  Fie  has 
been  active  in  the  party  organization  in  various  capacities  in  his  party.  He 
has  been  for  seven  years  a member  of  the  board  of  education  of  Byes- 
\dlle  and  is  j)resident  of  the  board.  Air.  and  Airs.  Orr  have  two  sons,  Charles 
,\lhert  and  John  Earl. 

Charles  Albert  Orr  was  born  February  2,  1881,  in  Aluskingum  county, 
()hio,  and  came  to  Bvesville  with  his  parents  when  one  year  old;  He  grew  up 
in  lE’esville  and  received  a good  education  at  the  Byesville  high  school.  At 
the  age  of  sixteen  he  became  weighman  at  the  old  Central  coal  mine  near  Byes- 
\'ille  and  has  followed  that  occupation  ever  since.  He  was  also  proprietor  of 
a restaurant  at  Byesville  for  about  two  years.  He  is  now  weighmaster  at 
Ohio  No.  2 mine  and  is  also  engaged  in  office  work  for  the  company.  He 
married  Blanche  Meek,  daughter  of  E.  F.  ATeek,  December  15,  1909.  Fie 
belongs  to  the  Elks  and  the  Knights  of  Pythias.  His  son  Earl  is  at  home  with 
his  parents.  At  present  he  is  in  Canon  City,  Colorado,  with  his  wife  and  her 
father,  for  the  benefit  of  the  latter’s  health. 

James  C.  Orr  belongs  to  the  Eagles,  the  Elks,  and  the  Lhiiform  Rank  of 


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Knights  of  Pythias.  He  is  among  the  prominent  men  of  Gnernse}'  county  and 
both  as  an  employe  and  public  servant  he  has  always  given  the  utmost  satis- 
faction, performing  all  duty  in  a manner  that  reflected  credit  upon  himself 
and  that  elicited  the  hearty  approval  of  all  concerned.  He  is  conscientious, 
painstaking  and  trustworthy.  He  keeps  in  operation  most  of  the  approved 
.systems  in  the  mines  over  which  he  has  control  and  he  understands  the 
handling  of  men  in  a manner  that  brings  the  best  results  and  also  retains  their 
good  will. 


FRANK  ROSEMOND  S^IITH. 

Improvement  and  progress  may  well  be  said  to  form  the  keynote  of  the 
character  of  Frank  R.  Smith,  one  of  the  representative  citizens  of  Cambridge, 
Guernsey  county,  and  he  has  not  only  been  interested  in  the  work  of  advance- 
ment of  individual  affairs,  but  his  influence  is  felt  in  building  up  the  com- 
munity. He  has  been  a very  industrious  man  all  his  life,  striving  to  keep 
abreast  of  the  times  in  every  respect  and  as  a result  every  mile-post  of  the 
years  he  has  passed  has  found  him  farther  advanced,  more  prosperous,  more 
sedate  and  with  a larger  number  of  friends  than  the  preceding. 

IMr.  Smith  was  born  in  Cambridge,  Ohio,  July  10,  i860,  and  he  is  the  son 
of  Ebenezer  and  Elizabeth  (Taylor)  Smith,  Ebenezer  Smith,  Sr.,  came  from 
near  \A''est  IMiddletown,  A'ashington  county,  Pennsylvania,  and  located  near 
\A’ashington,  Guernsey  county,  not  later  than  1810.  He  was  iirominent 
among  the  pioneers  and  a man  of  sterling  worth.  He  took  an  interest  in  pub- 
* lie  affairs  and  was  treasurer  of  this  county,  being  appointed  by  the  county  com- 
missioners. Elizabeth  Taylor  was  the  daughter  of  Thomas  Jefferson  Taylor, 
who  was  a minister  of  the  gospel  in  the  early  days  and  did  a great  amount  of 
good  as  a preacher  among  the  first  settlers.  IMrs.  Ebenezer  Smith  was  born 
at  Senecaville,  this  county,  and  her  husband  was  born  at  Cambridge  in  1831 
and  was  the  son  of  Ebenezer,  Sr.,  and  Sarah  Smith,  wTo  were  among  the  early 
settlers  of  Cambridge,  and  people  of  much  prominence  here.  Ebenezer  Smith, 
Jr,,  died  in  1886. 

Frank  R.  .Smith  of  this  review  lived  in  Cambridge  during  his  boyhood  un- 
til he  was  sixteen  3’ears  old,  then  for  seventeen  years  he  traveled  as  a salesman 
for  shoes  and  clothing.  In  1893  he  organized  the  Cambridge  Grocery  Com- 
pany, first  in  the  jobbing  business  for  five  years,  then  changed  to  the  retail 
business  which  he  has  continued  with  very  gratifying  results  ever  since — in 
fact  he  has  been  eminentl}"  successful  and  does  more  business  than  any  other 


510 


GUERNSEY  COUNTY,  OHIO. 


mercantile  house  in  (.luernsey  county.  He  has  a large,  modern,  attractive, 
neat  and  well  stocked  store,  with  a large  and  carefully  selected  assorted  stock 
of  fanc\-  and  staple  groceries,  etc.  Everything  is  up-to-date  and  the  store  is 
managed  under  a superb  system.  It  is  always  a very  busy  place  and  is  the 
favorite  mecca  for  traders  from  the  rural  districts  wdien  in  the  city.  The  com- 
])any  was  incor])orated  in  1893  ^iinith  has  been  president  of  the  same 

since  that  time  and  under  his  judicious  management  its  prestige  has  constantly 
grown  until  this  store  takes  a place  in  the  front  rank  of  its  kind  in  eastern 
Ohio.  The  authorized  capital  stock  is  twenty-five  thousand  dollars.  Their 
trade  e.xtends  all  over  the  county,  and  much  goods  are  shipped  by  this  firm  to 
adjoining  towns,  and  a large  out-of-town  retail  trade  is  carried  on,  all  cash. 
No  soliciting  is  done  e.xce])t  through  advertising.  Mr.  Smith  is  a man  of  un- 
usual ljusiness  acumen,  alert,  farseeing  and  a man  who  believes  in  operating 
under  a perfect  system.  He  is  straightforward  and  honest  in  all  his  dealings 
with  his  fellow  men  and  his  thousands  of  customers  are  given  every  considera- 
tion and  uniform  courteous  treatment,  and  they  have  nothing  but  praise  and 
good  will  for  i\lr.  Smith  and  his  model  store. 

In  1888  IMr.  Smith  was  married  to  Elizabeth  Whitaker,  daughter  of 
’S([uire  William  and  Margaret  { Rourk)  Whitaker,  an  excellent  old  family  of 
this  count}',  the  mother  being  a native  of  Antrim,  Guernsey  county.  Mr. 
Wdu'taker  was  a justice  of  the  peace  at  Birmingham,  this  county,  for  a period 
r)f  thirtv-eight  vears,  although  he  was  a Democrat  in  a Republican  district,  but 
he  was  regarded  by  all  as  a man  of  ability  and  was  always  popular  with  all 
classes,  irrespective  of  politics,  very  highly  esteemed  for  his  integrity,  and  he 
was  a man  who  always  tried  to  help  people  out  of  trouble  rather  than  endeavor- 
ing to  get  them  in  trouble.  He  was  a successful  stock  feeder  and  did  a large 
business  in  that  line.  'Squire  William  Whitaker  died  in  1892:  he  was  born 
in  1S06.  Mrs.  Smith  grew  to  maturity  in  this  county  and  received  a good 
education  and  she  is  a woman  of  many  estimable  traits  and  has  a wdde  circle 
of  friends  here. 

In  1900  i\Ir.  Smith  built  a modern,  attractive  and  commorlious  home  in 
Cambridge  in  which  he  now  resides  and  which  is  regarded  as  a place  of  hos- 
])itality  and  good  cheer  to  the  numerous  warm  friends  of  the  family.  Besides 
his  mercantile  business,  IMr.  Smith  has  laid  off  and  sold  four  additions  to  the 
citv  of  Cambridge ; the  first  was  the  addition  on  which  the  Children’s  Home 
now  stands  and  it  was  all  sold  in  three  months.  He  also  bought  the  old 
Sankey  homestead  which  he  laid  off  and  solfl : another  addition  was  near  the 
steel  mills ; the  fourth  was  the  Lofland  farm  in  the  same  neighborhood.  Mr. 
Smith  reserved  five  acres  of  the  last  section  which  is  used  to  raise  fresh  vege- 


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tallies  for  his  grocery  business.  It  is  tended  by  an  able  English  gardener,  an 
expert  in  bis  line.  The  store  also  has  its  own  bakeiy  and  a large  meat  de- 
partment, handling  only  the  finest  meats  obtainable.  Seventeen  salesmen  are 
kept  busy  from  morning  till  night  in  this  large  establishment.  Although  the 
present  business  is  very  extensive,  much  larger  extensions  are  being  planned. 

Mr.  Smith  is  a man  who  would  win  in  any  locality  or  environment  in 
which  fate  might  place  him,  for  he  has  sound  judgment,  coupled  with  great 
energy  and  business  tact,  together  with  upright  principles,  all  of  which  make 
for  success  wherever  and  whenever  they  are  rightly  and  persistently  applied. 


SAMUEL  BRATTON,  JR. 

A successful  contractor  and  public  spirited  citizen  of  Cambridge  is 
Samuel  Bratton,  Jr.,  who  has  spent  his  long  and  useful  life  within  the  l)or- 
ders  of  Guernsey  county,  his  ‘‘native  heath,"  where  his  family  has  lieen  an 
influential  factor  since  the  pioneer  days  and  taken  an  active  interest  in  the 
develo])inent  of  the  same.  The  subject’s  birth  occurred  here  in  1840,  and  he 
is  the  son  of  Samuel,  Sr.,  and  Agnes  (Henderson)  Bratton.  The  father 
was  born  October  12,  1804,  in  Virginia  and  in  the  early  days  came  to  this 
county  and  lived  two  miles  east  of  Cambridge  on  the  Steubenville  road.  He 
was  a man  of  much  sterling  worth  and  a good  fanner,  and  his  death  occurred 
at  the  advanced  age  of  eighty-four  years.  Samuel  Bratton,  Sr.,  was  the  son 
of  James  and  Bathsheba  (Riley)  Bratton,  the  former  born  in  Ireland  in 
Ajjril,  1757,  and  the  latter  on  the  sea,  April  30,  1763.  It  is  believed  this  fam- 
ily settled  in  Virginia  upon  coming  to  America. 

Samuel  Bratton,  Jr.,  was  married  May  16,  1861,  in  Clinton  township, 
this  county,  to  Elizabeth  Blair.  She  was  horn  hlarch  30,  1837,  in  Center 
township,  Guernsey  county.  She  u'as  the  daughter  of  James  and  Isabel 
(Oliver)  Blair.  James  Blair  came  from  Ireland  in  1822,  when  he  was  six- 
teen years  of  age,  he  having  been  liorn  on  April  21,  1806.  Isabel  Oliver  was 
born  on  July  3,  1814,  probably  in  Ireland.  Both  she  and  James  Blair,  her 
liusband,  were  Scotch-Irish  and  Presliyterians.  James  Blair  was  a sterling 
character  and  a highly  respected  citizen  of  his  community.  He  was  a teacher 
in  his  younger  days  and  for  some  time  served  as  justice  of  the  peace. 

Samuel  Bratton,  Jr.,  and  family  lived  for  many  years  two  miles  east  of 
Cambridge  where  he  followed  farming;  later  in  life  he  became  a contractor 
and  moved  to  Cambridge  where  he  now  resides  and  where  he  is  successfully 
engaged  in  this  line  of  business. 


GUERNSEY  COUNTY,  OHIO. 


Tlierc  ^\■ere  ten  children  in  his  family,  of  whom  James,  Elmer, 
liam,  Diincan,  Tdarry  and  Charles  live  at  Cannelville,  Ohio;  Maude  is  the 
wife  of  W.  M.  Harrop  and  lives  at  Shawnee,  Ohio;  Wallace  M..  usually 
known  as  “Edward,”  lives  at  IMartin’s  Eerry ; John  M.  is  a city  councilman  of 
Cambridge;  Olive  is  the  wife  of  Albert  Hartill,  both  living  in  Cambridge,  the 
latter  being  a native  of  Staffordshire,  England,  Avhere  he  was  born  March, 
icSbf):  he  came  to  America  when  young  and  has  been  employed  in  the  tin 
])late  industry  aliout  twenty  years  and  is  a high-grade  workman  in  this  line  of 
endeavor. 


WILLIAM  H.  HOOPMAN. 

Having  possessed  a pleasing  personality,  a rare  force  of  character  and 
executive  aliility  of  a high  order,  it  is  no  wonder  that  William  H.  Hoopman, 
now  a jiilgrim  to  “that  undiscovered  bourne  from  whence  no  traveler  e’er 
returns,”  should  be  well  remembered  and  his  name  revered  by  the  people  of 
( luernsey  county.  He  was  a public-spirited  citizen,  withholding  his  support 
from  no  mo\’ement  which  had  for  its  object  the  general  good.  What  he 
achieved  in  a long  and  brilliant  career  illustrated  his  force  of  individuality 
and  steadfastness  of  purpose,  and  he  advanced  to  a position  of  credit  and 
honor  in  the  business  and  social  circles  of  this  county,  becoming  a man  of 
affluence  as  a result  of  his  own  indomitable  energy  and  worthy  labors. 

IMr.  Hoopman  Y-as  born  Eebruary  2,  1829,  in  Hartford  county,  Mary- 
land, tbe  son  of  Isaac  and  Lucinda  Ann  (Rogers)  Hoopman.  On  October 
,v  '<^37,  the  family  started  \vest  when  William  cvas  eight  years  of  age.  They 
came  in  a wagon,  the  trip  rec[uiring  about  two  weeks,  arriving  here  on  No- 
\-ember  7th  and  located  one  and  one-half  miles  southeast  of  Y-here  Byesville 
is  ncnv.  There  they  bought  a farm  and  took  up  their  abode  in  a log  house, 
starting  life  in  true  pioneer  fashion;  their  place  Y’as  practically  covered  Yuth 
first-grOY'th  timber  Ydien  they  settled  on  it,  but  by  dint  of  hard  Y'ork,  economy 
and  good  management  they  developed  a good  farm  and  established  a comfort- 
able home.  Their  family  consisted  of  seven  children,  namely:  Roland, 

Y'ho  lives  in  Zanesville;  William  H.,  of  this  review;  Isaac  Wesley,  noY^  de- 
ceased, lived  at  Bunker  Hill,  Kansas;  Elijah  Y'as  the  father  of  J.  A.  Hoop- 
man, Ydiose  .sketch  appears  elscYdiere  herein;  Catherine  died  in  1853,  Yfflen 
seventeen  years  of  age;  Elizabeth  married  Ebenezer  Johnston,  deceased,  and 
slie  now  lives  in  Pleasant  City;  Christian  died  when  tY'enty-seven  years  of 
age,  in  1852. 


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^Villiam  H.  Hoopman,  of  this  review,  grew  up  on  the  home  farm,  and 
remained  there  until  1902.  On  October  ii,  1877,  he  was  married  to  Cath- 
erine Rogers  Grant,  daughter  of  William  Merriman  and  Catherine  Wash- 
ington ( Rogers)  Grant,  whose  record  appears  herein,  in  the  sketch  of  John 
Roland  Grant,  of  Byesville.  INIrs.  Hoopman  was  born  in  Hartford  county, 
Maryland,  and  came  to  Byesville  with  her  parents  in  April,  1856.  i\Irs.  Hoop- 
man's  parents  continued  to  spend  the  balance  of  their  lives  on  the  farm 
they  bought  southeast  of  Byesville,  the  father  dying  on  May  30,  1885, 
the  mother  on  March  18,  1878.  They  were  excellent  people,  highly  re- 
spected, and  they  belonged  to  the  IMethodist  Protestant  church. 

Before  his  marriage  Mr.  Hoopman  and  his  four  lirothers  had  been  farm- 
ing in  partnership  and  were  cjuite  successful,  becoming  known  especially  as 
sheep  raisers,  and  they  bought  several  farms.  After  the  marriage  of  \Aul- 
liam  H.  Hoopman,  all  the  brothers,  except  Elijah  and  himself,  moved  away, 
selling  their  interests  in  the  home  place  to  Mhlliam  H.  and  Elijah,  who, 
within  a year  or  two,  divided  their  holdings  and  each  worked  separately. 
William  H.  and  his  wife  continued  on  the  home  farm  and  were  quite  suc- 
cessful in  general  farming  and  stock  raising,  and  kept  a neat  and  comfortable 
home. 

Besides  farming,  Mr.  Hoopman  was  one  of  the  heaviest  stockholders 
of  the  First  Xational  Bank  of  Byesville  and  a member  of  the  hoard  of  di- 
rectors from  its  organization.  He  was  an  active  member  of  the  Methodist 
Protestant  church,  of  which  IMrs.  Hoopman  is  also  a member.  He  was  a 
large  contributor  to  the  IMethodist  Protestant  College  at  Adrian,  Michigan, 
and  also  the  one  at  West  Lafayette,  Ohio,  and  he  assisted  in  building  churches 
in  the  bounds  of  the  Muskingum  conference,  and  also  in  foreign  fields. 

The  death  of  this  excellent  citizen,  true  friend  and  genial  companion 
occurred  on  February  26,  1910,  at  the  advanced  age  of  eighty-one  years 
and  twent}^-four  days,  having  spent  a useful,  industrious  and  satisfactory  life, 
a life  that  was  unselfish  and  fraught  with  much  good  to  others.  He  was  a 
man  of  sterling  character,  temperate  in  all  his  haliits,  a high-minded  Chris- 
tian gentleman,  and  a business  man  of  unusual  accomplishments.  He  was 
known  through  life  as  a man  who  could  be  trusted  at  all  times,  whose  word 
was  as  good  if  not  lietter  than  the  bond  of  many  men.  In  early  life  he 
identified  himself  with  the  IMethodist  Protestant  church,  then  known  as 
Bethlehem  church,  near  Trail  run,  and  there  he  retained  his  membersliip  until 
the  organization  of  the  church  at  Byesville,  when  he  transferred  his  mem- 
bership here.  He  remained  a valued  and  consistent  member  of  the  church  until 
his  death.  For  many  years  he  held  the  office  of  trustee,  and  he  was  a mem- 

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her  of  the  committee  in  the  present  buikling.  being  its  heaviest  con- 

tributor. Mrs.  Hoopman  now  resides  in  Byesville  in  the  home  which  Mr. 
I loopman  built  for  them  aliout  1902,  in  which  }'ear  they  moved  here.  It 
is  a very  pleasant,  attractive,  convenient  and  desirable  home,  and  here  her 
many  warm  friends  and  admirers  gather  frequently. 


ORL.\XDO  F.  LOWRY.  M.  D. 

( )ne  of  the  best  known  physicians  of  Camliridge,  of  recognized  high 
standing  in  liis  profession,  and  po])ular  and  influential  outside  of  it,  is  Orlando 
F.  Lowry,  who  was  liorn  on  Flarcli  15,  1856,  on  a farm  near  Lore  City,  Guern- 
sey county,  Ohio.  lie  is  the  son  of  William  and  Nancy  (St.  Clair)  Lowry, 
both  of  whom  are  natir’es  of  Ohio,  the  father  of  Guernsey  county,  the  mother 
of  Ilelmont  county.  William  Lowry  was  a farmer  and  an  upright,  useful 
citizen.  Both  parents  are  dead,  the  father  dying  when  his  son  Orlando  was 
a small  hoy.  Their  family  consisted  of  seven  children,  two  of  whom  died  in 
infancy:  those  who  lived  to  maturity  are  Newton,  of  Lore  City:  Smith  T.,  a 
physician,  deceased:  John  W.,  deceased;  Emma  C.,  now  Mrs.  John  C.  Rose, 
of  Seneca\'ille,  Ohio:  and  Orlando  F. 

Orlando  F.  Lowry  was  reared  on  a farm  and  his  early  education  was 
olitained  at  the  country  schools.  He  then  taught  in  the  schools  of  Guernsey 
and  Belmont  counties,  and  while  attending'  the  Ohio  LIniversity  at  Athens 
taught  in  the  meantime.  In  all  he  taught  one  hundred  months,  and  was  a 
])0])ular  and  progressive  educator.  From  boyhood  he  had  had  a desire  to  be- 
come a physician,  and  after  giving  up  teaching  entered  Starling  Medical  Col- 
lege at  Columlius,  getting  his  degree  of  Doctor  of  Medicine  in  1889,  and  in  a 
class  of  twenty-seven  he  stood  second.  Fie  first  located  at  Lore  City,  where 
his  mother  lived,  and  there  began  the  practice  of  his  profession.  In  1899  he 
came  to  Camliridge  and  opened  an  office,  where  he  has  since  been,  and  has 
Iniilt  u])  a large  and  profitable  practice,  and  stands  high  in  the  estimation  of 
other  members  of  his  profession.  He  is  a progressive  man  and  is  a member 
of  the  county,  state  and  national  medical  associations  and  ever  since  coming 
to  Cambridge  has  lieen  one  of  the  board  of  pension  examining  surgeons,  and 
secretary  of  the  Iioard.  During  his  term  as  a member  of  this  board  they  have 
e.xamined  more  than  four  thousand  applicants  for  pensions.  Doctor  Lowry 
has  lieen  a memljer  of  the  Cambridge  board  of  education  for  four  years,  and 
is  president  of  that  board.  During  his  term  the  new  Brown  high  school  was 


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erected  at  a cost  of  seventy-five  thousand  dollars,  one  of  the  finest  in  the  state 
in  a city  the  size  of  Cambridge,  and  a finely  designed  and  splendidly  equipped 
building,  the  erection  of  which  is  due  largely  to  the  efforts  of  Doctor  Lowry. 
The  Doctor  is  a Republican  in  politics,  has  been  active  in  public  matters,  and 
has  often  served  on  county  and  local  central  committees,  and  as  a delegate  to 
county,  district  and  state  conventions.  He  keeps  thoroughly  in  touch  with 
public  matters. 

Doctor  Lowry  was  married  in  December,  1884,  to  IMary  A.  Doyle,  the 
daughter  of  John  and  Sarah  ( Ahlliams)  Doyle,  of  JMillwood  township,  Guern- 
sey county.  The  Doyles  were  a Philadelphia  family  who  came  to  Guernsey 
county  in  early  days,  klr.  Doyle  at  one  time  owning  the  land  on  which  the 
Centennial  Exposition  buildings  of  1876  were  built.  Both  klr.  and  IMrs. 
Doyle  died  some  years  ago,  and  are  buried  near  Quaker  City,  in  klillwood 
township.  To  Doctor  and  Mrs.  Lowry  have  been  born  two  sons  and  two 
daughters : Maude,  now  Mrs.  Willard  Hood,  her  husband  the  auditor  of 
Cambridge  City;  Ray,  an  electrical  engineer  of  Cambridge,  who  is  a graduate 
of  the  International  Correspondence  School,  of  Scranton,  Pennsylvania: 
Haven,  of  Cambridge;  and  Hazel,  a student  in  the  Cambridge  high  school. 

Doctor  Lowry  and  his  family  are  members  of  the  IMethodist  church,  and 
Doctor  Lowry  is  superintendent  of  the  Sunday  school,  which  is  the  largest 
klethodist  Sunday  school  in  the  state  of  Ohio.  He  is  active  in  all  church 
work,  and  is  also  president  of  the  Cambridge  Chautauqua  Association,  which 
was  organized  five  years  ago,  at  which  time  he  was  chosen  president,  and  has 
since  continued  in  that  position,  while  he  is  one  of  the  most  active  workers  for 
the  organization.  Fraternally  die  is  a member  of  the  klasons,  the  Knights  of 
Pythias,  the  Elks,  the  Loyal  Americans,  and  the  American  Insurance  L'nion. 
He  is  also  medical  examiner  for  several  old-line  and  fraternal  insurance  com- 
panies. The  Lowry  home  is  situated  at  Xo.  241  Highland  avenue  in  a choice 
residence  district,  and  the  family  is  prominent  in  the  social  life  of  the  com- 
munity. 


BEXjAkllX  F.  EXOS. 

A well  known  young  attorney  of  Cambridge,  Guernsey  county,  is  Ben- 
jamin F.  Enos,  who  is  what  might  be  denominated  a student  lawyer.  His 
mind  is  of  the  work-shop  order,  in  contradistinction  to  the  lumber-room  sort. 
Its  acquisitions  are  not  uselessly  there,  and  not  alone  for  him.  lint  for  others; 
they  are  ready  to  he  shaped  into  the  support  of  whatever  purpose  is  in  hand. 


GUERNSEY  COUNTY,  OHIO. 


lie  knows  enough  to  know,  and  he  knows  it  by  intuition  and  experience, 
that  to  be  a good  lawyer,  a successful  one,  means  hard  study  and  devotion  to 
the  i)roi'ession.  Hence  we  refer  to  him  as  a student,  or  a studious  lawyer, 
as  a mail  among  his  books,  not  as  a recluse  or  a book-worm,  but  as  a law- 
yer who  busies  himself  with  those  things  in  which  success  depends  upon 
the  s}’mmetrical  judgment  and  practical  grasp  that  come  from  reading  and 
reilection. 

Llenjamin  b'.  Enos  was  liorn  March  20,  1870,  in  Madison  township, 
(iuernsey  county,  Ohio,  and  he  is  the  son  of  George  and  Margaret  (Oliver) 
Enos,  both  natives  of  this  county.  The  father  was  a farmer  and  the  owner  of 
extensixe  real  properties,  an  influential  and  highly  respected  citizen.  His 
death  occurred  on  July  7,  1903.  He  took  a great  deal  of  interest  in  public 
affairs  and  became  well  known  to  the  people  of  this  county.  He  was  first  a 
Whig  and  later  a Republican.  He  cast  his  first  Presidential  vote  for  William 
llenrv  Harrison  in  1840.  He  was  a member  of  the  Baptist  church  and  a de- 
voted Christian,  as  is  his  widow,  who  is  still  living, 

Benjamin  F.  Enos  was  one  of  a family  of  seven  children,  five  sons 
and  two  daughters,  and  one  half-brother  by  a former  marriage,  all  of  xvhoni 
are  living.  He  spent  his  youth  on  his  father's  farm,  on  xvhich  he  began 
working  when  very  young.  His  education  was  obtained  in  the  country 
schools.  When  but  a lad  he  was  actuated  liy  a laudable  ambition  to  take  up 
the  law  as  a jirofession  and  he  according  began  the  study  of  the  same  with 
John  E.  Stockdale.  Esq.,  of  Cambridge,  and,  having  made  rapid  progress 
in  the  same,  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar  on  October  14,  1898.  He  opened 
a law  office  in  Cambridge  soon  thereafter  and  began  practice,  and  at  the  De- 
cember term  of  the  United  States  district  court  in  1902  he  xvas  admitted 
to  ])ractice  in  that  court  on  the  date  of  February  13,  1903,  and  he  has  been 
an  active  jiractitioner  in  these  courts  since  that  time.  He  has  met  with  well 
merited  success  and  has  a large  clientele,  wdiich  is  constantly  growing.  He 
is  a very  able,  accurate  and  well  informed  lawyer. 

IMr.  Enos  is  a Repuldican  in  politics  and  he  has  long  taken  considerably 
more  than  a passing  interest  in  public  matters.  In  November,  1905,  he  was 
elected  city  solicitor  of  Camlnddge  and  so  faithfully  did  he  discharge  the 
duties  of  the  same  that  he  was  re-elected  in  1907  and  served  for  a period  of 
four  vears,  and  so  po])ular  was  he  in  this  capacity  with  all  parties  during  his 
first  term  th-it  the  o])position  offered  no  candidate.  Pie  has  served  as  a mem- 
ber  of  the  Republican  county  committee,  and  in  the  campaign  of  1908  and 
until  1910  he  was  chairman  of  the  Republican  county  executive  committee, 
and  as  a canqiaign  manager  he  is  recognized  as  of  great  ability  and  has  fre- 


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quently  been  a delegate  to  county,  district  and  state  conventions.  In  1910  he 
was  nominated  and  elected  by  his  party  to  the  office  of  prosecuting  attorney 
of  Guernsey  county,  and  he  has  so  far  made  a brilliant  record  in  the  same, 
his  selection  to  this  important  public  trust  proving  the  wise  foresight  of  his 
constituents.  He  is  a memher  of  the  Modern  AAModmen  of  America  and 
he  and  his  wife  are  members  of  the  Second  United  Presbyterian  church  of 
Cambridge. 

The  domestic  life  of  Mr.  Enos  began  on  October  8,  1903,  when  he  was 
united  in  marriage  to  Margaret  J.  Black,  a lady  of  fine  attributes  and  the 
daughter  of  James  H.  and  Elizabeth  (Sims)  Black,  a prominent  family  of 
Muskingum  county,  Ohio.  To  this  union  has  been  born  one  daughter  who 
died  in  infancy.  Both  IMr.  and  Mrs.  Enos  are  active  in  church  and  Sabbath 
school  work.  The  family  home  is  at  No.  134  South  Twelfth  street,  and 
it  is  an  attractive  and  cozy  one,  where  the  numerous  friends  of  IMr,  and  i\Irs. 
Enos  delight  to  gather.  Mr.  Enos  is  a man  of  kindly,  genteel  disposition, 
pleasant  to  all  classes,  honest  and  thoroughly  trustworthy,  according  to  the 
large  circle  of  acc|uaintances  which  he  can  claim  and  he  is  eminently  deserving 
of  the  high  position  he  has  attained  in  the  estimation  of  the  public. 


CHARLES  LEVI  BANTA, 

The  gentleman  whose  life  record  is  here  set  forth  is  too  well  known  to 
the  readers  of  this  histoiw  to  need  any  encomium  on  the  part  of  the  biographer, 
for  his  many  deeds  in  behalf  of  good  citizenship  are  familiar  to  all  classes, 
who,  irrespective  of  party  or  creed,  hold  him  in  esteem. 

Charles  Levi  Banta,  of  Cambridge,  is  the  editor-manager  of  the  Guernsey 
Times,  the  only  Republican  newspaper  in  the  sterling  Republican  countv  of 
Guernsey. 

The  birth  of  the  subject  occurred  in  CTbana,  Champaign  county.  Ohio, 
on  April  10,  1883,  his  parents  being  John  A.  and  Emma  R.  Banta.  His  boy- 
hood was  spent  in  this  beautiful  town  in  the  heart  of  Ohio’s  agricultural  garden 
spot.  His  education  was  secured  in  the  public  schools  of  L^rbana,  unexcelled 
in  Ohio,  and  his  graduation  from  the  LTrbana  high  school  was  with  honors 
fitting  him  for  entrance  to  any'  of  Ohio’s  colleges  without  further  C[uestion. 

Business  training  was  sought  of  his  own  accord  and  before  school  hours, 
after  school  and  after  supper  hours  were  spent  in  a department  store,  vacations 
being  spent  likewise,  maintaining  himself  as  the  y'oungest  of  a large  famiH 


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until  his  hioii  school  education  was  completed,  his  study  hours  running  into  the 
night  while  others  slept. 

,\n  undertaking  of  no  small  effort  resulted  in  a high  school  annual  being 
published  by  his  graduating  class,  the  only  one  of  its  kind  ever  attempted,  that 
today  is  regarded  as  a gem  in  the  ].)uhlic  school  history  of  Urbana.  He  was 
made  business  manager  and  editor-iu-chief  of  this  work,  put  through  without 
donation  or  a|)propriation  from  the  school  or  school  authorities. 

Before  the  next  college  year  was  o])ened  Mr.  Banta  was  found  reporting 
for  the  big  city  jjajiers  the  speeches  of  the  great  Marcus  A.  Hanna  and  the 
renowned  William  Jennings  Bryan  and  many  other  lesser  notables  at  the 
Ih'hana  Chantauqua.  This  correspondence  brought  him  a position  on  the  re- 
portorial  staff  of  the  Springfield  ( Ohio)  Press-Republican,  later  on  the  Spring- 
field  Mnrnijuj  Suii. 

Feliruary,  1903,  found  Mr.  Banta  entering  the  rejiortorial  realms  of  the 
Zanesville  Tiiiies-Recorder,  when  that  paper  had  just  begun  to  attain  its  strong 
hold  in  iMuskingum  county  Republican  homes  under  the  present  able  manage- 
ment. Before  coming  to  Cambridge  i\Ir.  Banta  had  succeeded  to  the  city 
editor's  desk  on  this  ]>ublication. 

d'he  Guernsey  Times  was  founded  in  1824,  Ijeing-  the  oldest  publication  in 
Guernsey  county.  It  attained  a position  that  excited  the  envy  of  its  many  con- 
teni])oraries  dui'ing  the  ownership  and  able  editorial  writings  of  the  late  Hon. 
David  D.  Taylor. 

iNfay  I.  1907,  saw  i\'Ir.  Banta  become  associated  with  the  Guernsey  Times 
and  in  less  than  si.x  months  he  was  editor,  manager  and  part  owner.  Looking 
hack  to  this  time,  the  accomplishments  made  with  the  Guernsey  Times  are 
many.  A new  linotype  machine  has  been  added,  doubling  its  capacity,  and  to- 
day it  is  the  only  Camliridge  newspaper  owning  these  marvelous  inventions  of 
the  modern  newspaper  life. 

On  iNlarch  i.  1909,  the  Guernsey  Times  was  moved  to  a ground  floor  lo- 
cation on  Wheeling  avenue,  the  Republican  Press  being  combined  with  the 
IJP-'ckly  Guernsey  Times.  With  new  and  increased  mechanical  equipment, 
that  has  lieen  maintained  to  a high  efficiency,  wonderful  strides  have  been  made 
toward  gi\'ing  the  citizens  of  the  Guernsey  valley  a big  city  newspaper. 

Telegraph  news  service  l>y  special  wire  has  been  installed,  market  quota- 
tions daily  Ijy  wire,  official  citv  and  county  printing,  the  offwial  organ  of  the 
United  States  district  court,  all  tell  of  exclusive  features  that  make  the  Guern- 
sey Times  a home  paper. 

Mr.  Banta  saw  to  it  that  the  Times  secured  membership  in  the  Ohio  select 
list  of  daily  news])apers  and  maintains  for  his  paper  a salaried  eastern  repre- 
sentative in  New  York  city,  also  a western  representative  in  Chicago. 


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On  October  25,  1905.  occurred  the  marriage  of  i\Ir.  Banta  and  iNIinnie 
E.,  daughter  of  i\Ir.  and  i\Irs.  J.  J.  Snyder,  at  their  home  in  Springfield,  Ohio. 
They  are  members  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church.  One  child,  a daughter, 
born  to  this  union,  died  in  infancy. 

Since  attaining  his  majority  IMr.  Banta  has  been  ever  affiliated  and  in  his 
profession  and  possessions  ever  earnest  in  the  cause  of  the  Repuhlican  party. 
Besides  being  editor-manager,  Mr.  Banta  is  secretaiy  of  the  Guernsey  Times 
Company,  owners  of  the  publication.  Its  splendid  business  location  is  at  No. 
744  AVheeler  avenue  and  its  motto  is.  all  of  the  news  that  is  fit  to  enter  man's 
most  sacred  possession,  his  home. 

i\Ir.  Banta  takes  an  abiding  interest  in  everything  pertaining  to  the  general 
upbuilding  of  this  county,  and  he  inspires  the  confidence  and  respect  of  all 
who  have  dealings  with  him.  He  has  made  his  paper  a bright,  newsy  and  ably 
edited  daily,  that  is  rapidly  increasing  in  circulation  and  prestige. 


STEPHEN  B.  CLARK,  ^I.  D. 

The  gift  of  life  is  so  mysterious  that  when  that  other  mystery  which  we 
call  death  interrupts  the  current  of  human  hopes  and  aspirations,  we  know  not 
into  what  new  channel  the  spirit  may  he  turned,  but  if  the  life  has  been  char- 
acterized hy  strength  and  vigor  everything  it  has  touched  in  its  onward  passage 
must  have  received  a beneficent  inspiration. 

To  a mind  thoroughly  awake  to  the  reality  of  human  existence  and  its 
responsilfilities  there  are  noble  and  imperishable  lessons  in  the  career  of  an 
individual  who  concjuers  adversity  and  wins  not  only  material  success,  but 
that  far  greater  honor,  the  deserved  esteem  and  confidence  of  his  fellowmen. 

Such  a man  was  the  late  Stephen  B.  Clark.  Long  intimately  associated 
with  the  material  and  civic  interests  of  Guernsey  county,  his  name  is  today 
recalled  with  reverence. 

Stephen  B.  Clark  was  born  September  27,  1810.  at  New  [Market,  iMarv- 
land,  the  son  of  John  and  Mary  (Basford)  Clark,  and  came  to  Guernsey 
county  in  1825  with  his  parents,  who  first  came  to  Camhridge,  but  later  lo- 
cated at  Antrim,  where  the  father  engaged  in  the  mercantile  business  for  manv 
years.  John  Clark  was  a successful  and  influential  citizen.  Late  in  life  he 
removed  to  M’ashington,  Guernsey  county,  where  he  and  his  wife  passed 
away.  They  rest  in  Cambridge  cemetery. 

Stephen  B.  Clark  was  a diligent  student  when  young  and  began  teaching 


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at  the  age  of  sixteen  years,  obtaining  means  for  a medical  education,  in  whicli 
stndy  he  was  greatly  interested.  During  the  years  of  teaching  he  read  medi- 
cine with  Dr.  Thomas  Miller,  of  Cambridge,  and  when  he  had  saced  sufficient 
money  he  took  a course  of  lectures  at  the  (Jhio  Medical  College  at  Cincinnati, 
after  which  he  returned  to  Cambridge  and  formed  a partnership  with  Doctor 
Miller  for  the  ])ractice,  and  later  took  a course  of  lectures  at  the  UniYersity 
of  Xew  ’Shirk,  graduating  in  1845.  I'eturn  from  New  York  he  formed 

a partnership  with  his  brother.  Dr.  John  T.  Clark,  in  Cambridge,  and  during 
his  years  of  practice  he  became  a partner  of  Peter  Ogier  in  the  drug  business, 
under  the  hrm  name  of  Ogier  & Clark,  and  with  William  Rainev,  Sr.,  in  the 
mercantile  Imsiness,  under  the  firm  name  of  Rainey  & Clark.  His  last  enter- 
prise was  the  establishment  of  the  First  National  Bank,  now  the  National  Bank 
of  Cambridge,  and  became  the  active  president  for  thirteen  years,  managing 
its  affairs  with  such  care  and  judgment  as  not  to  lose  one  cent  in  investments 
or  loans  during  that  time.  After  his  retirement  from  active  life  liecause  of 
the  infirmities  of  age,  he  retired  to  his  farm.  Oak  Grove,  near  Cambridge, 
lie  was  a great  reader  of  history  and  biography  and  a student  of  the  Bible, 
being  a member  of  the  United  Presbyterian  church  and  an  elder  in  the  church 
for  thirty-five  years,  and  a frequent  delegate  to  the  general  assemblies  of  the 
church.  In  politics  he  was  a Whig*  and  Freesoiler.  In  1866  he  became  chair- 
man of  the  first  Republican  organization  in  Guernsey  county,  and  was  always 
prominent  and  actix’e  in  [larty  affairs.  His  grandfather  was  a slave-holder  in 
]\Tar\  land,  and  to  each  of  his  grandchildren  was  given  a Idack  servant,  but  this 
grandson  was  a strong  anti-slavery  man,  and  in  very  early  life  broke  away 
from  the  influences  and  associations  of  slavery.  Doctor  Clark  was  also  a large 
landowner,  and  Clark’s  addition  to  the  city  of  Cambridge  is  one  of  the  most 
important  .sections  of  the  citv.  Doctor  Clark  died  June  30,  1894,  in  his  eighty- 
fonrtli  year,  and  his  widow  on  February  8,  1902,  aged  eighty-two,  and  both 
are  buried  at  Cambridge.  Few  men  have  left  a more  indelible  impression 
uiion  the  community  than  Doctor  Clark.  A splendid  man  in  every  walk  of 
life,  in  his  profession,  in  liusiness,  in  hanking,  in  the  church,  and  in  educa- 
tional advancement,  his  impress  is  found  everywhere. 

Doctor  Clark  was  married  November  26,  1839,  to  Jane  McCracken  (horn 
March  30,  1820)  by  Rev.  Dr.  James  McGill,  pastor  of  the  Associated  Re- 
form church  of  Cambridge,  which  in  1858  became  the  First  United  Presby- 
terian church  of  Cambridge. 

To  Doctor  and  klrs.  Clark  ivere  horn  nine  children,  seven  of  whom  grew 
to  manhood  and  womanhood.  They  were:  William  M..  of  Lincoln,  Nebraska, 
who  was  a soldier  in  the  Civil  war  and  who  became  brigade  surgeon  of  the 


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First  Brigade,  Third  Division  of  the  Fourth  Army  Corps:  John  R.,  deceased, 
a prominent  banker  of  Lincoln,  and  a soldier  of  the  Civil  war,  enlisting  in 
1861  in  Company  B,  Fifteenth  Regiment  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry,  and  be- 
came first  lieutenant  of  Company  A,  same  regiment:  Alexander  J.,  of  the  state 
of  Texas,  who  as  a member  of  Ohio  National  Guard  also  served  in  the  Civil 
war:  IMargaret  H.,  now  Mrs.  AVilson  S.  Fleacle.  widow  of  the  late  AA^ilson 
Shannon  Heade,  mention  of  whom  is  made  elsewhere  in  this  work : Thomas 
C.,  of  Cambridge:  IMary  O.,  now  IMrs.  AVilliam  A.  Burt,  of  Columbus,  Ohio: 
Josiah,  deceased:  Ida  Jane,  deceased:  Lute,  deceased,  who  became  i\Irs.  Hal- 
leck  C.  Young,  of  Lincoln,  Nebraska. 

The  loss  to  a community  of  such  a citizen  as  Doctor  Clark  is  difficult  to 
estimate.  His  influence  as  a potential  factor  in  the  civic  and  commercial  life 
of  the  community  was  far-reaching.  His  long  and  useful  life  was  so  inti- 
mately intermingled  with  all  the  vital  forces  of  good  that  to  place  a finger 
upon  this  or  that  particular  achie^’ement  were  merely  random  acknowledg- 
ment of  a career  singularly  fruitful  of  just  and  honorable  deeds.  Memory 
lingers  with  loving  tenderness  over  his  personality. 


AATLSON  SHANNON  HEADE. 

Few  citizens  of  a past  generation  figured  more  prominently  in  the  affairs 
of  Guernsey  county  than  AAulson  Shannon  Heade,  now  a “pilgrim  to  that 
bourne  from  which  no  traveler  returns.”  Broad-minded,  active,  kind-hearted 
and  public-spirited,  he  was  a man  of  the  people  and  was  accorded  the  highest 
esteem,  living,  and  now  that  he  has  passed  from  among  us,  his  memorv  is 
greatly  revered. 

Mr.  Heade  was  born  May  4,  1842,  on  a farm  near  Fairview,  in  Oxford 
township,  the  son  of  James  and  Sarah  ( Dillon)  Heade.  The  father  was  born 
in  Culpeper  county,  Maryland,  and  the  mother  was  from  New  England. 
Both  father  and  mother  came  as  young  people  with  their  parents  to  Guern- 
sey county.  The  Dillons  were  Quakers.  James  Heade  was  a farmer,  a man 
of  prominence  and  worth,  was  of  upright  character  and  active  in  the  affairs 
of  the  early  settlers  and  highly  honored  by  all. 

The  son^  AA'ilson  Shannon  Heade,  grew  up  on  the  farm  and  attended 
the  district  schools  and  began  teaching  school  at  the  age  of  sixteen,  his  first 
school  being  at  Yankee  Point,  Guernsey  county.  He  taught  for  a number  of 
years  and.  his  father  dying  young,  he  assisted  his  mother  in  the  care  of  the 


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family.  I!cino‘  a studious  youth  while  teaching,  he  studied  law  and  in  1870 
was  admitted  to  the  practice  of  law.  lie  opened  an  office  in  Quaker  City  the 
same  year  and  maintained  an  office  in  Quaker  City  for  three  years,  coming  to 
Cambridge  in  and  o])cned  an  office  there.  In  1875  he  formed  a partner- 

ship with  judge  Edward  W.  Matthews  and  grew  in  activity  and  influence  at 
tlie  har.  d'his  fortunately  continued  until  June,  1903,  when  i\lr.  Heade  with- 
drew from  the  firm  and  formed  a ])artner.ship  with  his  son,  Stephen  R.  Heade, 
in  tlic  l)rokcrage  and  loan  business,  i\Ir.  Meade  continuing  the  practice  of  law 
u])  to  Ills  deatli,  August  id,  1905.  He  devoted  his  life  to  the  practice  of  the 
law  and  was  recognized  as  an  al)le  counselor  and  advocate.  During  the  Civil 
war  he  enlisterl  in  the  army  and  served  from  his  enlistment  until  the  close  of 
the  war,  sen'ing  as  a clerk  at  headquarters  most  of  the  time,  lieing  an  expert 
accountant  and  fine  writer. 

Mr.  Heade  was  married  Felu'uary  8,  1877,  to  Margaret  Henderson  Clark, 
daugliter  of  Dr.  Ste|)hen  B.  and  Jane  (McCracken)  Clark,  mention  of  whom 
is  made  elsewhere  in  this  work.  To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Heade  have  been  born 
two  children:  Mary,  now  the  widow  of  Rev.  Thomas  C.  Pollock,  of  Mon- 
mouth, Illinois,  and  Ste])hen  R.,  of  Cambridge. 

Mr.  Heade  was  a Democrat  in  politics  and  was  an  active  man  in  public 
life,  a public-spirited  citizen  in  all  lines  and  was  prominent  in  all  movements 
looking  to  the  uplift  and  ad\'ancement  of  the  community.  He  was  a member 
of  the  First  United  Presbyterian  church  and  was  an  elder  in  this  church  for 
manv  vears.  Upon  the  organization  of  the  Second  United  Pre.sbvterian 
church,  he  went  with  that  congregation  and  was  an  elder  of  that  church  until 
his  death  in  1905.  He  was  a memljer  of  the  County  Children’s  Home  board 
for  tweh’e  }'ears  and  always  interested  in  philanthropic  work.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  trustees  of  Muskingum  College  at  New  Concord,  Ohio,  for 
some  years  and  chairman  of  the  finance  committee.  His  wife  and  family  are 
also  United  Presbyterians.  Mr.  Heade  was  a very  methoflical  man  in  all 
things,  and  a great  lover  of  books.  In  the  home  is  a fine  private  library  of 
fully  eight  hundred  volumes  of  reference,  history,  biography,  standard  authors 
and  the  poets,  also  miscellaneous  volumes,  and  the  best  current  literature. 
(Mrs.  Heade  is  a most  excellent  woman,  closely  identified  with  church  work 
and  a member  of  the  different  organizations  of  the  church.  She  is  a member 
of  the  (McClellan-Brown  Sorosis.  a prominent  woman’s  club  of  the  city,  a 
devoted  wife  and  mother  whose  chief  thought  has  always  been. her  husband, 
her  family  and  her  home.  The  home  is  on  the  corner  of  Eleventh  and  AVheel- 
iug  avenue,  a jiretentious  home  with  every  comfort  and  convenience. 

The  family  has  always  been  prominent  in  the  social  life  of  the  city. 


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HENRY  L.  WILLIAMS. 

The  present  sketch  is  concerned  with  a well  known  and  successful  jeweler 
and  optician  of  Cambridge,  Henry  L.  Williams,  who  has  so  well  qualified 
himself  for  his  business  by  experience  and  education  that  success  in  it  is  the 
natural  result  of  his  training.  He  was  born  on  July  29,  1850,  in  Adamsville, 
Muskingum  county.  Ohio,  a son  of  Asher  and  Jeanette  (Hubbell)  Williams. 
His  father  was  a native  of  Aleadville,  Pennsylvania,  his  mother  of  New  York 
state,  and  they  were  married  at  Aleadville.  Both  the  Williams  and  the  Hub- 
bell  families  came  to  Ohio  at  the  same  time,  making  the  trip  down  the  Ohio 
and  up  the  Aluskingum  to  Zanesville  in  a flatboat.  The  Hubbells  remained  in 
Zanesville,  and  Jedediah  Hubbell,  the  father  of  Airs.  Williams,  engaged  in  the 
manufacture  of  paper  and  from  his  factory  in  Zanesville  came  the  first  straw 
paper  made  in  the  United  States.  The  Y'illiams  family  moved  to  Adams- 
ville, where  Asher  Williams  was  employed  as  a foreman  in  a cabinetmaking 
establishment.  He  remained  in  Adams\'ille  only  for  a few  years,  then  moved 
to  Cambridge  in  the  spring  of  1857.  where  he  engaged  at  the  corner  of  Eighth 
street  and  Turner  avenue  in  the  business  of  cabinetmaking.  He  was  a skilled 
workman,  and  continued  in  cabinetmaking  during  his  business  life.  Asher 
Yhlliams  was  a Republican,  and  a man  well  informed  in  politics  but  not  active. 
He  was  a member  of  the  Alethodist  church  and  a de\'Out  Christian,  a class 
leader  and  active  church  worker. 

The  family  of  Asher  AAfilliams  consisted  of  five  sons  and  two  daughters: 
Alary  A.  is  single  and  resides  in  Cambridge : Charles  H.  is  in  Holton,  Kansas ; 
Alargaret  married  AA’illiam  AA'enner,  of  Holton,  Kansas:  Jedediah  is  in  Cam- 
bridge; Asher  in  Kansas  City,  Alissouri;  Fred  is  deceased:  Henry  L.  is  the 
subject  of  this  sketch. 

Asher  AAhlliams,  Sr.,  was  born  in  1810,  and  died  in  1883.  His  wife  was 
born  on  July  4,  1810.  and  died  in  1893.  Both  are  buried  in  the  cemetery  at 
Cambridge. 

Their  son,  Henry  L.  AAulliams,  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of 
Cambridge,  and  as  a lad  learned  the  trade  of  a signwriter,  and  later  learned 
the  jewelry  liusiness  with  J.  F.  Salmon  of  Cambridge.  After  a few  years  he 
has  a desire  to  become  an  expert  optician  and  took  a course  in  optics  with 
Julius  King  of  Cleveland,  later  a course  with  the  Globe  Optical  Company  of 
Boston,  and  then  studied  under  A.  J.  Cross,  a recognized  optical  authority,  of 
New  AMrk.  with  whom  he  took  a special  course  in  retinascopy.  Still  later 
he  studied  with  the  South  Bend  College  of  Optics,  at  South  Bend.  Indiana, 
from  which  he  obtained  the  degree  of  Doctor  of  Optics. 


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Mr.  Williams  lirst  estal)lished  himself  in  the  optical  and  jewelry  business 
in  Caml)rid,”'c  in  i8f;r,  and  has  continued  here  ever  since,  constantly  enjoying 
a larger  liusiness  and  meeting  with  wonderful  success  in  the  optical  line.  His 
location  is  at  No.  743  M’heeling  avenue,  and  he  is  a recognized  optical  expert. 

( )n  jul\-  29,  1897,  Mr.  AX’illiams  was  married  to  Martha  Pickering,  of 
C'amhridge,  who  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Guernsey  county  and 
( 'amhridge,  and  is  an  intelligent,  rehned  and  cultivated  woman.  She  is  a 
member  of  the  Sorosis  W’oman’s  Club.  She  and  her  husband  are  members  of 
the  Methodist  ehurch,  and  ]\lrs.  Williams  is  a great  church  and  Sunday  school 
worker  and  a member  of  the  different  church  organizations  and  societies. 
.Mr.  Williams  is  also  a teacher  in  the  Sunday  school.  He  is  a Republican  in 
politics,  not  actix'e,  hut  always  interested  and  is  an  intelligent  voter  and  up- 
right citizen  in  e\'ery  respect,  of  spotless  integrity  in  all  business  and  private 
alpiii's. 


WILLI.VM  ^I.  LAWYER,  M.  D. 

'Fhe  present  sketch  is  the  record  of  a man  who  has  in  his  life  overcome 
.manv  difficulties  in  the  waiy  of  entrance  into  his  chosen  profession,  but -whose 
success  after  entrance  has  fully  justified  his  choice.  William  M.  Lawyer  was 
lorn  on  Julv  12,  1869,  on  a farm  in  Knox  township,  Guernsey  county,  Ohio, 
the  son  of  James  P.  and  Johanna  (Moss)  Lawyer. 

James  P.  Lawyer  was  liorn  in  Guernsey  county,  his  ancestry  coming  to 
(his  county  about  1809  from  the  state  of  Pennsylvania.  For  many  years  he 
was  prominent  in  the  county  as  a school  teacher,  and  is  now  living  a retired 
life  in  Wheeling  township  near  Guernsey  station.  His  wife  is  also  living, 
d'hey  were  the  parents  of  ten  children,  one  of  whom  died  in  infancy,  and  nine 
of  whom  are  yet  living.  The  living  are:  Charles  E.,  of  Cambridge;  Amanda, 
now  Mrs.  Joseph  Lowry,  of  Knox  township:  Hannah,  unmarried,  a teacher 
of  elocution  in  Los  Angeles,  California;  W-hlliam  M. ; Emma,  who-  married 
James  Glenn,  of  Coshocton  ; John  M.,  of  Isletta,  Ohio;  James  P.,  of  Guernsey, 
Wheeling  township:  Anna,  now  IMrs.  James  Thomas,  of  Los  Angeles,  Cali- 
fornia; and  Fdsie  C.,  of  Guernsev  station. 

William  M.  Lawyer  was  reareil  on  a farm  and  attended  the  Knox  town- 
ship country  schools.  At  the  age  of  twenty  he  liegan  teaching,  and  for  three 
years  taught  in  Guernsey  county,  where  he  was  ])opular,  and  was  considered 
a progressive  teacher.  He  then  entered  the  Valparaiso  (Indiana)  Normal 
School,  and  took  a scientific  course,  obtaining  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of 


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Science  in  the  class  of  1894.  He  then  went  to  Wanbay,  South  Dakota,  and 
engaged  as  principal  of  the  town  schools,  where  he  remained  three  years, 
and  during  which  time  he  was  married.  He  then  went  to  Ellendale,  South 
Dakota,  where  he  was  superintendent  of  schools  for  five  years.  While  there 
he  entered  as  a non-resident  student  of  Add-Rania  Christian  University,  at 
Waco,  Texas,  and  completed  their  course  of  study,  and  while  teaching  grad- 
uated in  1898  with  the  degree  of  Master  of  Arts.  On  leaving  Ellendale  he 
went  to  Chicago  and  entered  the  College  of  Physicians  and  Surgeons,  the 
Medical  College  of  the  University  of  Illinois,  and  in  1905  received  his  medi- 
cal degree.  He  first  located  in  the  practice  of  medicine  at  Kimbolton,  near 
the  scenes  of  his  youth,  and  has  huilt  up  a large  and  profitable  practice,  being 
successful  both  as  a physician  and  surgeon,  and  in  a financial  way. 

Doctor  Lawyer  was  married  in  1896,  to  Effie  I.  Billings,  the  daughter  of 
William  Billings,  of  Paoli,  Kansas.  Mrs.  Lawyer  is  a graduate  of  the  Val- 
paraiso Normal,  and  was  for  several  years  a high  school  teacher  at  Whster, 
South  Dakota,  prior  to  her  marriage.  To  this  union  have  been  born  four 
children:  Ruskin  B.,  born  on  February  27,  1897,  a student  in  the  Cambridge 
high  school;  the  second  child  was  born  on  January  9,  1900,  and  died  in  in- 
fancy: Frank  Gordon  was  born  on  December  30,  1902,  and  Helen  IMay,  on 
Alarch  7,  1908. 

Fraternally,  Doctor  Lawyer  is  a member  of  the  Masonic  order  and  of  the 
Odd  Fellows,  and  the  auxiliary  societies  of  both  these  orders,  in  the  latter  of 
which  his  wife  is  a memher.  He  is  a Scottish-rite  Mason.  In  politics  he  is  a 
Republican,  and  for  some  time  was  active  in  politics,  but  now,  though  not 
active,  is  interested  in  pulilic  matters,  and  is  a memher  of  the  village  council 
of  Kimliolton.  During  the  Spanish-American  war  Doctor  Lawyer  took  a 
prominent  part  in  raising  and  organizing  a company  for  service,  and  was 
made  its  second  lieutenant,  the  company  being  Company  AL  First  Infantry  of 
North  Dakota,  but  the  war  was  over  before  the  regiment  was  mustered  in 
and  thev  never  saw  active  service.  However  the  organization  was  continued 
as  a militia  regiment,  and  for  three  years  the  Doctor  held  the  ])OSt  of  second 
lieutenant.  As  an  evidence  of  his  high  standing  in  educational  work  in  the 
state  of  North  Dakota,  Doctor  Lawyer  holds  a life  high  school  teacher’s 
certificate. 

IMrs.  Lawyer  is  a refined  and  cultivated  woman,  devoted  to  her  home  and 
family.  Doctor  Lawyer  is  a large  man  physically,  and  intellectually  as 
well,  and  a most  agreeable  companion.  He  is  very  busy  in  his  profession, 
hut  finds  time  for  social  duties,  and  both  he  and  his  wife  are  prominent  in  the 
social  life  of  the  community. 


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JOSEPH  WORTHINGTON  DYSON. 

In  one  of  the  most  exacting  of  all  callings  the  subject  of  this  sketch  has 
attained  distinction,  being  recognized  as  one  of  the  most  successful  teachers 
in  the  county  of  Guernsey.  Pie  is  a well  educated,  .symmetrically  developed 
nrm.  his  work  as  an  educator  having  brought  him  jirominently  to  the  notice 
of  the  pul)lic,  the  result  of  which  is  a demand  for  his  services  where  a high 
standard  of  professional  e.xcellence  is  rec|uired.  He  is  a gentleman  of  scholar- 
ly tastes  and  studious  halnts,  keeps  abreast  the  times  in  advanced  educational 
methods  and  his  general  knowledge  is  Iiroad  and  comprehensive. 

Mr.  Dyson  is  a nati\'e  of  the  county  in  which  he  now  lives,  having  been 
liorn  in  Pleasant  City  on  June  24,  1875.  He  is  the  son  of  Joseph  and  Martha 
(.\lhin)  Dvson,  l)oth  of  whom  were  I)orn  and  reared  in  Valley  township,  this 
county.  Jose])h  Dyson  in  his  early  life  was  one  of  the  progressive  and  suc- 
cessful teachers  of  Guernsey  county,  hut  suhsequently,  on  account  of  his 
he.'dth,  he  relinrpiished  |)edagogy  for  the  more  healthful  employment  of  farm- 
ing, to  which  he  devoted  himself  until  his  death.  His  widow  survives  and 
now  lives  on  the  home  farm,  a half  mile  north  of  Pleasant  City.  To  these  par- 
ents were  born  four  children,  tliree  sons  and  a daughter,  namely:  Rosetta, 
deceased;  Orloff,  who  operates  the  home  farm  in  Valley  township;  one  son 
who  died  in  infancy,  and  Josepli  AV.,  the  immediate  subject  of  this  sketch. 

Joseph  AAA  Dyson  spent  his  childhood  and  early  youth  on  the  paternal 
homestead  and  received  his  early  education  in  the  Pleasant  City  schools.  Pie 
later  attended  AAMo.ster  Phiiversity  and,  still  later,  became  a student  in  Scio 
College,  where  he  graduated  with  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Philosophy.  At  the 
age  of  nineteen  }’ears  he  had  begun  teaching  school  and  has  ever  since  followed 
this  vocation,  in  which  he  has  met  with  most  gratifying  success,  his  work  in- 
\-ariably  meeting  the  approbation  of  officials  and  patrons  of  the  schools  over 
wliich  he  has  presided.  It  speaks  well  for  his  ability  and  energy,  that  he  has 
been  able  to  take  his  college  work  while  at  the  same  time  discharging  the  multi- 
tudinous duties  which  fall  to  the  successful  teacher.  His  pedagogical  career 
has  been  confined  to  the  schools  of  Guernsey  county.  In  1903  he  was  elected 
])rincipcd  of  the  Pleasant  A-'alley  schools,  having  Iieen  connected  with  the 
schools  there  prior  to  that  time.  In  1906  he  became  superintendent  of  the 
schools  at  Kimholton,  his  retention  in  this  important  position  being  a sufficient 
evidence  of  the  satisfactory  character  of  his  services.  AAdrile  superintendent 
at  Pleasant  City  he  founded  the  high  schor>l  and  since  taking  charge  of  the 
Kimholton  schools  he  has  succeeded  in  greatly  increasing  their  efficiency  and 
raising  the  standard  of  studies  and  discipline,  so  that  today  these  schools  are 


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among  the  most  successful  in  the  county,  many  students  from  the  surrounding 
country  attending  there.  Mr.  Dyson  possesses  a common  and  high  school 
state  life  teacher's  certificate,  attesting  his  efliciency  and  thoroughness  in  his 
profession.  He  has  been  a county  school  examiner  since  1907,  now  serving 
his  second  term  in  this  capacity.  He  was  also  elected  president  of  the  Countv 
Teachers’  Association,  and  is  now  serving  his  second  year  in  that  capacity. 
He  takes  the  keenest  interest  in  his  profession,  to  which  he  is  absolutely  de- 
r'Oted.  and  among  those  who  are  conversant  with  his  methods  and  the  results 
obtained  by  him,  he  is  held  in  the  highest  esteem. 

Politically,  Professor  Dyson  is  a Republican  and  in  the  success  of  his 
party  he  takes  an  active  interest.  He  has  frequently  been  a delegate  to  county 
and  district  conventions  of  his  party  and  in  the  political  councils  his  iudgment 
is  valued  highly  by  his  associates.  He  clings  to  the  religious  faith  of  his  par- 
ents, ’who  were  devoted  members  of  the  Er'angelical  Lutheran  church. 

On  September  5,  1906,  Professor  Dyson  was  married  to  Mary  C.  Nelson, 
a daughter  of  Edwin  M.  and  Margaret  (\5Mrk)  Nelson,  who  are  mentioned 
elsewhere  in  this  work.  To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Dyson  has  been  born  one  child, 
Worthy  Edwin,  born  March  5,  1908.  Prior  to  her  marriage  IMrs.  Dyson 
was  a successful  public  school  teacher.  She  was  a student  in  WMoster  Uni- 
versity, at  Wooster,  Ohio,  and  in  the  State  Normal  School  at  Dillon,  Montana, 
and  in  that  latter  state  she  engaged  in  teaching  for  four  years.  She  also 
taught  in  the  schools  of  East  Palestine,  Ohio,  and  was  considered  a very  suc- 
cessful primary  teacher,  having  taken  special  preparatory  work  in  that  depart- 
ment, She  is  a refined  and  cultured  woman  and  she  and  her  husband  har’e 
a host  of  warm  and  loyal  friends,  who  esteem  them  for  their  genuine  worth. 


ROSS  MOORE. 

The  subject  of  this  sketch  was  born  in  Muskingum  county,  Ohio,  July 
25,  1863.  His  parents,  John  and  Martha  ( Ross)  Moore,  came  from  Wash- 
ington county,  Pennsylvania,  and  located  in  Muskingum  county,  Ohio,  where 
the  father  bought  a farm  and  established  their  home.  Ross  grew  up  on  the 
farm,  but  when  eighteen  or  nineteen  years  old  he  went  to  Norwich  and  learned 
the  carpenter’s  trade,  then,  after  two  years  spent  in  Norwich,  he  went  to  New 
Concord  and  acquired  the  barber’s  trade.  Three  years  later  he  came  to 
Cambridge,  and  after  working  one  year  as  a journeyman  barber  he  bought  a 
shop  of  his  own,  and  there,  since  the  fall  of  1886,  he  has  been  continuously  in 


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f)usiness.  "J'he  ist  of  August,  1904,  he  established  his  present  shop  in  the 
Central  National  Bank  building.  It  is  easily  the  best-equipped  and  the  best- 
patronized  barber  shop  in  Guernsey  county,  and  as  such  deserves  especial 
incnlion  here. 

]\lr.  Moore  was  married  September  22,  1887,  to  Mary  Wall,  daughter  of 
Dr.  Andrew  WAll.  Doctor  Wall,  a sketch  of  whom  appears  herein,  was  the 
most  eminent  physician  that  ever  lived  in  Guernsey  county. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  IMoore  have  two  children,  Fred  and  Doris,  both  of  whom 
arc  at  home  with  their  parents.  Fred  has  just  completed  a most  unusual 
record  in  high  school,  having  passed  a grade  of  above  ninety-eight  for  the 
year's  work  and  in  his  examination  he  led  a class  of  forty-four.  Although 
onlv  nineteen  }'ears  of  age,  he  was  immediately  given  a place  as  teacher  in 
the  Cambridge  schools. 

Air.  and  Airs.  Aloore  both  belong  to  the  United  Presbyterian  church. 
They  have  a jdeasant  home,  and  they  are  people  whom  it  is  a pleasure  to 
meet.  Air.  Aloore  is  a steady,  substantial  citizen. 


WILLTAAI  E.  HEAUA'IE. 

Among  the  substantial  citizens  of  Cambridge,  Guernsey  county,  who 
have  built  up  a comfortable  home  and  surrounded  themselves  with  valuable 
landed  estates  and  personal  ]U'operty,  few  have  attained  a higher  degree  of 
success  than  William  E.  Heaume,  whose  career,  though  strenuous,  has  been 
fraught  with  good  to  his  fellow  men  and  his  example  is  cordially  commended 
to  the  vouth  of  the  land  whose  life  work  is  yet  a matter  of  the  future. 

Air.  ITeaume  was  born  June  17,  1850,  in  Valley  township.  Guernsey 
county,  and  he  is  the  son  of  John  and  Rachel  fPriaulx)  Fleaume,  both  natives 
of  the  island  of  Guernsey,  off  the  northeast  coast  of  Erance,  and  they  came 
to  America  when  young  and  located  in  this  county  and  'were  married  after 
locating  here.  The  father  was  a farmer  and  for  a time  engaged  in  the 
toljacco  Imsiness.  He  was  a public-spirited  citizen  and  took  considerable 
interest  in  local  political  matters,  and  he  filled  a number  of  township  offices. 
He  and  his  wife  are  now  both  deceased,  his  death  occurring  on  November  17, 
1894,  and  she  died  on  January  31,  1892.  The  mother  is  buried  in  the  Hart- 
ford cemetery  and  the  father  in  the  old  home  cemetery  on  the  island  of 
Guernsey,  whither  he  had  gone  on  a visit  when  he  was  seized  with  illness 
and  died. 


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AA’illiam  E.  Heaume  was  educated  in  the  common  schools  of  Hartford ; 
he  grew  up  on  the  farm  and  assisted  his  father  while  in  the  tobacco  business. 
He  continued  farming  with  a large  degree  of  success  until  1907,  when  he 
moved  to  Cambridge,  where  he  has  since  resided.  He  has  an  excellent  farm, 
which  is  kept  well  improved,  and  it  is  underlaid  with  a rich  vein  of  coal, 
which  has  been  operated  by  a company  for  some  time,  and  Mr.  Heaume 
has  received  large  royalties  from  this  which  has  enabled  him  to  live  retired. 
He  is  a public  spirited  citizen  and  has  filled  the  offices  of  township  trustee 
and  school  director.  He  is  a Republican  in  politics  and.  with  his  family, 
is  a member  of  the  Evangelical  Lutheran  church,  being  active  in  church  affairs 
and  a liberal  supporter  of  the  church. 

Air.  Heaume  was  married  on  December  18,  1873,  to  Amanda  C.  Salla- 
day,  daughter  of  George  and  Alary  (Spaid)  Salladay,  of  Valley  township, 
this  county.  The  father  was  born  in  Noble  county  and  the  mother  in  Guern- 
sey county,  this  state.  Air.  Salladay  is  a farmer  and  a prominent  citizen  of 
Valley  township,  filling  various  township  offices.  He  and  his  wife  are  both 
living. 

Air.  and  Airs.  Heaume  are  the  parents  of  four  children,  namely;  Alinola 
AI.,  now  Airs.  Rev.  Charles  U.  Larrick,  pastor  of  the  Evangelical  Lutheran 
church  of  Lewisburg,  Ohio;  John  S.,  of  Springfield,  Ohio,  who  married 
Julia  D.  Aloler,  of  Springfield,  Ohio;  Oella  J.  married  Prof.  O.  B.  Drake,  of 
Arvada,  Colorado;  Amy  Alberta  married  Dr.  James  A.  Secrest,  of  Cam- 
bridge, Ohio. 

Air.  and  Airs.  Heanme  are  active  in  all  progressive  movements  calcu- 
lated to  advance  the  public  morals  and  educational  interests  of  the  town  and 
county  of  their  residence.  They  are  charitable  toward  all  worthy  objects. 

The  Heaume  farm  and  country  home  was  perhaps  the  best  improved 
and  cultivated  in  the  county.  The  dwelling  had  all  modern  conveniences, 
the  lawns  well  kept,  the  buildings  modern  and  always  in  splendid  repair. 


HERBERT  H.  BOWN,  AI.  D. 

One  of  the  best  known  and  most  successful  physicians  of  Guernsey 
county  and  one  of  her  most  representative  citizens  is  Dr.  Herbert  H.  Bown, 
of  Pleasant  City,  who  is  an  American  by  adoption  only,  his  birth  having  oc- 
curred at  Lymington,  England,  July  16,  1865,  but  he  has,  nevertheless,  been 
loyal  to  our  institutions  and  has  become  thoroughly  Americanized.  He  is  the 

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scion  of  an  excellent  and  noteworthy  ancestry,  being  the  son  of  Charles  and 
Catherine  (Bnrgiss)  Bown.  Through  his  mother's  family,  Doctor  Bown  can 
trace  his  ancestry  back  to  Lawrence  Bnrgiss,  who  was  bailiff  of  Reading  in 
1204.  This  branch  of  the  family  was  one  of  prominence  in  England,  and  bore 
a coat-of-arms.  In  1645,  Roger  Bnrgiss  w'as  lieutenant-colonel  in  the  army 
of  Charles  I,  and  deputy  gOYernor  of  Faringdon  Castle,  the  castle  being  as- 
saulted by  Oliver  Cromwell,  the  former  stoutly  defended  it  and  repulsed  “Old 
Ironsides"  and  his  forces.  Eliseus  Bnrgiss  succeeded  Joseph  Uudly  as  gov- 
ernor of  Xew  Englaml  early  in  the  eighteenth  century  and  in  1715  was  ap- 
])ointed  ca])tain-general  of  Alassachusetts  Bay  colony,  to  succeed  Sir  Edmund 
Andros.  He  was  later  his  Alajesty's  resident  at  Venice  when  that  post  was 
one  of  prominence.  Venice  being  then  a great  commercial  center.  Another 
noted  ancestor  of  this  family  was  Capt.  George  Bnrgiss,  a captain  in  General 
Bland's  regiment  of  dragoons  under  George  IT.  He ' fought  against  the 
] ’retender  in  Scotland  in  1745,  becoming  aid-de-camp  to  General  Bland,  and 
was  afterwards  made  secretary  and  receiver  general  of  the  British  garrison 
at  Gibraltar.  In  1873  Charles  Bown  and  family  emigrated  to  America, 
Dr.  Herbert  11.  Bown  then  l)eing  a lad  of  eight  years.  The  family  located 
hve  miles  north  of  Marysville,  Ohio,  and  that  remained  the  family  home 
during  the  father’s  lifetime.  This  family  consisted  of  ten  children,  of  whom 
the  Doctor  was  the 'fourth  in  order  of  birth.  The  others  were:  Charles  S., 

a prominent  teacher  in  the  jiublic  schools  of  the  state  of  Washington;  Fred  S. 
is  now  in  Charleston,  West  Virginia,  being  in  a life  insurance  office  there; 
Frank  A.  is  a Congregational  minister  at  Spokane,  Washington;  Dr.  S.  J.  is 
at  Richwood,  Ohio,  where  he  is  practicing  medicine;  Arthur  L.  is  engaged  in 
the  lumber  trade  at  Selma,  Alabama,  being  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the 
Selma  Spoke  Company ; X.  C.  and  E.  S.  Bown,  the  two  youngest  sons,  are 
]>artners  in  the  real  estate,  loan  and  fire  insurance  business  at  Alarysville, 
( )hio,  and  the  mother  of  this  family  makes  her  home  with  them,  the  father 
having  died  in  1906. 

Doctor  Bown,  of  this  review,  grew  to  manhood  on  the  home  farm  near 
Marysville,  where  he  assisted  with  the  general  work  about  the  place  wdien  old 
enough,  attending  the  common  schools  in  the  meantime,  later  teaching  a few 
years.  Deciding  to  study  medicine,  he  turned  his  attention  in  that  direction 
and  attended  Columbus  Medical  College,  cvhere  he  made  a splendid  record 
and  from  which  he  was  graduated  in  1892,  receiving  the  highest  “honorable 
mention"  for  prohciency  and  high  standing  in  his  examinations.  In  the  fall 
of  that  year,  he  came  to  Pleasant  Citv,  Guernsey  county,  where  he  began  the 
jiractice  of  medicine  and  surgery,  enjoving  a very  liberal  patronage  from  the 


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first,  and  he  has  continued  in  his  chosen  calling,  ranking  second  to  none  of  his 
professional  brethren  in  this  section  of  the  state  and  holding  a conspicuous 
rank  among  the  fraternity  in  this  county,  being  profoundly  versed  in  materia 
medica  in  all  its  branches  and  keeping  abreast  of  the  times  in  all  that  per- 
tains to  his  profession.  He  is  a member  of  the  Guernsey  County  Medical 
Association,  the  Ohio  State  Medical  Association,  and  the  American  Medical 
Association.  Fraternally,  he  is  a member  of  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd 
Fellows  and  the  Knights  of  Pythias,  being  a charter  member  of  the  Pleas- 
ant City  lodge  in  the  latter  order. 

The  Doctor  was  married  in  March,  1894,  to  Mary  A.  Shepler,  daughter 
of  R.  I.  Shepler,  of  Blue  Bell,  Valley  township,  a well  known  family  of  that 
community,  and  Mrs.  Bown  being  a woman  of  refinement  anrl  many  estimable 
attributes.  This  union  has  been  graced  by  the  birth  of  one  daughter,  Kath- 
erine, now  ten  years  of  age.  The  Doctor  and  wife  are  active  members  of 
the  Metho.dist  Episcopal  church  and  both  take  much  interest  in  Sunday  school 
work,  he  being  class  leader  and  a trustee  in  the  church. 

Since  coming  to  Pleasant  City  Doctor  Bown  has  become  thoroughly  iden- 
tified with  the  life  of  the  community,  and  is  one  of  the  best  known  and  most 
influential  citizens  here,  not  only  being  considered  a veiy  able  physician  and 
surgeon,  but  is  known  to  be  a man  who  takes  a deep  interest  in  whatever  per- 
tains to  the  general  good  of  his  locality,  and  he  and  his  wife  stand  high  in  all 
circles. 


PERRY  MILTON  ALBIN. 

The  present  review  is  concerned  with  the  deeds  of  one  of  the  oldest  resi- 
dents of  Guernsey  county,  who  has  during  his  life  witnessed  many  changes 
in  the  customs  and  manner  of  living  of  the  people.  In  the  days  of  his  youth 
the  farmers  of  Guernsey  county  used  to  haul  six-horse  loads  of  tobacco  to 
Baltimore,  and  bring  back  goods  for  the  use  of  their  families : now  they  are 
supplied  with  the  best  of  all  manufactured  articles  at  their  own  homes,  and 
other  changes  have  been  proportional  to  this  one.  And  Y'hen  his  family  first 
came  to  this  county,  it  was  then  the  home  of  numerous  red  men,  and  the 
present  fertile  farming  country  was  then  a forest  wilderness.  But  within  the 
life  of  one  man  these  great  changes  have  taken  place. 

Perry  Milton  All)in  was  born  on  the  old  Albin  farm,  a short  distance 
northwest  of  Pleasant  City,  Guernsey  county,  Ohio,  on  January  26,  1834,  the 
son  of  Abraham  and  Mary  Elizabeth  (Trenner)  Albin.  Abraham  Albin  was 


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l)orn  in  the  nortli  part  of  West  Virginia,  near  Big  Capon  river,  on  December 
23,  179'S.  the  son  of  James  Albin,  who  at  the  age  of  eighteen  enlisted  in  the 
ivevolntionary  army  and  served  through  the  war.  In  the  spring  of  1806, 
James  Albin  l)rought  his  family,  including  Abraham  as  a lad  of  seven,  to 
( lucrnsey  county,  and  entered  land  south  of  Derwent,  where  he  made  his 
home.  lie  had  stopped  on  his  way  one  year  near  Wheeling,  then  finished  the 
journey,  which  was  made  by  wagon.  Then  the  county  was  sparselv  settled, 
with  only  a small  settlement  at  Cambridge.  The  nearest  mill  was  at  St. 
Clairsville.  and  they  pounded  corn  in  a hominy  hox  to  get  meal  for  food. 
James  .\ll)in  spent  the  remainder  of  his  days  on  this  farm.  He  was  twice 
marrietl,  and  by  the  first  marriage  was  the  parent  of  two  sons  and  a daughter, 
by  the  second,  of  four  sons,  of  whom  .Abraham  was  one,  and  six  daughters. 

.\1)raham  Allfin  grew  up  on  his  father's  farm,  and  on  October  4,  1819, 
was  married  to  Maiy  E.  Trenner,  the  daughter  of  Henry  Trenner  and  an 
aunt  of  Benjamin  Trenner,  whose  sketch  see  for  the  Trenner  family.  She 
was  l)orn  in  West  Virginia  on  January  31.  1797.  After  marriage  Abraham 
All)in  looked  about  for  a farm,  and  decided  that  land  west  of  Claysville  was 
not  worth  ])aying  taxes  on,  though  he  could  have  gotten  it  for  one  dollar  and 
twenty-five  cents  per  acre.  He  came  back  near  his  old  home  and  paid 
four  hundred  dollars  for  one  hundred  and  thirty-five  acres  northwest  of 
Pleasant  City,  later  increasing  his  holdings  to  two  hundred  acres.  Here  he 
spent  the  remainder  of  his  life,  and  kept  store  for  several  years  at  Pleasant 
City,  and  for  about  a year  at  his  countiy  home.  Eleven  children  were  born 
to  Abraham  and  Mary  Albin;  Amos,  Sarah,  Henry,  George,  Moses,  David, 
Milton,  Thomas,  Aliraham,  Peter  and  Martha  Jane.  Aliraham  Albin,  Sr., 
died  on  April  22,  1863,  and  his  wife  on  April  15,  1875.  Three  of  their  chil- 
dren are  now  living:  Thomas,  on  the  old  home  farm;  Martha,  the  widow  of 
Joseph  Dyson,  who  lives  near  Thomas;  and  Perry  M. 

Perry  M.  Albin  grew  up  on  the  home  farm,  and  married  Margaret  E. 
Trott  on  IMay  17,  1855.  To  this  marriage  six  children  were  born;  Thomas 
Francis,  on  ;\pril  6,  1836:  Ashury  Sylvester,  on  April  i,  1858;  Charles 
Strahan,  on  June  28,  i860:  Viola  on  October  19,  1862;  Michael,  on  April  20, 
1866,  and  William  A.,  on  September  19,  1867.  Mrs.  Albin  died  on  October 
31,  1868:  Michael,  on  May  ii,  1866:  Whlliam  A.,  on  September  i,  1868; 
Thomas  F.,  in  June,  1877. 

P.  i\r.  Albin  was  married  to  Lydia  M.  McCoy,  on  August  9,  1869,  and 
of  tliis  marriage  six  children, were  Irorn:  Edward  M.,  on  October  23,  1870; 
Osborn  O.,  on  August  9,  1873  i Jennie  Mabel,  on  April  22,  1878;  Perry  E.,  on 
February  10,  1877;  Blanche  L.,  on  October  23,  1881  ; and  Elva,  on  July  26, 


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1882.  Lydia  M.  Albin  died  on  September  19,  1885.  Osborn,  Jennie  and 
Blanche  all  died  in  infancy.  On  August  i,  1892,  Mr.  Albin  was  married  to 
Mrs.  Jane  ( Spaid)  Secrest,  the  widow  of  Melville  A.  Secrest  and  the  daughter 
of  J.  E.  Spaid,  whose  sketch  see.  She  bore  to  Mr.  Secrest  two  children, 
Arthur  M.,  and  Virgil,  now  the  wife  of  Roy  Kackley.  To  Mr.  Albin  she  bore 
two  children,  Ira  C.,  on  February  10,  1893,  and  Octa  W.,  on  April  21,  1904, 
both  of  whom  are  at  home  with  their  parents. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Albin  are  both  members  of  the  Methodist  church.  Mr. 
Albin  has  been  a successful  farmer,  has  many  friends,  and  is  a man  of  ster- 
ling and  upright  character. 


OSMOND  M.  BAYLESS. 

Although  primarily  interested  in  his  own  affairs,  as  is  cpiite  natural  and 
right,  Osmond  I\L  Bayless,  a popular  city  councilman  of  Cambridge,  Guern- 
sey county,  manifests  an  abiding  regard  for  the  advancement  and  welfare  of 
the  community  and  for  any  measure  or  enterprise  by  which  his  fellow  men 
may  be  benefited.  He  encourages  churches  and  schools,  is  a respecter  of  law 
and  order  and  has  no  use  or  sympathy  for  any  calling  or  business  which 
tends  to  lower  the  moral  status  of  the  country  or  degrade  the  youth  of  the 
land,  and  because  of  these  noble  ideals  he  has  won  and  retained  the  esteem 
of  a wide  circle  of  friends  and  accjuaintances  in  his  native  county. 

Mr.  Bayless  was  born  in  Wintersett  (formerly  Winchester),  Guernsey 
count3u  Ohio.  September  4,  1874.  He  is  the  son  of  John  Henry  and  Nancy 
(Fleming)  Bayless.  The  Fleming  family  have  long  been  residents  of  Ohio. 
John  H.  Bayless  was  the  son  of  James  and  Nancy  Bayless.  James  Bayless 
was  a picturescjue  character,  an  old  stage  driver  in  the  early  days.  He  came 
to  this  county  from  Maryland  in  pioneer  times  and  was  well  known  and 
influential  among  the  first  settlers.  John  Henry  Bayless  was  a carpenter 
and  was  a very  skilled  wood  workman  and  builder.  He  moved  to  Cambridge, 
Ohio,  when  his  son,  Osmond  M.,  was  a small  boy  and  when  the  son  was  fif- 
teen years  old  the  family  moved  to  Ross  county,  this  state,  and  remained 
there  twelve  years,  then  returned  to  Cambridge,  and  here  both  the  father 
and  mother  still  reside,  Mr.  Ba.yless  being  a well  known  contractor  and 
builder  here. 

Osmond  M.  Bayless  received  a very  good  education  in  the  common 
schools,  and  when  the  family  returned  to  Cambridge  he  went  with  Brant- 
hoover  & Johnson  and  learned  plumbing,  steam  fitting  and  gas  fitting  and 


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he  has  remained  with  this  tirm  ever  since.  ?Te  is  a master  of  his  line  of  work 
and  has  been  very  successful  in  the  same.  Al)out  1905  this  concern  was  made 
a stock  company  and  i\fr.  Rayless  became  a member  of  the  same  and  has  re- 
mained as  such. 

klr.  Bayless  was  married  in  1900  to  Maiy  E.  Durant,  of  Tarlton,  Picka- 
way county.  Ohio.  She  is  the  daugliter  of  Josepha  and  Sarah  (Calvert) 
Durant.  One  daughter,  Josejdhne,  has  been  born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bayless. 

Politically,  IMr.  Bayless  is  a Republican  and  he  has  long  taken  an  abid- 
ing interest  in  public  matters,  especially  whatever  concerned  the  upbuilding 
of  Cambridge,  and  in  the  fall  of  1908  he  was  elected  to  the  city  council,  rep- 
resenting the  third  ward,  and  he  is  filling  this  position  with  much  credit  to 
himself  and  to  the  entire  satisfaction  of  all  concerned.  He  and  his  wife  are 
meml)ers  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church,  and  he  belongs  to  the  Modern 
M’oodmen  of  America.  He  is  a plain,  unassuming  man,  upright  and  honora- 
ble. industrious  and  thorough  and  is  well  thought  of. 


THOMAS  EAGLESON. 

Spending  the  greater  part  of  his  life  in  the  country  of  his  birth,  Thomas 
Eagleson,  now  living  in  retirement  in  his  cozy  home  in  Cambridge,  deserves 
to  rank  as  one  of  the  honored  representatives  of  one  of  the  old  and  highly 
esteemed  families  of  Guernsey  county,  and  he  himself  has  lived  to  see  the 
county  develop  from  a partial  wilderness  to  its  present  proud  position  among 
the  leading  counties  of  Ohio  and  is  justly  proud  of  his  nativity  and  citizen- 
ship. 

Mr.  Eagleson  was  born  July  17,  1840,  in  Center  township,  this  county, 
and  he  is  the  son  of  Alexander  and  Martha  (McConnell)  Eagleson.  The 
father  was  horn  in  Ireland,  where  he  was  reared  and  educated,  coming  to 
America  when  aliout  nineteen  years  of  age.  Two  brothers,  Joseph  and  James, 
came  later,  reared  large  families  and  lived  to  old  age.  IMartha  McConnell 
was  born  in  Washington  county,  Pennsylvania.  Alexander  Eagleson  first 
settled  in  Pennsyh'ania,  near  Harris! )nrg,  and  he  came  to  Guernsey  county, 
Ohio,  abont  1830.  the  AlcConnell  family  coming  from  their  home  in  the 
old  Keystone  state  some  vears  Ivefore.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Alexander  Eagleson 
were  married  in  Guernsey  county  and  began  their  married  life  on  a farm 
here,  liecoming  well  established,  Mr.  Eagleson  finally  becoming  a large  land 
owner.  They  had  a family  of  four  sons  and  one  daughter,  namely:  Joseph, 


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now  residing  in  Illinois ; Catherine,  now  the  widow  of  Hiram  Geary,  living- 
in  Cambridge;  Thomas,  of  this  review:  Alexander  died  in  California  in  1864; 
William  is  farming  in  Guernsey  county.  The  father  of  these  children  died 
in  May,  1868,  and  his  wife  died  in  April,  1845. 

Thomas  Eagleson,  of  this  review,  spent  his  youth,  until  he  was  twenty- 
one  years  old,  on  his  father’s  farm,  assisting  in  the  general  work  about  the 
home  place.  He  was  educated  in  the  district  schools  of  his  native  township. 
AVhen  twenty-one  years  old  he  went  to  California,  making  the  long  trip  by 
water,  and  there  he  engaged  in  mining  and  prospecting,  remaining  five  years 
on  the  Pacific  coast,  then  returned  to  Ohio  in  1866,  making  the  overland 
trip.  His  experiences  in  the  West  were  beneficial  to  him  in  many  ways,  giv- 
ing him  a knowledge  of  the  outside  world,  courage,  fortitude  and  self-reli- 
ance, all  of  which  have  been  of  much  subseciuent  ^-alue  to  him.  Upon  his 
return  home  he  engaged  in  farming  and  stock  raising  and  buying  and  selling- 
stock;  he  also  engaged  in  the  milling  business  in  Washington,  and  his  efforts 
were  successful  in  all  these  lines. 

Mr.  Eagleson  was  married  on  November  5,  1868,  to  Jennie  R.  Spence, 
daughter  of  James  and  Harriet  (Saltgavier)  Spence  ; both  have  been  de- 
ceased for  a number  of  years.  Mr.  Spence  was  a large  land  owner  and  old 
time  drover. 

To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Eagleson  five  children  ha^'e  been  born,  namely : Wil- 
liam E.,  a dentist  in  Concordia,  Kansas:  Ereeman  T.,  a lawyer  living  in  Cam- 
bridge : he  was  in  the  se\'enty-second  General  Assemldy,  where  he  was  prom- 
inent, being  speaker  of  the  House  the  last  term  and  he  is  now  assistant  attor- 
ney-general of  the  state  of  Ohio.  Joseph  I.  is  a lawyer  in  Denver,  Colorado: 
Hattie  A.  died  in  young  womanhood;  Cora  L.  married  Homer  Forsythe,  a 
prominent  coal  operator  of  Guernsey  county.  The  mother  of  these  children 
passed  to  her  rest  in  October,  1S95,  and  on  IMay  2,  1900.  Mr.  Eagleson  was 
again  married,  his  second  wife  being  Mrs.  Agnes  Sterling,  widow  of  J.  F. 
Sterling-  and  the  daughter  of  John  and  Mariah  (Larimor)  McBride,  of 
Guernsey  county,  Ohio. 

Mr.  Eagleson  is  a Repuldican  in  politics,  as  are  all  his  sons.  AVhile  a 
resident  of  Center  township  he  served  as  township  trustee  and  was  always 
active  in  public  matters.  He  moved  to  Cambridge  in  May,  1890,  but  con- 
tinued to  engage  in  farming  and  stock  raising  for  about  five  years.  Since 
1905  he  has  been  retired  from  all  active  work.  He  is  now  president  of  trie 
board  of  city  real  estate  ajipraisers,  and  is  regarded  as  a man  of  excellent 
judgment  and  business  ability.  He  has  been  a klason  for  more  than  a quar- 
ter of  a century  and  he  has  always  endeavored  to  live  up  to  its  high  pre- 


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cc])ts.  Tic  and  his  family  are  members  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church 
and  are  active  church  workers. 

Mr.  Eagleson  is  one  of  the  county’s  sul)stantial  citizens,  and  of  that 
sterling  Scotcli-Irish  parentage  that  count  for  much  in  character.  A man 
of  firm  convictions,  yet  generous  to  those  holding  opposite  opinions. 


JACOB  B.  SIEGFRIED. 

That  the  career  of  such  a person  as  Jacob  B.  Siegfried,  well  known 
citizen  of  Cambridge  and  one  of  the  oldest  merchants  in  Guernsey  county, 
besides  being  treasured  in  the  hearts  of  relatives  and  friends,  should  have  its 
public  record  also,  is  peculiarly  proper  because  a knowledge  of  men  whose 
sulistantial  reputation  rests  upon  tbeir  attainments  and  character  must  exert 
a wholesome  influence  upon  the  rising  generation.  The  life  of  Mr.  Siegfried 
lias  indeed  been  a busy  and  successful  one  and  the  record  is  eminently  worthy 
of  perusal  by  the  youth  who  would  learn  the  intrinsic  essence  of  individuality 
and  its  influence  in  winning  success  in  life’s  battles. 

Mr.  Siegfried  was  liorn  in  Westmorleand  county,  Pennsylvania,  in  1850, 
and  he  is  the  son  of  John  and  Frances  (Brindle)  Siegfried,  who  were  natives 
of  Pennsylvania.  The  paternal  grandparents  of  the  subject  came  to  America 
from  Germany  in  an  early  day,  located  in  the  old  Keystone  state  and  for 
several  generations  this  name  has  been  prominent  there.  Jacob  B.  was  next 
to  the  youngest  of  the  children  born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  Siegfried.  His 
mother  died  when  he  was  between  three  and  four  years  old,  then  the  family 
came  to  Ohio  and  lived  in  Noble  county,  near  Calais,  which  city  is  just  across 
tlie  line  in  Monroe  county.  There  the  father  followed  farming  and  tobacco 
raising  for  about  four  years : later  they  lived  near  Pleasant  City  for  two 
years,  tlien  ]i\-ed  in  other  communities  of  the  county  a good  many  years. 
Mdicn  aljout  eleven  years  old  Jacob  B.  Siegfried  began  learning  the  stone 
mason's  trade,  winch  he  followed  'with  success,  and  he  followed  contracting 
for  about  ten  years,  during  which  time  he  lived  in  Cambridge,  and  he 
handled  some  large  jolis  and  did  well  with  them.  An  injury  received  in  a 
stone  cjuarry  disabled  him  for  active  work  for  a period  of  four  years.  This 
seemingly  untoward  circumstance  turned  his  attention  from  his  former  voca- 
tion to  that  of  merchandising,  and  he  then  entered  the  grocery  business  in 
Cambridge  in  which  he  was  successful  fi'om  the  first.  He  has  added  to  his 
grocery  stock  various  other  lines  of  general  merchandise  and  he  has  now  been 


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in  this  business  for  a period  of  twenty-eight  years,  which  constitutes  a longer 
period  than  anyone  else  now  in  the  same  business  in  the  city  of  Cambridge. 
He  has  enjoyed  a very  liberal  trade  with  the  city  and  surrounding  country 
and  always  carries  a carefully  selected  stock  of  goods.  A criterion  of  his 
honesty  in  Ixisiness  and  his  desire  to  please  is  seen  from  the  fact  that  many 
of  his  customers  have  remained  with  him  through  all  these  years.  He  is  also 
interested  in  various  other  lines  of  business;  he  sells  machinery,  automobiles, 
and  is  the  distributing  agent  for  the  great  Washburn-Crosby  flouring  mills  of 
Minneapolis,  Minnesota,  also  for  the  Pillsbury  mills  of  the  same  city. 

IMr.  Siegfried  Avas  unexpectedly  elected  on  an  independent  ticket  as  a 
member  of  the  Cambridge  school  board,  without  seeking  the  place. 

Mr.  Siegfried  was  married  on  May  15,  1873,  to  Matilda  J.  Steele,  of 
Noble  county,  Ohio,  the  daughter  of  William  and  Nancy  Steele,  and  to  this 
union  seven  children  were  born,  namely : John  W.,  proprietor  of  the  Sieg- 

fried Bakery;  Walter  D.  is  engaged  in  the  groceiy  business  at  Eleventh  street 
and  Wheeling  avenue,  Cambridge;  Homer  is  with  his  father  in  the  general 
mercantile  business  here;  Frank  B.  is  a traveling  salesman  for  a Zanesville 
firm;  Carl  R.  is  in  the  office  of  the  Inter-State  Iron  & Steel  Company;  Oliver 
and  Della  are  both  at  home  with  their  parents. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Siegfried  and  several  other  members  of  the  family  belong 
to  the  Methodist  Protestant  church.  He  is  universally  considered  one  of  the 
old,  well  established  and  substantial  business  men  of  Cambridge,  obliging,  gen- 
teel, kind  and  is  well  spoken  of  by  everyone  who  knows  him. 


JOHN  B.  GREGG. 

Although  yet  a man  young  in  years,  the  life  of  John  B.  Gregg,  one  of 
the  best  known  citizens  of  Cambridge,  Guernsey  county,  has  indeed  been  a 
busy  and  successful  one  and  the  following  record  of  the  same  is  eminently 
worthy  of  perusal  by  the  student  who  would  learn  the  intrinsic  essence  of  in- 
dividuality and  its  influence  in  molding  public  opinion  and  in  giving  character 
and  stability  to  a community.  He  has  successfully  met  and  overcome  the 
usual  obstacles  that  lie  in  the  pathway  of  every  ambitious  man  in  his  efforts 
to  reach  the  goal  sought. 

Mr.  Gregg  was  born  on  April  5,  1879,  near  Senecaville,  in  Noble  county, 
Ohio,  and  he  is  the  son  of  James  M.  and  Cynthia  (Finley)  Gregg,  both  par- 
ents also  natives  of  Noble  county.  Both  these  families  were  among  the  earli- 


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csl  pioneers  in  this  section  of  the  state,  and  they  were  prominent  in  both  busi- 
ness and  social  life.  J^inies  M.  Gregg  is  a successful  farmer  and  prominent 
in  the  affairs  of  his  county,  and  he  and  his  wife  have  a host  of  warm  per- 
sonal friends  there. 

John  15.  Gregg  spent  his  youth  on  the  home  farm  and  engaged  in  the 
usual  farm  work.  lie  obtained  his  early  education  in  the  country  schools 
and  was  graduated  from  the  high  school  at  Senecaville.  He  subsequently 
entered  the  university  at  Lebanon,  Ohio,  and  received  the  degree  of  Master  of 
Science:  he  also  obtained  the  degree  of  Civil  Engineer  from  the  Ohio  North- 
ern University  at  Ada,  and  a year  later  he  took  a special  course  in  mathe- 
matics at  Cornell  Liniversity  at  Ithaca,  New  York.  During  the  years  of  his 
college  course  he  taught  school  for  some  time,  and  after  leaving  college  he 
taught  for  one  year  in  the  high  school  at  Cambridge  in  tbe  department  of 
mathematics,  and  one  year  prior  to  that  he  taught  mathematics  and  physical 
science  in  the  high  school  at  Franklin,  Ohio.  He  was  among  the  most  popu- 
lar educators  of  the  county  and  his  services  were  in  great  demand.  He  was 
popular  with  both  pupil  and  patron  and  was  both  an  instructor  and  enter- 
tainer in  the  school  room,  and  no  doubt  had  he  continued  in  this  line  of  en- 
deavor he  would  have  ranked  with  the  leading  educators  of  the  state.  Since 
leaving  the  Cambridge  high  school  in  1902  he  has  been  devoting  his  time  and 
attention  to  civil  engineering  of  a general  character,  and  during  the  year  1907 
he  was  employed  by  the  city  of  Zanesville  as  city  engineer,  during  which 
time  some  very  important  city  improvements  were  under  construction.  Since 
1907  he  has  been  associated  with  his  brother,  James  E.  Gregg,  in  the  lumber 
business,  o])erating  in  Guernsey,  Tuscarawas  and  Noble  counties,  Ohio, 
d'hev  deal  in  timber,  cord  wood  and  mine  props,  operating  their  own  mills, 
anfl  they  are  doing  an  extensive  and  very  successful  business,  having  met  with 
a large  degree  of  success  and  ranking  among  the  leading  lumber  men  of  east- 
ern Ohio. 

Loth  these  gentlemen  are  Republicans  in  politics,  but  they  are  not  active 
in  party  affairs,  though  always  interested  in  pulilic  matters  and  all  move- 
ments having  in  view  the  betterment  of  conditions  affecting  the  general  pub- 
lic have  their  hearty  support.  On  JanuaiT  i,  1910,  James  B.  Gregg'  was  ap- 
])ointed  director  of  pulilic  safety  for  the  city  of  Cambridge,  which  important 
trust  he  is  filling  to  the  satisfaction  of  all  concerned.  Although  a Republican, 
he  was  appointed  by  a Democratic  mayor,  because  of  his  eminent  fitness  for 
the  ])osition.  Me  is  a thirty-second-degree  Mason  and  is  prominent  in  this 
time-honored  order.  He  has  never  married.  He  is  a gentleman  of  pleasing 
])ersonality,  unassuming,  refined  and  cultured,  profoundly  educated,  courteous 


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in  his  relations  with  his  fellow  men  and  he  retained  the  warm  and  abiding 
friendship  of  all  with  whom  he  associates.  His  individuality,  which  is  very 
distinct,  is  impressed  upon  any  work  with  which  he  is  connected,  and  in  the 
accomplishment  of  a purpose  he  is  willing  to  assume  any  amount  of  labor 
required  or  any  measure  of  responsibility  incurred.  In  brief,  he  is  a liroad- 
minded,  genial  young  man  without  pretense,  whom  to  know  is  to  respect  and 
honor. 


JOEL  AIOORHEAD. 

When  one  passes  the  shop  of  W.  C.  Moorhead  at  Hartford,  this  county, 
and  sees  the  “flaming  forge’’  and  “hears  his  bellows  blow,’’  one  is  reminded 
of  the  picture  so  familiar  to  every  school  child  of  Longfellow's  “village 
smithy’’  under  “a  spreading  chestnut  tree,’’  iMr.  Moorhead  reminding  us  of 
that  historic  blacksmtih  not  only  because  of  his  “brawny  arms  and  sinewy 
hands,”  but  also  in  that  more  important  analogy — a trnly  honest  and  kind- 
hearted  man,  who,  like  the  poet’s  subject,  “can  look  the  whole  world  in  the 
face”  because  of  his  sterling  and  honorable  characteristics. 

]\Ir.  Moorhead  was  born  and  reared  in  the  southwestern  part  of  Rich- 
land township,  this  county,  having  been  born  on  May  i6,  1826,  and  he  is  the 
son  of  Alexander  and  Anna  (Eoreman)  Moorhead,  both  of  whom  came  to 
this  county  from  eastern  Virginia  prior  to  1826  and  settled  here  like  the  rest 
of  the  pioneers,  locating  on  Whlls  creek,  near  “Thompson’s  Riffle,’’  buying  a 
farm  there  which  he  improved  and  established  a good  home.  He  also  de- 
voted a great  deal  of  his  time  as  a “wagoner,”  hauling  goods  and  produce 
between  here  and  Baltimore,  Alaryland,  with  his  six-horse  team,  making  such 
trips  as  long  as  he  lived,  making  farming  subsidiaiy  to  teaming. 

When  Joel  Moorhead  was  sixteen  years  of  age  he  went  to  Hartford  and 
learned  the  blacksmith’s  trade  under  Joe  Sigman.  After  working  three  years 
with  him,  he  went  to  Beverly  and  tended  the  locks  on  the  river.  He  then 
worked  a short  time  at  gunsmithing,  continuing  thus  until  his  marriage,  on 
August  19,  1847,  to  Am}'  Secrest,  tvho  was  reared  in  Noble  county  and  who 
was  the  daughter  of  Henry  Secrest,  of  Virginia,  who  came  to  that  county 
from  the  Old  Dominion  in  the  early  days.  She  had  five  sisters,  all  of  whom 
are  living,  one  of  them  being  now  eighty-nine  years  of  age,  another  one  be- 
ing older  than  Mrs,  Moorhead,  who  is  now  eighty-fonr. 

After  his  marriage  Joel  Moorhead  ran  a blacksmith  .shop  at  Perryopolis, 
in  Noble  county,  for  one  year,  then  moved  to  Greenwood,  a small  subnrli  of 


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Senccaville.  maintaining  a shop  there  for  over  a half  century,  becoming  widely 
known  ihroughout  the  localit}',  which  he  saw  develop  from  the  wilderness. 
II is  family  consisted  of  six  sons  and  three  daughters,  one  of  the  sons  dying 
in  infancy,  the  other  five  growing  to  manhood,  and  all  became  expert  black- 
smiths. They  were;  Thomas,  who  married  and  his  famil}^  consisted  of  tivo 
children;  he  died  comparatively  early  and  his  wife  gave  the  children  to  his 
father  before  her  death  and  they  were  reared  by  the  subject  and  family; 
Solomon  married  and  reared  a family  : his  son,  Harrison,  became  an  excellent 
mechanic  and  was  killed  on  a railroad;  Chase,  third  son  of  the  subject,  was 
easily  the  aldcst  blacksmith  of  this  gifted  family,  and  his  equal  was  seldom 
seen ; he  h;is  been  known  to  frequently  shoe  wild,  fractious  horses  turned  loose 
in  the  shop  without  being  tied  in  any  way.  He  could  turn  out  more  work  and 
do  it  better  than  any  blacksmith  in  his  township.  He  was  a very  powerful 
man  physically,  six  feet  two  inches  in  height,  and  well  proportioned,  muscular 
and  had  unlimited  endurance ; his  family  consisted  of  six  children.  He  was 
killed  on  a railroad  while  on  his  way  home,  in  August,  1894.  John  Moorhead, 
son  of  Joel,  lives  in  Senecaville,  is  married  and  has  six  children;  he  formerly 
lived  at  Cambridge  about  sixteen  years.  Walter  Moorhead  worked  at  black- 
smithing  in  Cambridge  about  ten  years,  and  later  ran  a shop  with  his  brother, 
Solomon,  at  Senecaville,  where  the  latter  now  lives  and  has  a family. 

Joel  Moorhead's  death  occurred  on  Decemher  17,  1896.  He  was  a Re- 
publican and  prominent  in  the  local  affairs  of  his  party,  but  he  never  sought 
office.  He  and  his  wife  belonged  to  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church  at  Seneca- 
\'ille.  He  was  always  cheerful,  kind  and  was  well  liked  by  all  who  knew  him, 
being  very  hospitable.  Customers  waiting  to  have  'work  done  were  always 
invited  to  share  his  noon-day  meal.  Pie  often  had  as  many  as  twenty  guests, 
and  IMrs.  kloorheafl  frequently  served  as  high  as  seven  meals  a day.  He  did 
not  accumulate  a fortune,  but  he  had  a friend  in  every  acquaintance.  His 
customers  came  from  other  towns  of  the  county  to  get  him  to  do  their  work, 
for  he  was  an  expert  in  all  kinds  of  blacksmithing  and  horseshoeing. 

\\'alter  C.  kloorhead  started  a shop  at  Hartford  on  June  16,  1909,  and 
he  has  already  built  up  an  excellent  trade  which  extends  to  surrounding 
towns,  even  lieyond  Ava.  Some  coming  from  a distance  and  finding  him  too 
busy,  return  again  rather  than  have  their  -work  done  in  their  home  town.  A 
\’ery  large  number  of  the  horses  in  Pleasant  City  are  brought  to  him  at 
Hartford  to  lie  shod.  Although  a rapid  workman,  he  is  always  busy  and  has 
to  turn  away  work  for  lack  of  time. 

klr.  kloorhead  married  Clara  B.  Mercer  and  by  this  union  four  children 
were  l:;orn,  Oscar.  Ada,  Jessie  and  Edna.  His  first  wife  died  August  19, 


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1899,  after  they  had  been  married  eleven  years.  He  afterwards  married  iMrs. 
Mary  (Hardesty)  Fitch,  on  August  4,  1900.  Her  death  occurred  on  No\'em- 
ber  4th  following,  just  three  months  after  this  second  marriage.  On  April 
24,  1902,  he  married  Stella  Hardesty,  sister  of  his  second  wife,  and  to  this 
union  two  children  were  born,  a daughter,  Virgil,  and  a son,  Delmas.  i\Ir. 
Aloorhead’s  oldest  daughter,  Ada,  is  a teacher  in  the  public  schools,  and  his 
son,  Oscar,  is  also  licensed  to  teach. 

IMr.  iMoorhead  belongs  to  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows  and  the 
Knights  of  Pythias,  and  he  and  his  wife  are  members  of  the  iMethodist 
Episcopal  church  at  Senecaville,  where  they  maintain  their  home. 


JOHN  OGIER,  JR. 

The  memory  of  the  worthy  subject  of  this  biography  is  revered  by  a 
host  of  friends  and  acquaintances  among  whom  he  labored,  having  spent  his 
energies  through  a long  life  of  strenuous  endeavor  to  make  the  most  of  his 
opportunities  as  well  as  to  assist  as  best  he  could  his  neighbors  to  improve 
their  condition.  In  all  the  relations  of  life  he  proved  signally  true  to  every 
trust;  possessing  a social  nature,  by  his  genial  and  kindly  attitude  to  those 
about  him  he  won  and  retained  the  friendship  and  good  will  of  all  who 
knew  him. 

John  Ogier,  Jr.,  late  of  Cambridge,  Ohio,  and  one  of  Guernsey  county's 
most  representative  citizens,  was  born  one  and  one-half  miles  north  of  this 
city,  in  1829,  the  son  of  sterling  pioneer  parents,  Thomas  and  Mary  (Martin) 
Ogier.  Thomas  Ogier  was  a highly  educated  man,  having  received  his  edu- 
cation in  the  University  of  England,  and  he  came  to  America  from  the  isle 
of  Guernsey  with  the  early  pioneers  from  that  famed  isle  in  the  English  Chan- 
nel who  first  settled  Guernsey  county,  Ohio.  He  was  a man  of  wide  influence 
because  of  his  high  integrity  and  learning.  He  prospered  here,  becoming  a 
large  land  owner,  and  he  proved  his  ability  and  courage  in  surmounting  many 
great  difficulties  that  beset  the  life  of  one  who  dared  take  up  his  residence 
in  a land  filled  with  wild  beasts  and  Indians,  remote  from  the  centers  of  civili- 
zation. Here  he  did  his  full  share  in  starting  the  physical  and  moral  derelop- 
ment  of  this  section  and  was  a potent  factor  in  the  early  stages  of  the  county's 
advancement.  He  spent  much  of  his  time  in  labors  for  the  general  good  while 
the  newcomers  were  busy  clearing  the  land  and  establishing  homes ; he  was 
untiring  in  his  efforts  to  establish  schools  and  churches. 


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jolin  ( )o'ier,  Jr.,  grew  to  maturity  in  the  midst  of  primitive  surround- 
ings and  under  the  wholesome  influence  of  his  discreet  father's  home.  His 
education  was  made  a matter  of  special  care  of  the  father,  Thomas  Ogier, 
although  the  son  had  only  the  advantages  of  the  schools  established  in  the 
new  country,  where  facilities  of  all  kinds  were  very  meager,  but  under  the 
personal  instruction  of  his  able  and  learned  father  he  laid  a broad  and  excel- 
lent foundation  for  an  education  which  was  later  supplemented  by  home  study 
and  actual  contact  with  the  world. 

The  son,  John  Ogier,  Jr.,  grew  to  young  manhood  in  his  native  com- 
munity and  early  in  life  knew  the  meaning  of  hard  work  in  the  woods  and 
on  the  farm,  very  willingly  [)erforming  each  task  set  him.  He  was  married 
on  October  15,  1875,  to  Sare])ta  Bonnell,  daughter  of  Lloyd  L.  and  Mariah 
(Sarchet)  Bonnell.  The  Bonnells  were  a Virginia  family,  the  ancestry 
originally  coming  from  France,  and  were  among  the  early  settlers  of  Guern- 
sey county.  The  Sarchets  were  among  the  first  from  the  isle  of  Guernsey 
to  come  to  this  county. 

To  Hr.  and  i\Trs.  John  Ogier,  Jr.,  one  son  Avas  born,  Thomas,  who  is 
engaged  in  the  real  estate  business  in  Cambridge.  After  his  marriage  Mr. 
( )gier  continued  to  live  on  the  old  home  farm,  and  he  became  a large  land 
owner  and  prosiierous  farmer.  He  was  a man  thoroughly  alive  to  the  neces- 
sities of  the  times  and  he  gave  liberally  of  his  time  and  means  to  advance  that 
which  was  best  calculated  to  advance  the  material  and  moral  welfare  of  the  peo- 
ple : he  was  devoted  to  his  home  and  home  surroundings.  He  was  a man  of 
broad  ^■iews  and  jiositive  convictions,  yet  possessing  a liberal  charity  for 
those  of  o])])osite  views.  He  was  a Repuldican  in  politics  and  active  in  all 
public  matters,  though  he  never  aspired  to  positions  of  public  trust.  He  was 
a member  of  the  Alethodist  Episco]ial  church  and  a trustee  in  the  same  for 
nrmy  years  and  always  active  in  church  work  and  in  the  support  of  the  same. 
The  death  of  this  excellent  citizen  occurred  on  June  15,  1S91,  resulting  from 
an  accident  with  a team  of  horses  which  ran  away.  He  is  buried  in  the  Cam- 
bridge cemetery.  No  man  left  behind  a more  commendable  record  for  upright 
fix  ing,  his  long  life  having  been  S])ent  for  the  good  of  his  community.  He  was 
a man  of  the  highest  sense  of  right  and  was  honored  and  respected  by  all, 
a man  of  sterling  integrity  and  fair  in  his  dealings  at  all  times. 

The  son.  Thomas  Ogier,  resides  with  his  mother  in  Cambridge,  and  is  a 
well  liked  citizen  and  successful  business  man.  He  was  educated  in  the 
public  schools  of  this  city,  he  and  his  mother  having  moved  here  soon  after 
the  father’s  death.  After  leaving  the  Cambridge  high  school  he  attended  Scio 
College  and  since  reaching  manhood  he  has  given  his  time  to  superintending 


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the  farmsteads  in  Cambridge  township  left  by  his  father,  and  he  also  deals  in 
real  estate  in  the  city  and  county.  His  mother  has  a host  of  warm  personal 
friends  throughout  the  county,  is  a lady  of  intelligence  and  refinement,  fa- 
miliar with  the  world’s  best  literature  and  the  possessor  of  many  estimable 
traits  of  character.  She  has  been  an  able  assistant  in  the  management  of  the 
large  and  valuable  estate  left  by  her  husband.  She  and  her  son  are  mem- 
bers of  the  IMethodist  Episcopal  church  and  active  in  church  work,  she  being 
a leader  in  the  societies  of  the  local  church.  Xo  family  in  the  countv  is  held 
in  higher  esteem  than  the  Ogiers. 


JAIMES  ELklER  PATTOX,  H.  D. 

Good  intellectual  training,  thorough  professional  knowledge  and  the 
possession  and  utilization  of  the  qualities  and  attributes  essential  to  success, 
have  made  Dr.  James  Elmer  Patton  eminent  in  his  chosen  calling,  and  he 
stands  today  among  the  enterprising  and  successful  physicians  in  a community 
noted  for  the  high  order  of  its  medical  talent,  while  at  the  same  time  he  has 
won  the  confidence  and  esteem  of  the  people  of  Guernsey  county  for  his 
upright  life  and  genial  disposition. 

Doctor  Patton  was  born  on  X^oveniber  6,  1873,  Adams  township,  this 
county,  not  far  from  Xew  Concord.  He  is  the  son  of  Robert  W.  and  IMartha 
E.  (Mintier)  Patton.  The  father  was  horn  in  1848  near  Claysville,  being 
the  son  of  Hugh  Patton,  who  came  here  from  Harrison  county  prior  to  1848. 
locating  near  Claysville,  where  he  prospered,  becoming  the  owner  of  three 
or  four  hundred  acres  of  land,  a part  of  which  is  now  known  as  the  Cook 
farm.  He  and  his  wife  were  well  known  to  the  early  day  settlers  here  and 
they  both  died  in  the  fifties. 

IMartha  E.  (IMintier ) Patton,  mother  of  the  Doctor,  was  the  daughter  of 
Thomas  H.  Mintier,  who  now  lives  at  Rix  Mills.  She  was  born  near  Clays- 
ville and  she  grew  to  maturity  and  was  educated  there.  Her  parents  came 
from  Harrison  county.  After  the  Doctor’s  birth  his  parents  moved  to  IMus- 
kinguni  county,  locating  near  Rix  IMills.  where  the  father  bought  land,  and 
there  James  E.  grew  to  maturity  and  assisted  with  the  general  work  about 
the  place,  aftending  the  local  schools,  later  went  to  Muskingum  College  about 
three  years,  then  completed  his  literary  education  at  Ohio  X'orthern  Univer- 
sity, receiving  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Science  in  1899.  He  had  long  fostered 
a laudable  ambition  to  become  a medical  practitioner  and,  with  that  end  in 


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\'ie\v,  he  entered  Starling  Medical  College  at  Columbus,  Ohio,  where  he  made 
a splendid  record  and  from  which  institution  he  was  graduated  in  1903.  In 
the  latter  part  of  that  }’ear  he  located  at  Byesville,  which  had  been  his  home 
ever  since  and  where  he  has  enjoyed  a large  and  growing  practice,  and  hold- 
ing prestige  second  to  none  in  the  healing  art,  standing  high  among  his  pro- 
fessional brethren  and  the  people  in  general.  He  has  kept  abreast  of  the  times 
in  all  matters  pertaining  to  his  line  of  endeavor  and  is  a broad-minded, 
capable,  genteel,  kindly-disposed  gentleman.  He  is  a member  of  the  Guernsey 
County  Medical  Society,  the  Ohio  State  Medical  Association  and  the  Amer- 
ican IMedical  As.sociation.  Fraternally,  he  is  a member  of  the  Independent 
Order  of  Odd  Fellows  at  Byesville. 

On  Decemlier  23,  1903,  Doctor  Patton  was  united  in  marriage  with 
Lucretia  Harlin,  who  was  born  and  reared  at  Tonganoxie,  Kansas.  She  is 
the  daughter  of  P.  H.  and  Charlotte  J.  (Ackley)  Harlin  and  Doctor  Patton 
met  her  in  1897  when  traveling  through  the  West.  This  union  has  been 
graced  by  the  birth  of  one  daughter,  Roberta  Ernestine.  The  Doctor  and  his 
wife  are  both  members  of  the  Metliodist  Protestant  church.  Their  home  is 
a very  desirable  property,  well  located  in  tbe  central  part  of  Byesville,  and  it 
is  known  as  a place  of  good  cheer  to  their  many  friends. 


JOHN  M.  AMOS. 

The  name  of  John  M.  Amos  stands  deservedly  high  in  the  list  of  enter- 
prising lousiness  men  of  Guernsey  county,  his  long,  useful  and  unusually 
active  career  having  been  fraught  with  much  good  to  himself  and  family 
and  also  to  those  who  have  come  into  contact  with  him.  His  life  has  been 
such  that  he  is  held  in  the  highest  esteem  by  all  classes.  He  was  born 
August  20.  1839,  in  Belmont  county,  five  miles  north  of  St.  Clairsville.  His 
parents  were  James  G.  and  Jane  (Gillespie)  Amos.  In  April,  1848,  these 
parents,  with  their  four  sons,  settled  in  Monroe  county,  now  Noble  county, 
near  Summerfield,  where  John  M.  grew  to  young  manhood,  working  on 
the  home  farm  and  attending  school  each  winter.  In  1856  he  spent  the 
winter  with  his  uncle,  John  Major,  after  whom  he  was  named,  in  Belmont 
county,  where  he  had  the  advantage  of  instruction  under  Alex.  Wilson,  a 
graduate  of  Franklin  College  and  a renowned  teacher.  He  became  well 
educated  and  began  teaching  in  the  common  schools  at  the  age  of  eighteen 
years,  and,  saving  his  earnings,  he  began  a course  of  study  under  the  care 


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of  Joseph  C.  Clark  and  Capt.  William  Wheeler,  where  he  was  a fellow  pupil 
with  John  Hamilton,  now  a noted  bishop  of  the  klethodist  Episcopal  church. 
Later  he  entered,  as  a student,  Allegheny  College,  IMeadville,  Pennsylvania, 
when  Rev.  Dr.  Loomis  was  its  president,  but  owing  to  the  breaking  out  of 
the  Civil  war  his  regular  course  of  study  was  interrupted,  and  after  one 
year  in  Ontario  Academy,  under  the  instruction  of  Professor  P)Oyd,  he  pur- 
sued his  studies  as  he  taught  school  and  worked  on  the  farm,  until,  by  private 
study  and  occasional  recitations  to  tutors,  among  whom  were  the  late  J.  S. 
Foreman  and  D.  S.  Spriggs,  he  completed  a course  of  legal  studies  and  was 
admitted  to  practice  law  in  the  state  courts  and  later  in  the  federal  courts. 
He  was  also  honored  with  the  degree  of  Alaster  of  Arts  by  Allegheny  Col- 
lege. He  holds  a high  school  life  certificate  from  the  board  of  state  school 
examiners. 

Mr.  Amos  pursued  teaching  as  the  principal  of  schools  in  Batesville  and 
Caldwell  and  at  the  same  time  reviewing  his  legal  studies,  and  he  later  en- 
gaged for  about  ten  years  in  the  practice  of  law.  In  1872  he  formed  a law 
partnership  with  Fred  W.  Aloore,  an  excellent  young  lawyer,  and  they 
bought  the  Caldwell  Democratic  newspaper,  hut  Mr.  Moore’s  death  soon 
afterwards  left  Mr.  Amos  with  the  entire  management  of  the  newspaper 
and  of  their  law  business,  which  he  soon  practically  abandoned  and  ever  since 
has  devoted  his  time  and  attention  to  journalism,  from  1872  to  1884  with 
the  Caldwell  Press,  and  from  1886  to  the  present  time  with  the  Cambridge 
Jeffersonian,  which  he  bought  of  the  late  John  Kirkpatrick.  He  is  now  the 
president  of  the  Jeffersonian  Company  and  senior  editor  of  the  daily  and 
weekly  editions.  He  has  been  very  successful  in  the  field  of  journalism. 
He  has  made  his  paper  here  one  of  the  best  in  every  respect  in  this  part  of 
the  state,  valued  as  a news  disseminator,  an  advertising  medium  and  as  an 
exponent  of  the  people's  rights.  It  is  attractive  in  mechanical  appearance 
and  shows  at  a glance  that  it  is  under  a splendid  system  and  able  manage- 
ment. It  has  rapidly  increased  in  circulation,  and  the  plant  is  ecjuipped  with 
modern  appliances  and  is  a valuable  property. 

Mr.  Amos  was  married  in  1862  to  Elizabeth  Franklin  iMcClintock, 
daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  James  klcClintock,  of  Xohle  county,  formerly  of 
Pittsburg,  Pennsylvania.  To  this  union  six  children  were  born,  four  sons 
and  two  daughters,  all  living  except  the  eldest  son,  James  Ernest,  whose 
death  occurred  on  Februaiy  22,  1891,  and  the  youngest  daughter,  who  was 
called  away  in  August,  1873.  The  wife  and  mother  passed  to  her  rest  in 
1873.  Mr.  Amos  was  married  again,  in  1875,  to  ]\Iary  E.  ATller,  of  Jackson 
township,  Guernsey  county,  who  died  September  ii,  1904.  To  this  last 

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union  two  sons,  I'larry  W.  and  Frank  B.,  were  liorn.  Four  of  Mr.  Amos’s 
sons  are  now  associated  with  liim  as  stockholders  of  the  Jeffersonian  Com- 
|)an\-,  in  Canil)ridg'e.  ( )ne  son  is  sn[)erintendent  of  the  J.  E.  Addison  Manu- 
factnrini;'  Company  and  resides  in  Belmont,  Ohio.  The  surviving  daughter, 
Mrs.  Kate  A.  Barker,  resides  with  her  father  in  Cambridge.  All  these  chil- 
dren are  married  and  five  of  them  reside  in  Cambridge.  Those  associated 
witli  Mr.  Amos  in  business  are  'Fliomas  IC,  William  Herbert,  Harry  W.  and 
I'rank  B.  John  AV.  resides  in  Belmont,  Ohio.  The  sons  are  all  bright,  well 
educated  and  enterprising  business  men  and  the  entire  family  stands  high 
in  all  circles. 


U.  C.  rURDUM,  D.  D.  S. 

We  here  mention  one  of  the  citizens  of  Cambridge  who  can  justly  point 
with  pride  to  his  ancestors  as  honorable  men  of  true  worth,  who  gained  by 
their  many  good  qualities  the  esteem  and  respect  of  those  wTo  knew  them, 
and  who  has  himself  made  such  a success  of  life  as  to  be  in  every  way  a credit 
to  his  forefathers  and  to  his  city. 

Fh  C.  Purdum  was  born  in  Washington,  Guernsey  county,  Ohio,  on 
A])ril  28,  1871,  the  son  of  Zachary  A.  and  Mary  E.  (Colley)  Purdum.  Elisha 
G.  Purdum,  his  grandfather,  came  at  an  early  day  from  near  Baltimore, 
Mlaryland,  to  Center  township,  Guernsey  county.  He  was  a farmer  and 
lived  until  1901,  dying  in  Idaho,  wdiere  he  had  moved  some  years  previously, 
most  of  his  family  having  preceded  him.  Six  sons  and  four  daughters  were 
horn  to  him;  Ann  Rebecca,  now  Mrs.  S.  S.  Sultzer,  of  Elushing,  Ohio; 
Zachary  A.,  deceased,  father  of  U.  C. ; Rodolphus,  of  Nampa,  Idaho;  Chris- 
tian R.,  deceased:  Thomas,  deceased;  William  L.,  deceased;  Mary  E.,  now 
hlrs.  Henry  Wilterding,  of  Nampa,  Idaho;  Della,  now^  Mrs.  Melville  Eor- 
dyce.  of  Cambridge;  John  A.,  in  government  employ  in  the  canal  zone;  and 
hlay,  deceased. 

Zachary  A.  Purdum  was  in  the  lively  and  stock  business  for  many  years 
in  Washington,  Guernsey  county,  then  was  three  years  in  Idaho,  returning  to 
Cambridge,  where  he  was  engaged  in  the  lively  business  until  his  death,  Oc- 
tober 16,  1900.  He  was  a man  of  influence  and  force,  and  had  accumu- 
lated quite  an  estate  in  land  and  property. 

Archiliald  Shipley,  of  the  father’s  maternal  ancestry,  came  to  this  county 
early  from  near  Baltimore.  He  became  quite  prominent  and  was  a large 
land  owner  and  tobacco  merchant.  On  account  of  his  geniality  and  broad 


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views  on  public  questions,  he  was  very  popular,  and  was  active  in  political 
affairs,  but  ne^'er  held  office.  He  died  many  years  ago,  highly  respected  by 
all  who  knew  him. 

The  Colley  family  came  early  from  near  Baltimore.  \Ahlliam  Colley, 
father  of  IMrs.  Purdum,  was  first  a teamster  over  the  National  pike  from 
Cumberland,  Maryland,  west,  but  soon  after  coming  to  Guernsey  county  en- 
gaged in  the  marble  business  in  Washington,  Adamsville  and  Zanesville.  He 
was  a man  of  high  standing,  whose  counsel  was  often  sought,  and  who  filled 
many  of  the  important  offices  of  the  township  where  he  lived.  Both  klr. 
Purdum  and  klr.  Colley  were  Democrats  in  politics.  Mr.  Colley  and  his 
famity  moved  in  the  best  circles.  He  died  in  January,  1891,  and  his  widow 
on  August  25,  1897.  Both  are  buried  in  Washington  cemetery.  They  were 
the  parents  of  six  children:  Alaiy  E.,  now  Mrs.  Zachary  A.  Purdum,  of 

Cambridge:  John  Oscar,  of  Cambridge;  Rolland  W.,  of  Columbus,  Ohio; 
Amanda  V.,  of  Cambridge;  Jennie  N.,  of  Cambridge:  Annie  H.,  deceased, 
who  was  Mrs.  Pearl  klcCreaiy. 

To  Mr.  and  i\Irs.  Zachary  Purdum  one  son  was  born,  U.  C.  Purdum,  the 
subject  of  this  sketch.  He  attended  the  public  schools  of  Washington,  and 
after  graduating  from  them  attended  the  Ohio  College  of  Dental  Surgery  at 
Cincinnati,  graduating  in  1891.  He  practiced  in  Nampa.  Idaho,  for  two 
years  before  graduation.  After  graduation  he  went  to  Pittsburg,  where  he 
remained  one  year.  In  1892  he  went  to  Buffalo  for  two  years,  practicing  in 
the  employ  of  other  dentists.  In  1894  he  came  to  Cambridge  and  opened  an 
office  for  himself,  and  has  since  been  here.  His  office  is  finely  equipped  for 
the  successful  practice  of  scientific  dentistry,  and  he  has  all  the  modern  ap- 
pliances. He  has  been  more  than  ordinarily  successful  in  his  profession. 

klr.  Purdum  was  married  on  January  16.  1901,  to  Bertha  May  Shroyer, 
daughter  of  Solomon  H.  and  Eliza  (Brannan)  Shroyer.  klr.  Shroyer  is  a 
prominent  man  in  Cambridge  township,  Guernsey  county,  and  a farmer  of 
considerable  means.  His  family  of  four  consists  of  Jennie  T.,  now  klrs.  J.  Ah 
Jacques,  of  Et.  Wayne.  Indiana;  Henry  C.,  of  Cambridge:  Howard  S..  of 
Cambridge;  and  Bertha  May,  all  of  them  living  lives  of  worth.  To  klr.  and 
Mrs.  Purdum  has  been  born  one  son,  Ralph  E.,  a bright  lad  of  seven  years. 

Doctor  Purdum  is  a Democrat  in  politics,  as  were  all  his  ancestors,  but 
is  not  active,  though  interested  in  public  affairs.  He  is  a member  of  Cam- 
bridge lodge  of  Odd  Pellows,  and  was  a charter  member  of  the  Odd  Fel- 
lows lodge  of  Nampa,  Idaho,  taking  much  interest  in  the  order.  He  and  his 
family  are  members  of  the  klethodist  church,  also  his  mother,  who  now  makes 
her  home  with  her  son.  klr.  and  klrs.  Purdum  are  prominent  in  the  social 


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life  of  the  city.  ]\Jr.  Purduni  is  a lover  of  a good  horse  and  keeps  a fine  fam- 
ily dri\-er,  also  enjoys  a day’s  hunting  or  fishing  as  a relaxation  from  busi- 
ness. Being  fond  of  athletics,  he  delights  in  a good  game  of  baseball  or  foot- 
ball. In  all  respects  he  is  a strong  man,  and  he  and  his  family  stand  high  in 
the  community. 


DAVID  LINN. 

Prominent  among  the  agricultural  residents  of  Guernsey  county  is  Scpiire 
David  Linn,  who  is  recognized  over  the  county  as  a most  progressive  and 
capable  farmer,  one  who  has  chosen  to  ennoble  his  chosen  occupation,  and 
who  not  only  secures  larger  yields  and  greater  profits  than  the  majority  of 
his  neighbors,  hut  wdio  also  obtains  from  his  vocation  a larger  amount  of 
contentment  than  the  a\-erage  man  receives  in  life,  and  wdio  has  done  much  to 
aid  in  the  development  of  his  community. 

David  Linn  was  born  about  four  miles  southw^est  of  Cambridge,  Guern- 
sey county,  on  September  3,  1841,  the  fifth  of  nine  children  born  to  Samuel 
and  Sarah  Ann  (Stout)  Linn.  Samuel  Linn  left  his  father’s  home  in  West- 
moreland county,  Pennsylvania,  in  1807,  when  he  was  sixteen  years  old. 
lie  traveled  w^est  through  the  woods  until  he  got  to  Guernsey  county,  and 
located  at  the  place  wdiere  David  Linn  was  born,  where  he  cut  logs  and  built 
a little  cabin.  Then  he  went  back  after  his  father  and  two  sisters,  who  con- 
stituted the  family,  the  mother  being  dead.  His  father  was  at  one  time  a 
very  wealthy  man,  but  had  lost  all.  A few  years  la_ter  Sarah  Ann  Stout,  then 
a young  girl,  came  cvith  her  father  from  the  foot  of  the  Catskill  mountains  in 
New  York  and  located  just  half  a mile  west  of  Samuel  Linn’s  farm.  The 
young  peo])le  met,  became  attached  to  each  other,  and  in  course  of  time  be- 
came man  and  rvife.  To  their  union  w'ere  l)orn  nine  children : Hugh,  Samuel 
Morris,  Nathan  Johnston,  Mary  Ellen  (the  wife  of  J.  T.  Hartong),  David, 
Sarah  Elizabeth,  Matilda  Jane  (the  wife  of  James  Mahaffey),  Margaret 
Ellen  and  James  Stout.  Samuel  Linn  improved  the  farm  on  which  he  first 
located,  and  became  prosperous  and  influential  in  the  community.  He  died  on 
this  farm  in  1880,  aged  eighty-eight  years. 

David  Linn  was  educated  in  Muskingum  College,  and  for  eighteen  years 
was  an  able  teacher  in  the  schools  of  Guernsey  county,  whose  success  was 
recognized  by  the  profession  and  the  public.  At  the  time  of  his  father’s 
death  he  bought  out  the  other  heirs  to  his  father’s  farm  and  began  farming. 
He  has  made  many  improvements  since  that  time,  and  it  is  easily  apparent 


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to  the  traveler  that  he  has  the  best  improved  farm  and  the  finest  farm  build- 
ings between  Cambridge  and  Claysville.  All  the  buildings  are  painted  white 
and  the  most  of  them  have  slate  roofs.  Air.  Linn  says  that  experience  has 
taught  him  that  good  barns  pay  tbeir  own  cost  five  times  over.  For  thirtv- 
two  years  he  has  lived  on  this  farm  of  one  hundred  and  sixt}"  acres  and  cul- 
tivated it,  raising  crops  which  are  the  admiration  of  his  neighbors.  His  wife 
also  owns  a farm  of  one  hundred  and  sixty  acres  north  of  Cambridge,  which 
is  well  improved  with  a brick  house  and  enormous  barn. 

For  many  years  Mr.  Linn  has  been  justice  of  the  peace,  and  has  become 
widely  known  for  the  justice  and  reasonableness  of  his  decisions,  while  he  has 
never  during  all  this  time  charged  a fee.  In  1910  he  was  appointed  on  the  ap- 
praisement board,  and  resigned  the  office  of  justice  of  the  peace. 

On  June  3,  1881,  David  Linn  was  married  to  Ellen  Oldham,  who  was 
born  near  Barnes’  mill  at  Pleasant  Valley,  Guernsey  county,  Ohio.  Isaac 
Oldham,  her  grandfather,  was  born  in  Ohio  county,  A'irginia,  and  there 
married  Sarah  Alarling,  of  Maryland.  Soon  after  he  left  her  and,  with  his  all 
on  his  shoulders,  walked  to  this  county,  and  locating  on  Wills  creek,  four 
miles  north  of  Cambridge,  where  I.  J.  Oldham  now  lives,  built  a small  cabin, 
and  then  returned  for  his  wife.  His  father  drove  them  through  in  a wagon, 
and  on  April  4,  1806,  they  set  up  housekeeping  in  that  cabin,  the  first  summer 
living  in  it  without  floor  or  door,  or  daubing  between  the  logs.  Their  near- 
est neighbor  was  two  miles  east  of  Cambridge,  and  there  was  but  one  family 
in  Cambridge,  the  Van  Rensselaers,  at  Wheeling  and  Seventh  streets.  There 
were  many  wild  animals  in  the  forests  and  a tribe  of  Indians  was  encamped 
in  sight.  Lentil  the  war  of  I'8i2  they  toiled  on  in  their  new  home.  In  1807 
Airs.  Oldham  returned  to  her  old  home  on  a visit,  making  the  trip  on  horse- 
back, and  on  her  return  her  brother  gave  her  an  appletree  switch.  x\rriving  at 
home,  she  stuck  it  out  back  of  her  little  cabin,  little  thinking  that  she  would 
ever  gather  fruit  from  it,  but  the  tree  is  still  standing,  over  one  hundred  years 
old,  and  bearing  early  apples.  They  reared  eight  children,  and  lived  to  a 
ripe  old  age.  After  their  death,  their  son,  Alarling  Oldham,  bought  the  farm, 
and  at  his  death  it  became  the  property  of  his  son,  Isaac  J.  Oldham,  the 
present  owner. 

Alarling  Oldham,  the  father  of  Airs.  Linn,  was  born  on  the  farm  where 
his  father  settled  in  1806.  He  married  Isabel  Alarling,  who  was  a native  of 
Alaryland,  but  who  was  living  in  Ohio  county,  Virginia,  at  the  time  of  her 
marriage.  Alarling  Oldham  bought  other  land  and  became  the  owner  of 
three  hundred  acres,  of  which  Airs.  Linn  now  owns  part.  Airs.  Linn  grew  up 
on  the  old  farm,  one  of  flve  children,  two  of  whom  died  in  infancy.  The 


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Olliers  arc  iUrs.  Elizabeth  Campbell  and  Isaac  J.  Oldham.  In  1906  the  Old- 
ham family  celebrated  on  the  old  farm,  with  appropriate  exercises,  the  cen- 
tennial of  the  arrival  in  Guernsey  county  of  Isaac  Oldham. 

.Mr.  and  i\Irs.  Linn  have  shown  foresight  by  already  preparing  a large 
monument  to  be  erected  at  their  grave,  although  the  memory  of  their  lives 
and  characters  will  be  a monument  even  more  substantial  than  this.  On  June 
3,  1906,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Linn  had  been  married  for  twenty-five  years,  and 
Mr.  Linn  planned  a silver  wedding  celeliration  as  a surprise  to  his  wife,  at 
which  one  hundred  and  thirt)Mwo  people  were  present  and  wished  the  for- 
tunate couple  many  more  years  of  the  happy  wedded  life  which  has  been 
theirs.  iMrs.  Linn  similarly  surprised  Mr.  Linn  on  the  occasion  of  his  sixty- 
eighth  birthday. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Linn  have  taken  eight  different  children  from  the  orphans’ 
home,  and  have  given  to  them  parental  care,  and  six  of  them  are  now  out  in 
the  world  for  themselves,  doing  well.  They  are : Thomas  Powell,  a farmer 
of  Pennsylvania;  William  Styles,  a farmer  of  Michigan;  Cora  Wendal,  who 
married  Arthur  Wilkins,  of  Whiting,  Indiana;  James  Franks,  deceased;  Han- 
nah Sturtz,  now  bookkeeper  and  stenographer  at  the  Harris  Bread  Board 
h'actory,  at  a good  salary ; Minerva  Hale,  now  living  in  Cambridge ; Thomas 
Albert  Young,  and  May  Jewel,  now  living  with  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Linn.  Surely 
heaven  will  reward  the  beneficence  of  this  good  couple  in  providing  a home  for 
these  bereaved  children,  and  in  bringing  them  up  to  become  useful  men  and 
women. 

Squire  David  Linn  and  his  wife  are  w'ell  known  in  the  county,  and  by 
their  geniality  and  hospitality  and  the  worth  of  their  character  have  gained 
hosts  of  friends.  The  Squire  is  recognized  as  a man  of  more  than  ordinary 
intelligence  and  culture,  perfectly  square  in  all  his  dealings,  and  ever  willing 
to  assist  a fellow  in  need. 


J.  MARSHALL  BROWN. 

The  re])utation  of  J.  Marshall  Brown,  well  known  implement  and  real 
estate  dealer  of  Cambridge,  has  been  that  of  a man  who  is  imbued  with  mod- 
ern twentieth-century  methods  in  both  business  and  public  life,  and  whose 
relations  with  his  fellow  men  in  a social  way  have  ever  been  wholesome,  so 
that  he  is  in  eveiy  respect  deserving  of  the  high  esteem  which  is  accorded  him 
by  all  classes.  He  is  the  representative  of  one  of  the  old  and  highly  honored 
families  of  Guernsey  county. 


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Mr.  Brown  was  born  May  i,  1855,  ^ farm  in  Liberty  township, 

Guernsey  county,  Ohio,  the  son  of  Joseph  and  Margaret  (Frame)  Brown. 
His  father  was  the  son  of  William  Brown,  who  came  from  Ireland  in  the 
early  pioneer  days  and  settled  in  Adams  township,  but  died  a few  rears  after 
coming  to  this  locality.  ■ His  son,  Joseph,  the  father  of  the  subject,  grew  up 
under  conditions  requiring  self-denial  and  industry.  Wdren  grown  to  man- 
hood he  learned  the  tanner’s  trade  with  ijis  brother,  William,  who  operated  a 
tannery  at  Claysville.  This  brother  was  a man  of  large  business  operations 
and  active  in  public  matters,  serving  as  county  commissioner  for  nine  rears. 
Joseph,  after  learning  the  tanner's  trade,  built  the  Liberty  mill,  on  Wills 
creek  in  Liberty  township,  one  of  the  early  mills  of  the  locality,  and  ope- 
rated the  grist  mill  and  sawmill  for  some  years.  Associated  with  him  in  this 
business  was  Joseph  IMcClarey,  and  William  Frame,  his  brother-in-law. 
After  leaving  the  mill  he  owned  a farm  and  farmed  in  Liberty  township  for 
a few  years,  when  he  bought  a tannery  in  Cambridge,  which  he  operated  for 
a few  years  prior  to  and  during  the  Civil  war.  About  1870  he  sold  his  tan- 
nery and  bought  a farm  one  mile  west  of  Cambridge  to  which  he  moved 
and  where  he  spent  the  remainder  of  his  life.  He  died  in  October,  1890,  and 
his  wife  still  survives  at  the  age  of  eighty-eight  years.  ]\Ir.  Brown  was  a 
Republican  of  the  old  school,  while  his  wife  was  a Democrat  of  the  same  old 
school.  He  was  not  an  office  seeker  and.  though  always  interested  in  public 
affairs,  never  held  public  office.  He  and  his  family  were  members  of  the 
United  Presbyterian  church,  and  he  was  a devout  churchman  and  always 
in  his  place  on  the  Sabbath  day,  and  active  in  all  church  work.  In  the  father's 
family  were  five  sons,  one  of  whom  died  in  infancy.  Those  living  are : AA’il- 
liam  C.,  of  Columbus:  Samuel  M.,  a farmer,  living  on  the  home  farm;  J. 
Marshall,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Joseph  E.,  of  Columbus. 

J.  klarshall  Brown  spent  his  childhood  and  youth  on  his  father’s  farm 
and  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Cambridge.  He  was  married  on 
September  30,  1885,  to  May  Ferguson,  daughter  of  Hiram  C.  and  Amanda 
(Baldridge)  Ferguson,  a prominent  family  of  Cambridge  township.  Both 
klr.  and  i\Irs.  Ferguson  are  deceased. 

To  this  union  have  been  born  three  children;  IMargaret  T.,  at  home; 
Homer,  deceased,  and  Amanda,  deceased.  Lentil  the  spring  of  1901  klr. 
Brown  was  engaged  in  farming  one  and  one-half  miles  west  of  Cambridge, 
and  was  engaged  in  general  farming,  stock  raising,  etc.,  in  which  he  was  very 
successful.  He  handled  all  kinds  of  stock,  and  was  an  extensive  operator,  as 
were  his  father  and  brother. 

In  1901  he  sold  his  farm  and  became  a resident  of  Cambridge,  and  has 


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Ix^en  engaged  in  the  Iniggy,  wagon  and  farm  machinery  business.  He  also 
deals  in  real  estate,  both  farm  and  city  property,  and  is  a business  man  of  wide 
experience  and  successful  operation.  In  1904,  he,  with  M.  W.  Hutchison, 
added  the  Brown  & Hutchison  addition  to  the  city  of  Cambridge  on  the  north 
side,  now  the  best  residence  section  of  the  city.  He  has  been  a large  and 
successful  oi)erator  in  the  real  estate  l)usiness  and  has  been  in  the  forefront 
of  Cambridge's  advancement  and  growth. 

i\Ir.  Brown  is  a Republican  in  politics  and  has  always  been  an  active 
party  worker.  He  has  served  as  a member  of  l)oth  the  count}^  and  central  exec- 
utive committees,  also  served  as  city  councilman  at  large  for  six  years,  and 
in  1910  was  nominated  by  the  Republicans  of  Guernsey  county  for  member 
of  the  county  infirmary  board,  and  elected  to  this  office.  He  is  always  active 
in  e\-ery  movement  calculated  to  benefit  and  build  up  the  county  and  city. 
He  is  a member  of  the  Cambridge  lodge  of  Elks.  He  and  his  family  are 
memljers  of  the  Second  United  Preslwterian  church  of  Cambridge,  and  he 
was  a member  of  the  l)uilding  committee  when  the  new  church  was  built  a 
few  years  ago.  The  Brown  home,  at  No.  1021  Beatty  avenue,  is  in  a desir- 
able residence  section  of  the  city.  Mrs.  Brown  is  a woman  devoted  to  her 
home  and  family,  and  she  and  her  daughter,  Margaret,  are  prominent  in  the 
social  life  of  the  city. 


RICH.ARD  C.  GRAHAiM. 

Conspicuous  among  the  representative  business  men  and  public-spirited 
citizens  of  Guernsey  county  is  the  well  known  gentleman  whose  name  forms 
the  caption  of  this  article.  He  has  made  his  influence  for  good  felt  in  the 
city  of  Cambridge,  where  he  ranks  as  a leading  merchant  and  a man  of  af- 
fairs. Though  a gentleman  of  unassuming  disposition,  he  has,  being  a man 
of  genuine  worth,  been  closely  identified  with  the  affairs  of  this  city,  and  his 
life  has  been  closely  interwoven  with  the  history  of  the  community  in  which 
he  resides.  liis  efforts  have  always  l)een  for  the  material  advancement  of 
the  same,  as  well  as  for  the  social  and  moral  welfare  of  his  fellow  men,  there- 
by gaining  the  respect  and  admiration  of  his  fellow  citizens,  and  he  is  enti- 
tled to  representation  in  a biographical  work  of  the  scope  intended  in  the 
present  volume. 

Richard  C.  Graham  was  born  February  7,  1871,  in  Caldwell,  Noble 
county,  Ohio,  and  he  is  the  son  o-f  Richard  and  Orpha  (Wehr)  Graham. 
Both  parents  were  natives  of  Noble  county,  the  father  being  of  Scotch  de- 


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scent,  and  the  gTandmother  Clymer  on  the  father's  side  of  the  house,  of 
Revolutionary  times,  was  of  a family  one  of  the  members  of  which  signed 
the  Declaration  of  Independence.  He  lived  in  New  Jersey.  The  mother  was 
of  German  parentage.  The  Graham  and  Wehr  families  were  both  pioneers 
in  this  section  of  Ohio  and  were  active  in  the  early  affairs  of  the  locality. 
Great-grandfather  A\Thr  built  the  first  brick  house  containing  glass  windows 
in  Williamsburg,  now  Batesville,  Noble  county.  Both  the  Graham  and  Wehr 
families  Avere  of  sturdy  character  and  progressive  energy,  and  were  success- 
ful in  their  life  work,  especially  in  mercantile  lines  and  as  farmers.  The 
grandparents  reached  ripe  old  ages  and  were  prosperous.  Grandmother  Har- 
riet Clymer  died  at  the  age  of  ninety-one  years.  Richard  Graham,  father  of 
Richard  C.,  of  this  review,  was  a merchant  of  Coldville  and  Sarahsville, 
Noble  county,  and  his  death  occurred  in  1S71,  being  survived  four  years  liy 
his  wife.  After  the  death  of  his  parents,  Richard  C.  Graham  made  his  home 
with  his  grandmother  AAThr.  He  found  employment  of  various  kinds  and 
attended  the  public  schools  at  Caldwell.  He  left  school  within  a few  weeks 
of  graduation  to  enter  business  as  a clerk  in  the  grocery  store  of  L.  H.  and 
P.  H.  Beny,  receiving  seven  dollars  and  fifty  cents  per  month  and  boarded 
himself.  He  remained  with  this  firm  two  and  one-half  years  with  a gradual 
increase  in  salary.  He  then  entered  the  employ  of  his  uncle.  James  AAThr,  in 
a general  store  and  remained  with  him  three  }'ears,  then,  in  1906,  he  came  to 
Cambridge.  He  had  mastered  the  “ins  and  outs"  of  the  mercantile  business 
during  these  years  of  somewhat  trying  experience. 

i\lr.  Graham  was  married  on  March  3,  1895,  to  Hattie  L.  Hutchinson, 
daughter  of  James  Hutchinson,  of  Toledo,  Iowa.  Her  mother  being  de- 
ceased, Miss  Hutchinson  was  making  her  home  with  her  sister,  IMrs.  Clyde 
AA^right,  of  Caldwell.  To  klr.  and  klrs.  Graham  five  children  have  been  born, 
two  daughters  and  three  sons:  Ruth  L.,  Catherine  L.,  Robert  AAA,  James  R. 
and  Joseph  J.  These  children  are  receiving  good  educations  and  are  being 
carefully  trained. 

Upon  coming  to  Camljridge  Mr.  Graham  clerked  three  years  for  E.  A. 
Davis,  two  years  for  the  Cambridge  Grocery  Company  and  one  year  for  AAA 
T.  Miller.  In  1902  he  engaged  in  the  grocery  business  for  himself  under 
the  firm  name  of  Graham  & AATrne,  their  partnership  lasting  six  months, 
then  the  style  of  the  firm  was  Graham  & AAAlson  for  six  months.  Since  1903 
Mr.  Graham  has  been  engaged  in  business  for  himself  and  alone,  his  store 
now  being  located  at  No.  947  AAdieeling  avenue,  one  of  the  best  locations 
and  best  appointed  grocery  stores  in  the  city.  Here  he  has  built  up  a very 
satisfactory  business,  which  is  rapidly  growing,  and  he  has  a neat  and  well 


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managed  store,  always  carefully  stocked  with  an  excellent  grade  of  staple  and 
fanev  groceries. 

I 'oliticalha  i\lr.  (dra.ham  is  a Republican  and  he  always  attends  caucuses 
and  con\-enlions  and  takes  a great  interest  in  elections  and  all  public  mat- 
ters, but  he  is  not  an  office  seeker,  nor  has  any  member  of  his  family  ever 
been.  Me  and  his  family  are  members  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church, 
his  ancestn'  being  among  the  early  adherents  of  this  denomination  in  the 
b’nited  States.  He  is  a teacher  in  the  Sunday  schools,  having  a class  of  fifty 
\-oung  men,  and  he  is  active  in  all  church  and  Sunday  school  rvork  and  is  a 
steward  in  the  church.  Ele  is  an  ardent  advocate  of  athletics  of  all  kinds,  and 
this,  no  doubt,  is  one  of  the  secrets  of  the  excellent  standing  he  has  wdth  the 
young  men  of  the  church. 

The  Graham  home  is  at  No.  434  North  Eighth  street,  Cambridge,  in  the 
best  residence  district  of  the  city,  and  he  has  an  attractive  and  commodious 
dwelling  and  here  the  many  friends  of  the  family  find  a cordial  rvelcome.  He 
is  regarded  as  a public-spirited  citizen  and  a progressive  merchant. 


JOHN  A.  ROSTWICK. 

The  pedigree  of  the  Bostwick  family  is  traced  back  to  the  time  of  Ed- 
ward the  Confessor,  of  England — not  a single  link  in  the  chain  is  missing 
or  in  doubt,  all  given  explicitly  from  records  of  each  generation,  from  Major 
Nathan  Rostwdek  back  through  Ensign  John  Bostwick,  who  served  in  the 
American  Revolution  in  the  Seventh  Regiment,  Connecticut  line,  under  Col. 
Charles  Webb.  Ensign  John  Bostwick  was  descended  from  Major  John 
Bostwick,  who  was  a major  of  the  militia  of  the  colony  of  Connecticut  in 
1739  and  also  held  several  other  civil  offices  and  ivas  a landed  proprietor. 
Major  John  Bostwick  was  descended  from  Arthur  Bostwick,  a native  of 
Tarperly,  Cheshire,  England,  a Puritan  ivho  came  to  America  between  1620 
and  1640  and  settled  in  Connecticut.  Back  in  England  the  family  is  traced 
without  a break  through  the  centuries,  through  lords  and  knights  to  an  an- 
cient Saxon  of  the  time  of  Edward  the  Confessor,  who  owned  a large  amount 
of  land  in  Cheshire,  England,  when  even  that  country  was  sparsely  settled. 
The  family  coat  of  arms  is  well  known  and  bears  a motto  which  means  “Al- 
ways ready  to  serve.” 

John  A.  Bostwick,  a leading  business  man  of  Cambridge,  Guernsey 
county,  Ohio,  was  born  at  Mt.  Vernon,  Knox  county,  this  state,  in  1853. 


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He  is  the  son  of  Xathan  and  x\deline  (Beardsley)  Bostwick.  The  father, 
a major  in  the  Union  anny  during  the  Civil  war,  had  a record  which  is  well 
worth  reproducing  here  and  which  proves  his  sterling  characteristics.  Udien 
the  rebellion  began  in  i86i  he  was  engaged  in  farming  in  Licking  county  and 
an  active  member  of  the  county  agricultural  society.  His  farm  was  well 
stocked  with  an  excellent  grade  of  cattle,  horses,  hogs  and  sheep.  He  was 
not  subject  to  military  duty,  but,  having  the  blood  of  patriotic  ancestors  in 
his  veins,  he  could  not  stand  idly  by  in  such  a crisis  and  he  enlisted  his  sym- 
pathies with  the  federal  goi’ernment.  One  of  his  sons  was  of  military  age, 
another  was  not,  but  both  joined  the  company  raised  by  their  father  for  the 
Twentieth  Ohio  Volunteers.  He  received  a sunstroke  at  the  battle  of  Cham- 
pion's Hill,  from  which  he  ne\'er  fully  recoi'ered.  He  was  captured  by  the 
Confederates  at  the  battle  of  Atlanta.  His  sad  experiences  from  then  on 
in  Southern  prisons  and  his  suffering  during  a'  month  in  the  mountains  ef- 
fecting an  escape,  read  like  a horrid  romance.  Immediately  after  his  capture 
he  was  shot,  a bullet  striking  the  corner  of  one  eye,  making  an  ugly  and  pain- 
ful wound.  He  had  just  received  a new  outfit  of  expensive  clothing  and  a 
Confederate  started  to  take  his  twelve-dollar  boots.  Major  Bostwick  fought 
him,  but  was  about  to  be  killed  when  he  gave  the  IMasoiiic  grand  hail  of  dis- 
tress and  his  life  was  spared.  It  was  ten  days  before  the  lead  was  removed 
from  his  eye  socket.  He  and  other  prisoners  were  starved  till  the  third  day, 
then  given  a tin  cup  of  meal.  After  two  weeks  at  Griffin  he  was  sent  to 
Charleston,  South  Carolina,  and  put  in  the  old  workhouse,  where  his  rations 
were  mouldy  cakes  of  rice  and  bad  pork.  He  had  a siege  of  bilious  fever. 
Nearly  three  months  later,  October  6,  1864,  he  and  others  were  put  in  cat- 
tle cars  that  had  not  been  cleaned  and  started  for  Columbia.  South  Carolina. 
He  sat  against  the  side  of  the  car.  sick  all  day  and  all  night.  Next  morning 
they  were  left  in  a field  in  a pouring  rain  under  guard  of  a jjrovost  marshal. 
The  following  day  he  could  not  walk,  and  his  guards  cursed  him  and  goaded 
him  with  their  bayonets  in  an  effort  to  make  him  walk.  He  was  a mere 
skeleton  and  almost  eaten  up  bv  lice.  He  had  lung  fei'er  and  a surgeon  ar- 
rived who  gave  him  much-needed  medical  attention  and  he  finally  was  able 
to  walk.  He  and  others  escaped  and  took  to  the  country.  They  traveled 
only  by  night,  often  nearly  starved,  in  danger  of  discovery  at  every  step. 
At  Tyger's  river  at  Saluda,  they  found  a guard  of  tliree  men  on  the  bridge, 
captured  the  guard  and  took  them  away  and  bound  them  to  trees  to  prevent 
punishment.  Later  they  were  pursued  by  a number  of  bloodhounds,  and 
killed  two.  They  waded  in  the  .streams  to  throw  others  off  their  track.  One 
night  at  Henderson  a rain  mixed  with  snow  fell  to  a depth  of  three  inches 


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and  in  this  i\Ir.  Bostwick  lay  out  all  nig'ht.  Later  he  came  upon  a member 
of  the  “underground  railroad”  and  was  piloted  to  safety  through  more  hard- 
ships and  dangers  until  he  reached  the  Lhiion  lines. 

|ohn  Bostwick,  the  immediate  subject  of  this  sketch,  grew  to  maturity 
at  Mt.  Vernon  and  spent  most  of  his  boyhood  on  the  farm.  He  began  learn- 
ing the  jewelry  business  with  his  brother  uhen  he  was  about  seventeen  years 
old,  at  Coshocton,  where  he  remained  about  three  years.  He  then  went  to 
.Vewark,  where  the  Iirother  had  a store,  and  John  A.  remained  tLere  until  the 
fall  of  1875,  then  returned  to  Coshocton  and  went  into  business  for  himself 
and  remained  there  until  1882.  On  April  ist  of  tliat  year  he  came  to  Cam- 
bridge and  opened  a jewelry  store  on  the  south  side  of  Wheeling  avenue, 
al)ove  Eighth  street.  In  May,  1890,  he  moved  to  his  present  location.  No. 
539  Wheeling  avenue,  rvhere  he  has  remained  in  business  for  over  twenty 
years,  being  now  the  oldest  jeweler  in  Cambridge,  in  point  of  years  of  con- 
tinuous* business.  Me  has  a neat,  well  stocked  and  up-to-date  store  and  car- 
ries an  excellent  line  of  goods  at  all  times  and  he  has  enjoyed  a good  trade, 
which  has  gradually  increased  with  the  years.  He  is  an  expert  watch  man 
and  work  is  sent  to  him  from  many  other  cities,  from  Niles,  Martin’s  Ferry 
and  even  I’ittshurg.  He  is  especially  an  expert  on  watches  of  foreign  make, 
having  spent  a full  year  of  his  a])prenticeship  on  foreign  cvatches  exclusively. 

Mr.  Bostwick  is  a Repuldican  in  politics.  Some  years  ago  he  was  urged 
very  strongly  to  run  for  the  office  of  membership  on  the  board  of  education 
in  Cambridge ; he  consented  reluctantly  and  was  nominated  by  an  overwhelm- 
ing majority,  then  ran  against  a strong  Democratic  candidate,  who  made  a 
house-to-house  canvass,  aided  by  a number  of  Avomen.  Mr.  Bostwick  made 
no  effort  whatever,  asked  no  one  to  vote  for  him,  Init  the  votes  rolled  in  and 
he  was  elected  by  the  largest  majority  ever  before  or  since  given  a candidate 
for  this  office.  His  straig'htforwardncss,  frankness  and  courage  of  convic- 
tions Avon  him  support  and  he  Avas  made  president  of  the  board.  During  his 
incumbency  the  fourth  Avard  school  Avas  built  and  the  educational  system 
here  given  a great  impetus. 

Mr.  BostAvick  Avas  married  in  1874  to  Ella  B.  Ritter,  of  NeAvark,  Ohio, 
the  daughter  of  John  and  Sarah  (Horne)  Ritter.  This  union  has  resulted 
in  the  birth  of  tAvo  children;  Pearl,  Avife  of  SteAvart  CoAvden,  lives  in  Cam- 
bridge and  has  one  child,  Olita ; Mayme  is  living  at  home  Avith  her  parents, 

Mr.  BostAvick  is  a charter  member  of  Lodge  No.  448,  Benevolent  and 
Protective  Order  of  Elks.  Straightfonvard  methods,  both  in  speech  and 
action,  have  characterized  the  BostAvick  family  throughout.  They  say  Avhat 
they  mean  ami  have  the  courage  of  their  convictions. 


GUERNSEY  COUNTY,  OHIO. 


^IILTOX  H.  SIEXS. 

The  name  of  ]\Iilton  H.  Siens  stands  for  progressive  citizenship  and  he 
is  known  to  all  classes  as  a man  of  industry,  integ'rity  and  possessing  those 
principles  and  characteristics  that  always  make  for  success  and  high-grade 
American  manhood.  He  was  born  on  Septemlier  17,  1863,  in  Jackson  town- 
ship, Guernsey  county,  Ohio,  and  he  is  the  son  of  William  M.  and  IMary  Eliza- 
beth ( Wiers)  Siens.  The  father  was  born  in  Preston  county,  Virginia,  and  the 
mother  was  also  born  in  the  Old  Dominion,  each  being  representative  of  hue 
old  Southern  families.  Both  came  to  Guernsey  county  when  young  people 
and  were  married  here.  The  father  came  to  this  county  with  his  parents  about 
1825  and  the  mother’s  family  also  came  about  that  time.  William  M.  Siens 
was  a farmer  and  lawyer,  being  a large  land  owner  and  was  for  years 
prominent  at  the  bar.  Most  of  his  land  was  in  Jackson  township.  He  was 
an  influential  man  in  the  public,  professional  and  business  life  of  the  com- 
munity. His  death  occurred  on  October  17,  1907,  at  the  advanced  age  of 
ninety-one  years.  His  wife  preceded  him  to  the  silent  land  by  a few  days, 
being  called  to  her  rest  on  the  9th  of  the  same  month,  at  the  age  of  eighty- 
seven  years.  They  were  a grand  old  pioneer  couple,  and  spent  many  useful 
and  success-crowned  years  in  this  locality,  winning  scores  of  warm  personal 
friends  and  doing  what  they  could  toward  making  the  world  better  and 
brighter.  They  were  the  parents  of  nine  children,  five  of  whom  are  now  liv- 
ing, namely:  Mary  the  wife  of  J.  H.  Ringer,  of  Byesville : N^ammie, 

deceased;  Hettie  A.  has  remained  single:  Austin,  deceased;  Eester  i\I.,  de- 
ceased; Elmer  E.,  of  Cambridge;  Alice  C.  married  Leander  Collins,  of  i\la- 
rion,  Ohio;  Clara  M.,  deceased;  IMilton  H.,  of  this  review. 

The  subject  of  this  sketch  grew  up  on  his  father’s  farm  and  assisted  with 
the  general  work  on  the  place,  attending  the  district  schools  during  the  winter 
months,  and  he  spent  two  years  in  the  Cambridge  high  school.  After  leav- 
ing school  he  followed  the  painter’s  trade  for  a few  years,  then  returned  to  the 
farm  and  followed  agricultural  pursuits  for  ten  years,  then,  in  1902.  en- 
gaged with  the  Summers  Coal  Company  as  weighmaster  at  the  Black  Top 
mines.  He  remained  with  this  company  for  four  years,  and  then  was  en- 
gaged by  the  Wells  Creek  Coal  Company  in  the  same  capacity,  remaining 
with  the  latter  company,  giving  his  usual  high  grade  service  and  eminent 
satisfaction  until  May,  1909,  when  he  resigned  to  accept  the  position  of  in- 
spector of  workshops  and  factories,  the  appointment  coming  from  Governor 
Harmon  of  Ohio,  and,  owing  to  the  well-known  ability,  genuine  worth  and 
popularity  of  Mr.  Siens,  the  appointment  was  looked  upon  with  universal 


GUERNSEY  COUNTY,  OHIO. 


favor.  Mis  district  comprises  the  counties  of  Guernsey,  Belmont,  Noble, 
Monroe  and  Washington,  which  is  one  of  the  most  important  districts  in 
the  state. 

In  politics,  Mr.  Siens  is  a Democrat,  haidng  been  reared  in  this  policy, 
and  he  has  I)een  active  in  political  matters,  defending  and  advocating  his 
])arty's  platforms,  and  he  has  been  regarded  as  a local  leader  for  some  time 
and  has  aided  in  the  nomination  and  election  of  man}-  a good  man  to  the  local 
ofllces.  lie  has  been  a member  of  the  Democratic  county  committee  for  a long 
lime,  and  he  has  frequently  been  a delegate  to  count^n  district  and  state  con- 
I'cntions.  His  jn'esent  position  is  his  first  office  holding.  He  is  a member 
of  the  iModern  AAffiodmen  of  America  and  Camliridge  Lodge  No.  53,  Knights 
of  Pythias. 

On  December  21,  1887.  Mr.  Siens  was  married  to  Ella  E.  Jeffrey,  daugh- 
ter of  Thomas  and  Mary  Jane  ( Brown)  Jeffrey,  of  AVestland  township,  this 
county,  of  which  county  both  jiarents  are  native.  Both  were  of  Scotch-Irish 
descent  and  were  early  |)ioneer  families,  Mr.  Jeffrey  being  an  early  settler  here 
and  a man  of  prominence.  Both  parents  are  deceased,  the  mother  having  died 
in  March,  1880,  and  the  father  in  March,  1885. 

To  (Mr.  and  Mrs.  Siens  one  son.  Converse  Vincent,  has  been  born.  He 
is  an  iron  worker  in  the  Guernsey  works.  l\Tr.  and  Mrs.  Siens  are  members 
of  the  Ba])tist  church  and  active  in  church  and  Sunday  school  work.  The 
])resent  cozy  home  of  the  Siens  is  at  No.  228  Dewey  avenue,  Cambridge, 
and  it  is  often  the  gathering  place  for  the  numerous  friends  of  this  highly 
respected  and  well  liked  family. 


BENJAMIN  B.  JOYCE. 

The  record  of  Benjamin  B.  Joyce,  well  known  citizen  of  Cambridge, 
has  shown  what  an  honest,,  earnest,  hard  working  man  can  accomplish,  al- 
though he  had  to  hew  his  own  fortune  from  the  obstacles  that  beset  his  way, 
for  he  started  in  life  with  no  great  aid  from  any  one.  But  he  has  been  in- 
dustrious and  economical,  so  that  a large  measure  of  success  has  attended  his 
efforts  and  today,  although  yet  a young  man,  he  has  considerable  valuable 
property  and  a comfortalde  competency,  and  he  can  look  forward  to  an  old 
age  of  comfort  and  quiet. 

Air.  Joyce  was  horn  October  7,  1870,  in  AVashington,  D.  C.,  and  he  is 
the  son  of  James  and  Martha  Joyce,  of  that  city.  The  father  was  a me- 


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chanic  in  the  United  States  navy  yard  there  for  a nmnber  of  years  and  rvas 
a very  skillful  workman.  Both  he  and  his  wife  remained  in  the  East  and 
died  there. 

Benjamin  B.  Joyce  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Washington 
City.  He  was  an  ambitious  lad  and  not  afraid  of  work,  and  his  first  em- 
ployment was  driving  a water  \vagon  for  the  gor'ernment  Elizabeth  hospital 
in  his  native  city,  following  this  for  about  one  year.  He  next  found  employ- 
ment as  coachman  for  Congressman  Joseph  D.  Taylor  when  the  latter  repre- 
sented the  fifteenth  Ohio  district  in  Congress,  and  he  has  been  with  the  Tay- 
lor estate  ever  since,  having  accompanied  iMr.  Taylor  to  Cambridge,  Guern- 
sey county,  when  he  left  Congress,  remaining  in  his  emplov  as  coachman. 
Since  Colonel  Taylor’s  death,  several  years  ago,  IMr.  Joyce  has  been  retained 
by  Mrs.  Taylor  as  manager  of  the  estate,  looking  after  the  rental  of  proper- 
ties and  all  matters  pertaining  to  the  business  affairs  of  the  Tavlor  estate, 
which  is  one  of  the  largest  in  the  county,  and  he  has  given  the  utmost  satis- 
faction in  this  respect. 

Mr.  Joyce  is  a Republican  in  politics  and  he  has  long  been  active  in  public 
matters.  He  is  patrioticall}^  interested  in  all  temperance  movements  and 
otherwise  active  on  the  side  of  the  “drys”  in  local  option  contests.  He  is 
frecjuently  a delegate  to  the  Republican  county  conventions  where  he  never 
fails  to  make  his  influence  felt.  Eraternally,  he  is  a member  of  Guernsey 
Lodge  No.  28,  Knights  of  Pythias,  and  has  filled  all  the  chairs:  he  is  a past 
chancellor  of  the  same  and  by  virtue  of  this  fact  he  is  a member  of  the  grand 
lodge.  He  is  active  in  lodge  work.  He  and  his  family  are  members  of  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  church,  and  he  is  a trustee  in  the  local  congregation,  be- 
ing a successful  Sunday  school  worker. 

Mr.  Joyce  has  been  successful  in  a business  way  and  by  industiy  and 
econonw"  has  acquired  several  pieces  of  valuable  property  in  the  residence 
district  of  Cambridge.  He  also  owns  and  operates  the  well  known  Spring 
Lake  dairy,  a very  successful  business  venture,  having  operated  the  same  dur- 
ing the  past  seven  years.  The  products  of  this  dairy  And  a very  ready  market 
owing  to  their  superior  quality.  These  interests  are  in  addition  to  the  care 
of  the  Taylor  estate.  He  has  also  been  extensively  interested  in  other  busi- 
ness enterprises  and  has  been  eminently  successful.  He  is  deserving  of  a very 
great  amount  of  credit  for  what  he  has  accomplished,  considering  the  fact 
that  his  early  environment  was  none  too  favorable  and  that  he  has  been  com- 
pelled to  hew  his  own  fortune  from  the  obstinate  “quarry  of  life." 

Mr.  Joyce  was  married  on  April  8,  1896,  to  Anna  Jenkins,  of  Charlottes- 
ville, Virginia.  She  is  the  representative  of  a very  old  Southern  family  and 


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is  herself  a woman  of  many  estimable  traits.  To  this  union  four  children  have 
been  horn,  namely:  Manilla,  Emma,  Clara  E,  and  Benjamin  B.,  Jr,  By  a 

former  marriage  there  are  also  four  children,  James  E.,  Margaret  L,,  Mc- 
Kinley and  IMinnie,  all  living  at  home, 

i\lr,  Joyce  is  a splendid  example  of  an  intelligent,  successful  business 
colored  man,  A citizen  whom  all  respect  and  whose  judgment  upon  real 
estate  values  in  the  city  of  Cambridge  is  good,  he  is  a man  of  high  standing 
in  the  community.  He  and  his  family  are  lovers  of  good  books  and  a well 
stocked  library  of  standard  works  and  the  best  current  literature  are  found 
on  the  shelves  of  his  private  lihraiy.  His  children  are  all  given  the  ad- 
vantages of  the  entire  course  offered  by  the  public  schools  in  Cambridge  and 
the  oldest  son  is  now  a student  at  Oberlin  University,  Oberlin,  Ohio.  The 
daughters  are  also  given  musical  advantages. 


ISAAC  W.  KEENAN,  M.  D. 

An  enumeration  of  the  representative  professional  men  of  Guernsey 
county  would  be  incomplete  without  specific  mention  of  the  well-known  and 
popidar  physician  whose  name  introduces  this  biographical  sketch.  A mem- 
ber of  one  of  the  old  and  highly  esteemed  families  of  the  eastern  part  of 
the  state  and  for  many  years  a public-spirited  citizen.  Dr.  Isaac  W.  Keenan 
has  stamped  the  impress  of  his  individuality  upon  the  community  and  added 
luster  to  the  honorable  name  which  he  bears,  standing  second  to  none  in  his 
professional  brethren  in  this  locality. 

Isaac  W.  Keenan  was  horn  September  20,  i868,  on  a farm  near  Quaker 
City,  Guernsey  county,  Ohio,  the  son  of  Hugh  and  Phoebe  T,  (Hall)  Keenan. 
Tbe  father  came  to  tbe  Quaker  City  locality  as  a mere  lad,  and  tbe  mother, 
Phoebe  T.  Hall,  was  the  daughter  of  Isaac  A,  Hall,  who  was  of  the  early 
pioneers  and  members  of  one  of  the  most  prominent  and  prosperous  families 
in  southeastern  Ohio.  The  father  was  a farmer  and  became  a large  land 
owner  and  very  prosperous.  He  was  an  extensive  fruit  grower,  such  as 
apples,  pears  and  berries.  Tbe  Halls  were  Quakers,  and  Mr.  Keenan  also 
became  a Quaker  and  lived  and  died  in  that  faith.  Hugh  Keenan  was 
highly  respected  and  a man  of  integrity.  He  died  in  February,  1907,  his  wife 
dying  in  the  fall  of  1905,  and  both  are  buried  in  the  cemetei'y  near  the 
Quaker  church.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Keenan  had  a family  of  five  sons  and  six 
daughters,  all  of  whom  are  living:  Ida,  now  Airs.  Joel  Carter,  of  Quaker 


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City;  John  T.,  of  East  Liverpool,  Ohio:  Ella  E.,  single,  of  Coshocton,  Ohio; 
Eva,  now  i\Irs.  Curtis  Merriman,  of  Oxford,  Ohio;  Isaac  W.,  the  subject  of 
this  sketch;  Lucretia,  now  i\Irs.  Frank  Stone,  of  Cambridge,  Ohio;  Eli  E., 
of  Columbus,  Ohio;  Hattie  IM.,  a trained  nurse  of  Coshocton,  Ohio;  Anna  L., 
of  Coshocton;  Dr.  Willis  H.,  of  Coshocton;  Charles  E.,  who  is  on  the  home 
farm  at  Quaker  City. 

Isaac  AAk  Keenan  spent  his  childhood  and  youth  on  the  farm  at  home 
and  attended  the  public  schools  of  Quaker  City.  Having  a desire  to  enter 
the  medical  profession,  he  read  medicine  at  spare  moments  and  for  a time 
read  with  Dr.  J.  S.  Ely,  of  Barnesville,  and  in  the  fall  of  1892  he  entered 
Jefferson  Medical  College  at  Philadelphia,  graduating  in  1895.  On  August 
17,  1895,  he  opened  an  office  in  Piedmont,  Harrison  county,  Ohio,  for  the 
practice  of  medicine,  and  remained  until  the  fall  of  1899,  when  he  came 
to  Quaker  City.  Having  given  considerable  study  and  attention  to  surgery, 
he  established  a hospital  while  located  in  Quaker  City  and  established  a prac- 
tice, attracting  patients  from  all  parts  of  southeastern  Ohio,  mostly  a surgical 
practice  as  far  as  hospital  patients  were  concerned.  In  1905  he  took  a 
special  course  in  surgery  at  the  Chicago  Post-Graduate  School,  graduating 
in  October,  1905.  In  the  fall  of  1906  he  moved  his  hospital  from  Quaker 
City  to  Cambridge  and  located  at  the  corner  of  Ninth  street  and  Gomber 
avenue,  where  he  treats  surgical  cases  wholly,  devoting  all  his  time  to  this 
work,  giving  up  the  regular  practice.  He  has  won  an  enviable  reputation, 
is  a skillful  surgeon  in  all  kinds  of  surgical  work,  and  besides  his  large 
hospital  practice  is  called  in  consultation  to  many  places  in  southeastern  Ohio. 
His  hospital  will  accommodate  as  many  as  twenty  patients  and  is  usually 
well  filled.  He  has  patients  from  all  parts  of  Ohio,  West  Virginia  and  fre- 
quently from  Pittsburg  and  western  Pennsylvania.  He  is  a man  of  skill 
and  courage  and  very  successful. 

Doctor  Keenan  was  married  June  ii,  1895,  to  iMarietta  H.  Ridgway, 
daughter  of  Oldham  and  Martha  (Heade)  Ridgway,  of  Quaker  City.  To 
them  have  been  born  three  sons,  Carleton.  Harr}’-  and  Paul.  The  family  resi- 
dence is  the  old  Doctor  Clark  home  on  Clark  street,  an  old-time  large  brick 
house  standing  in  spacious  grounds,  an  admirable  location  for  a pleasant 
and  happy  home,  and  for  many  years  the  home  of  Doctor  Clark,  one  of  Cam- 
bridge’s early  and  prominent  physicians. 

Doctor  Keenan  gives  his  profession  his  entire  attention  and  is  greatly 
wrapped  up  in  his  'work.  He  is  an  agreeable  and  intellectual  gentleman,  of 
broad  and  charitable  views.  He  was  brought  up  a Republican  in  politics,  but 


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is  HOW  an  independent  \'oter,  always  giving  an  intelligent  interest  to  all 
])nblie  matters,  but  not  participating  more  than  to  vote. 

Iloetor  Keenan  and  family  are  members  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
vdinrch,  and  their  home  is  all  that  the  name  implies.  Mrs.  Keenan  assists 
the  Itoctor  in  his  hospital  work,  and  renders  a proficient  service  in  this  con- 
nection. 

Doctor  Keenan  stands  high  in  the  community,  and  few  men  are  more 
fa\’orably  known,  both  in  his  profession  and  as  a man  and  a citizen.  In 
connection  with  the  hospital,  he  has  established  a regular  training  school 
for  training  nurses  in  hospital  work.  This  school  is  in  charge  of  Miss  Mary 
Callahan,  a trained  nurse  from  Columlms,  Ohio,  and  is  the  first  school  of 
its  kind  established  in  (luernsey  county.  The  Keenan  hospital  is  also  the 
first  hospital  estalilished  in  Guernsey  county  and,  while  it  is  a private  hos- 
])ital,  it  is  open  to  the  medical  profession,  where  patients  of  any  physician 
can  be  brought  and  cared  for.  In  this  respect  it  has  a public  feature. 


MICH.VEL  SHERBY. 

d'be  name  of  iMichael  Sherliy  has  long  stood  for  progress  in  Jackson 
townshi]),  Guernsey  county,  and  his  reputation  has  been  that  of  a high- 
minded,  sincere  gentleman,  anxious  to  see  his  community  develop  along  all 
lines.  He  is  an  American  by  adoption  only,  his  birth  having  occurred  in 
Zeiipielan  county,  Hungary,  on  October  21,  1853,  of  Slav  parentage,  he 
being  the  son  of  iMicbael  and  Katharina  ( Kachmarik ) Sherby.  He  there 
grew  to  maturity  and  was  educated,  and  served  three  years  in  the  army,  then 
came  to  America  in  iS8o,  locating  at  Streator,  Illinois,  where  he  worked  in 
the  coal  mines.  Being  seized  with  a fever  there  in  1883,  he  was  advised  to 
emigrate  to  Ohio,  so  he  was  soon  at  work  in  the  old  Akron  mine  in  Guernsey 
county,  this  state,  where  he  remained  about  eighteen  months,  boarding  in 
Byes\-ille:  then  he  went  to  Trail  Run  and  helped  sink  a shaft.  In  1886  he 
liecame  naturalized  as  an  American  citizen,  and  in  1887  went  back  tO'  his  old 
home  in  Hungary  and  settled  up  an  estate  he  had  there,  his  father  having  left 
a little  land,  and  iMichael  himself  had  made  and  saved  some  money  there  as  a 
liaggage  master  on  a railroad.  Although  he  had  about  one  thousand  dollars 
and  eight  years'  interest  on  the  same,  while  there  government  officials  arrested 
him  for  leaving  the  country  to  escape  further  military  duty,  but  he  showed 
his  citizenship  ]>apers  of  the  United  States  and  he  was  thereupon  released,  but 


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was  told  that  he  could  not  ride  on  their  railroads,  that  he  would  have  to  walk 
back  to  America.  He  was  suspected  of  being  there  for  the  purpose  of  assist- 
ing a labor  party  to  plot  against  the  government,  but  this  was  not  the  case. 
He  procured  a ticket  on  the  railroad  and  returned  to  this  country  without 
further  molestation.  He  took  up  his  work  at  Trail  Run,  Guernsey  county, 
and  in  1888  sent  back  to  the  old  country  for  Josephine  Workum,  and  she  came 
unaccompanied  to  Cambridge,  Ohio,  where  they  were  married,  she  having 
come  over  six  thousand  miles  to  join  him.  For  another  year  he  worked  in  the 
mines.  Their  first  child,  Alvin,  was  born  in  January,  i'890.  In  1891  IMr. 
Sherby  bought  forty  acres  in  the  southeastern  part  of  Jackson  township  and 
began  farming  for  himself,  having  had  some  experience  in  agriculture  in  Illi- 
nois. His  second  child,  Emma,  was  born  in  1896.  He  then  liought  sixty  acres 
adjoining  his  forty  acres,  thus  making  him  an  excellent  farm,  which  he  tillerl 
ad\-antageously,  and  established  a ^’ery  comfortaljle  home.  In  1898  Helen  and 
Emil  (twins)  Avere  horn,  the  latter  dying  when  three  months  old,  l)ut  the 
former  is  living.  His  oldest  child,  Alvin,  took  up  the  study  of  telegraphy  at 
home  with  a neighbor,  and  later  Mr.  Sherby  sent  him  to  a school  of  teleg- 
raphy at  Cincinnati,  from  which  he  was  graduated  in  1909  and  is  now  in  the 
employ  of  the  Pennsyh’ania  Railroad  Company  in  that  caj)acity. 

l\Ir.  Sherbv’s  land  has  greatly  increased  in  value  and  he  has  leased  valu- 
able water  privileges  on  his  farm  to  the  Cambridge  Colliery  Company,  also 
made  good  deals  regarding  his  coal  lands.  He  and  his  family  belong  to  the 
Roman  Catholic  church,  and  in  politics  he  is  a Republican  and  has  taken  an 
active  part  in  party  affairs.  He  is  a school  director,  now  serving  his  third 
term.  He  was  twice  candidate  for  township  trustee,  but  was  unable  to  secure 
election  because  he  was  not  an  American-born  citizen,  although  his  qualifica- 
tions for  the  office  were  known  to  all  concerned.  He  is  a member  of  the 
Nationality  Slavish  Society,  of  which  he  is  secretary. 

l\Ir.  Sherby  is  the  first  one  of  the  Slavish  people  to  settle  in  Guernsev 
county.  AMiile  employed  by  the  Akron  Coal  'Company  he  was  requested  by 
the  same  to  procure  ten  good  practical  miners,  of  his  own  nationality,  to 
come  to  this  place,  and  he  secured  them  at  Streator,  Illinois.  He  was  then 
sent  to  Pittsburg  to  get  more  men,  so  he  brought  sixty-five  Slavs  here,  thus 
marking  the  beginning  of  the  Slavish  settlement  here,  some  of  these  men 
working  in  the  old  Akron  and  the  Farmer  mines.  Now  there  are  between 
three  and  four  thousand  of  these  people  in  Guernsey  county,  and  they  have 
proven  to  be  very  desirable  citizens.  They  have  three  large  churches,  oue 
Greek  Catholic,  one  Lutheran,  in  Pleasant  City,  and  one  Roman  Catholic,  in 
Byesville,  and  there  is  not  a mine  in  this  county  that  does  not  employ  Slav 


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miiier.N;  many  of  them  are  in  l)usiness  at  Pleasant  City,  Byesville,  Blue  Bell, 
Trail  Run  and  other  places. 

Alichael  Sherby  is  a man  of  good  standing  wherever  he  is  known,  and 
is  regarded  as  a splendid  citizen  in  every  respect. 


DAVID  W.  NOSSET. 

Jackson  township,  Guernsey  county,  can  boast  of  no  better  citizen  than 
David  W.  Nosset,  who  was  liorn  five  miles  west  of  Bridgeport,  Belmont  coun- 
ty, Ohio,  June  24,  1837.  He  is  the  son  of  Samuel  H.  and  Ruth  Ann  (Bailey) 
Nosset.  This  family  is  of  French  origin.  In  1839  Samuel  H.  Nosset  and 
wife  brought  the  subject  to  Guernsey  county  and  located  about  four  miles 
from  Cambridge  on  the  Ridge  road  to  Claysville,  the  father  having  previously 
])urchased  forty  acres  there  from  James  Duke.  There  were  only  about  four 
acres  of  his  farm  cleared  and  the  country  was,  in  the  main,  undeveloped; 
there  rvas  a rude  cabin  on  his  little  farm,  but  he  went  to  work  rvith  a will 
and  was  soon  very  comfortalily  established.  He  helped  open  up  roads  and 
did  other  work  of  a pioneer  nature  and  became  a man  of  usefulness  in  the 
development  of  the  community.  That  remained  the  family  home  until  1877, 
in  which  year  they  sold  out  and  moved  to  Kansas  and  lived  there  thirteen 
years.  Then  the  father  went  on  to  Oregon  'with  his  daughter  and  died  there. 
The  mother  died  in  Kansas  in  1871. 

The  subject  spent  much  of  his  early  life  in  the  Sunflower  state  and  was 
there  during  two  of  the  never-to-be  forgotten  plagues  of  grasshoppers.  David 
W.  Nosset  received  a good  education  in  the  common  schools  and  was  reared 
to  farming  pursuits.  In  March,  1864,  he  married  Samantha  Jane  Wires, 
daughter  of  John  Wires,  whose  record  is  to  be  found  in  this  work.  The 
subject  and  wife  remained  in  Kansas  until  about  1882,  when  they  came  back 
to  Ohio : he  had  followed  farming  and  had  a very  satisfactory  start.  They 
moved  on  Mrs.  Nosset's  father’s  farm,  which  they  managed  about  a year, 
then  mor'ed  to  Cambridge,  where  they  lived  about  two  years..  Then  they 
moved  to  Byesville  and  opened  a hotel  and  remained  there  eleven  years.  The 
hotel  was  burned  down  in  1898,  lieing  a total  loss.  They  ran  the  Arcade  hotel 
four  years  at  Cambridge  and  after  that  Mr.  Nosset  operated  a hotel  about 
five  }-ears  in  the  Stoner  block.  He  was  very  successful  in  this  line  of  en- 
dea\’or,  not  only  understanding  ever  phase  of  this  business  but  was  an  oblig- 
ing and  courteous  host  to  all  his  patrons  and  his  trade  with  the  traveling  public 


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was  always  large.  He  bought  a home  and  continued  to  reside  in  Cambridge 
until  in  April,  1910,  when  he  moved  out  onto  the  farm  of  John  Wires,  father 
of  IMrs.  Nosset,  which  he  bought.  Notwithstanding  misfortunes,  IMr.  Xosset 
has  been  very  successful  as  a business  man  and  has  accumulated  a compe- 
tency, owning  several  rental  properties  in  Cambridge. 

Five  children  have  been  born  to  this  union,  namely : Albert  S.  died 

when  fourteen  years  of  age  in  Kansas,  of  scarlet  fever,  and  four  days  later 
IMyrtle  O.,  the  fourth  child  in  order  of  birth,  also  died  of  the  same  disease. 
Charles  W.,  second  in  order  of  birth,  lives  at  IMarietta,  Ohio,  where  he  is 
engaged  in  the  painting  and  paper  hanging  business.  He  married  Love 
Peters,  but  she  died  about  three  months  later,  and  he  afterwards  married 
Katie  IMeisenhelder,  and  they  have  two  sons,  Donald  F.  and  Ralph  Ray- 
mond. Carrie  hi.,  the  third  child,  is  at  home  with  her  parents.  S.  Grace,  the 
fifth  child,  died  when  fi^■e  years  old. 

Politically,  hir.  Nosset  is  a Republican.  He  has  been  loyal  to  his  party 
and  the  government,  having  enlisted  in  the  Union  army,  during  th.e  Civil 
war,  in  Company  E,  One  Hundred  and  Seventy-second  Ohio  h^olunteer  In- 
fantry, under  Captain  Nicholson.  It  was  only  six  weeks  after  his  marriage 
that  he  was  mustered  into  service.  He  proved  to  be  a very  faithful  and  gal- 
lant soldier,  according  to  his  comrades.  He  is  a member  of  the  Grand  Army 
of  the  Republic,  Post  No.  343,  at  Cambridge,  he  being  C|uartermaster  of  the 
post.  He,  his  wife  and  daughter  all  belong  to  the  Baptist  church  at  Cam- 
bridge, and  all. stand  high  in  church  and  social  circles. 


ALFRED  J.  TRUE. 

A member  of  an  old  and  highly  honored  family  and  a man  of  sterling 
worth  and  many  praiseworthy  characteristics  is  .Alfred  J.  True,  of  Byesville, 
Guernsey  county,  having  been  one  of  the  leading  citizens  of  that  locality 
for  some  time.  The  True  family  originally  came  from  England,  having  been 
well  established  in  Lincolnshire.  The  first  one  of  the  name  in  America,  of 
which  we  have  any  record,  was  Henry  True,  a captain  in  the  British  army, 
Avho  emigrated  to  our  shores  two  years  after  the  landing  of  the  “jMa)Tower,’' 
and  became  a member  of  the  Plymouth  colony,  and  it  is  belier'ed  that  all  the 
Trues  in  America  are  descended  from  him. 

Alfred  J.  True  was  born  at  Lower  Salem,  Washington  county,  Ohio, 
July  19,  1868,  and  he  is  the  son  of  Wilbur  L.  and  Sarah  (AWiite)  True,  the 


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former  a nati\’e  of  Ohio  and  the  mother  of  Pittsburg,  Pennsylvania.  The 
snljjeet  .Npent  his  boyhood  in  the  A’illage  of  Lower  Salem,  where  the  father 
was  engaged  in  the  lumber  business.  AYillmr  L.  True  was  a private  in  Com- 
j)any  H,  Ninety-second  Ohio  VTlunteer  Infantry.  Pie  was  seriously  injured 
in  West  Virginia,  which  finally  caused  his  death  on  February  16,  1894,  having 
survived  his  wife  some  twenty-two  years,  her  death  having  occurred  in  1872. 
1 1 is  great-grandfather,  Ephraim  True,  was  born  and  reared  at  Roxbury,  a 
suburb  of  Boston,  Massachusetts.  When  the  American  Revolution  came  on 
he  enlisted  and  held  a commission  as  ensign  in  a Massachusetts  regiment.  For 
his  services  in  the  war  he  was  granted  two  sections  of  land  near  Marietta, 
Ohio.  In  J 790  he  emigrated  to  Ohio  and  established  his  home  near  Marietta. 
About  1800  he  moved  to  a farm  near  Lower  Salem,  where  his  death  occurred. 
The  land  he  owned  there  descended  to  one  of  his  sons,  Moses,  wdio  was  the 
grandfather  of  the  sulpect.  Moses  True  was  a prosperous  farmer  and  be  kept 
adding  to  his  place  until  it  was  one  of  the  largest  farms  in  that  county.  At 
his  death  Wilbur  L.  True,  father  of  the  subject,  inherited  the  old  homestead, 
and  upon  his  death  the  ])laee  descended  to  his  sons,  Alfred  J.  and  Otis  A.,  and 
they  now  own  the  same.  It  has  never  passed  out  of  the  possession  of  the 
family  since  the  old  Revolutionary  soldier  owned  it,  and  it  has  been  well  kept, 
very  carefully  tilled  and  is  today  a valuable  and  desirable  farm. 

The  paternal  grandmother,  whose  maiden  name  w-as  Mehetabel  Alden, 
was  a descendant  of  John  Alden,  the  noted  Puritan.  She  came  from  West 
Virginia  to  Cumberland,  this  county,  in  1829,  when  thirteen  years  of  age, 
having  accompanied  her  parents  here.  After  living  at  Cumberland  about 
five  years,  they  moved  into  Washington  county. 

The  record  of  Ensign  True  in  the  Revolutionary  war  was  a most  praise- 
worthy one.  Tie  took  part  in  burying  the  dead  at  the  battle  of  Bunker  Hill. 
He  told  his  descendants  many  interesting  anecdotes  of  war  and  the  early 
times.  He  was  a picturescpie  character.  He  assisted  in  building  the  old 
“Two  Horned  Church”  at  Marietta,  an  ancient  landmark  there.  An  old 
hand-made  rule  he  used  is  now-  in  possession  of  the  subject,  who  has  also  the 
tax  receipts  of  the  two  sections  of  land,  twelve  hundred  and  eighty  acres, 
on  which  the  total  tax  was  less  than  one  dollar.  One  of  the  sons  of  Ensign 
True  was  a justice  of  the  peace  in  the  early  days  at  Lower  Salem,  having 
been  commissioned  hv  Cov.  Ethan  Allen  Brown. 

Wdien  Alfred  J-  True,  of  this  review,  grew  to  maturity  he  worked  in  the 
lumber  business  and  at  contracting.  In  1890  he  went  into  business  for  him- 
self at  Lower  Salem,  in  partnership  with  his  father’s  brother,  M.  C.  True, 
taking  the  place  of  his  father,  who  retired  from  business  at  that  time.  He 


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continued  there  until  1901  when  he  came  to  Byesville.  The  firm  of  Laner, 
True  & Company  was  organized,  composed  of  George  Laner,  of  Lower  Salem ; 
M.  C.  True,  of  Lower  Salem,  and  A.  J.  True,  of  this  sketch.  The  latter  has 
entire  charge  of  the  business  at  Byesville  and  he  is  managing  the  same  in  a 
manner  that  reflects  much  credit  upon  his  ability  and  to  the  satisfaction  of  all 
concerned.  At  Byesville  the  firm  has  a planing  mill,  and  an  extensive  business 
is  carried  on  in  lumber,  builders' *liardware  and  all  kinds  of  builders'  supplies. 

Alfred  J.  True  and  all  the  True  family  are  Republicans,  and  the  family 
has  always  been  patriotic,  nearly  all  who  were  old  enough  having  taken  part 
in  the  Civil  war.  Mr.  True  is  very  active  in  the  ranks  of  the  Republican 
party,  but  he  is  not  an  office  seeker.  He  was  once  elected  to  an  office,  but 
resigned  as  quickly  as  he  could  get  to  the  proper  authority  to  tender  his 
resignation. 

Mr.  True  was  married  to  Jennette  Hardy  in  1891.  She  was  born  and 
reared  in  the  vicinity  of  Lower  Salem,  and  is  the  daughter  of  Andrew  and 
Clara  E.  (Athey)  Hardy.  Her  father  was  a merchant  near  Lower  Salem. 
He  served  as  a commissioned  officer  in  the  Seventh  Ohio  Cavahw  all  through 
the  Civil  war  and  was  assistant  provost  marshal  of  Atlanta  during  the  stirring 
times  at  the  close  of  the  war. 

Two  daughters  have  been  born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  True,  Claire  I.  and  Fred- 
erica. Adr.  True  is  a member  of  the  Alasonic  order,  and  he  and  his  wife 
belong  to  the  Easter  Star.  They  are  popular  in  all  circles  at  Byesville. 


GEORGE  SALLADAY. 

One  of  the  oldest  residents  of  Valley  township,  in  the  activities  of 
which  he  has  taken  part  for  many  years,  is  George  Salladay,  who  was  born 
on  Adarch  27,  1829,  in  what  was  then  a part  of  Guernsey  county,  but  is  now 
in  the  north  part  of  Noble  county.  He  was  the  son  of  George,  Sr.,  and  Ann 
(Secrest)  Salladay.  George  Salladay,  Sr.,  was  the  son  of  Jacob  Salladay, 
and  came  from  Washington  county,  Pennsylvania.  The  Salladay  family  is 
of  German  origin.  Ann  Secrest  was  born  at  Capon  Springs,  Virginia. 
George  Salladay,  Sr.,  was  one  of  three  brothers,  the  others  being  Elias  and 
John,  who  settled  in  what  was  then  the  southern  part  of  Guernsey  county, 
on  adjoining  farms  of  three  hundred  acres  each.  George,  Sr.,  died  in  1831, 
at  the  age  of  forty-eight  years. 

After  his  father’s  death,  George  Salladay,  Jr.,  was  bound  out  until  he 


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was  sixteen  years  old,  and  bad  a hard  time  in  life  during  his  early  boyhood. 
At  the  ag'o  of  sixteen  he  went  to  work  at  about  six  dollars  a month,  and  worked 
up  to  ten  dollars  a month,  being  employed  on  the  farm  and  in  a sawmill. 
For  eight  years  he  worked  out,  and  lost  only  three  da}^s  out  of  the  eight 
years,  except  while  attending  school  in  the  winter.  While  in  the  saw-mill 
he  worked  all  da}"  and  half  the  night. 

In  1851  George  Salladay  married  l\Iar^  Spaid,  who  was  born  in  March, 
1831,  near  Pleasant  City,  Valle\"  township,  the  daughter  of  William  and 
Elizabeth  (Secrest)  Spaid.  \¥illiam  Spaid  was  born  in  Virginia  in  1800, 
and  came  to  Guernsey  county  before  his  marriage  to  Elizabeth  Secrest,  who 
was  the  daughter  of  Jacob  and  Mary  Secrest,  of  Virginia.  Mrs.  Mary  Sal- 
laday is  the  sister  of  Michael  Luther  Spaid,  of  Richland  township. 

After  his  marriage  George  Sallada}',  Jr.,  bought  eight}"  acres  in  the 
north  part  of  Valley  township,  for  one  thousand  one  hundred  dollars.  He 
followed  farming,  hut  at  the  same  time  made  wool  buying  and  the  dealing 
in  all  kinds  of  stock  his  main  business,  riding  horseback  all  over  Guernsey, 
Noble  and  iMuskingum  counties.  He  ^vas  a fine  judge  of  stock,  did  a large 
amount  of  business,  and  never  had  any  trouble  with  any  one  with  whom  he 
had  dealings,  while  he  amassed  a fair  amount  of  property  by  his  operations. 
Since  purchasing  his  first  eighty  acres  he  has  bought  and  sold  several  tracts, 
and  at  one  time  owned  more  than  two  hundred  acres,  but  has  sold  off  all  but 
one  hundred  and  sixty-five  acres.  For  fifteen  years,  including  the  period  of 
the  Civil  war,  he  was  trustee  of  Valley  township,  and  the  last  time  he  was 
elected  he  declined  to  serve.  During  the  war  he  gave  his  services  in  recruiting 
soldiers  for  the  FTifion  army. 

George  Salladay,  Jr.,  is  the  father  of  four  children:  Lewis  Frederick, 

whose  sketch  see ; Amanda  Catherine,  who  married  William  E.  Lleaume,  of 
Cambridge,  whose  .sketch  see:  Jacob  William,  wdio  lives  near  Derwent,  see 
sketch:  and  Elmer  Luther,  who  died  in  infancy.  Since  1896  Mr.  Salladay 
has  been  a Republican,  lint  is  independent  enough  to  vote  for  a better  man  on 
the  other  ticket.  Lie  and  his  wife  are  members  of  the  Evangelical  Lutheran 
church  at  Pleasant  City,  and  are  earnest  workers  in  the  church.  Though  past 
four  score  years  of  age.  ]\Ir.  Sallada}"  is  physically  well  preserved,  and  his 
mental  faculties  are  not  in  the  least  impaired.  During  his  life  he  has  w"it- 
nessed  many  changes  in  the  character  of  the  country  in  which  he  has  lived, 
and  an  almost  total  revolution  in  the  methods  of  living.  He  has  made  many 
friends,  the  most  of  whom  have  gone  before  him  to  the  after  life,  but  he 
now  possesses  the  esteem  of  all  who  know  him. 


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REV.  WILLIAM  HENRY  WILSON. 

The  writer  of  biography,  dealing  with  the  personal  history  of  men  en- 
gaged in  the  various  affairs  of  every-day  life,  occasionally  finds  a subject 
whose  record  commands  exceptional  interest  and  admiration,  and  especially 
is  this  true  when  he  has  achieved  more  than  ordinary  success  or  made  his  in- 
fluence felt  as  a leader  of  thought  and  a benefactor  of  his  kind.  Rev.  Wil- 
liam Hemy  Wilson,  of  Byesville,  Guernsey  county,  is  eminently  one  of  that 
class  who  earn  the  indisputable  right  to  rank  in  the  van  of  the  army  of 
progressive  men  and  by  reason  of  a long  and  strenuous  career,  devoted  to  the 
good  of  his  fellows  and  to  the  dissemination  of  the  Gospel,  he  occupies  a 
position  of  wide  influence  and  has  made  a name  which  will  long  live  in  the 
hearts  and  affections  of  the  people,  although  he  cares  little  for  the  plaudits 
of  men,  merely  seeking  to  do  his  duty  in  following  in  the  footsteps  of  the 
Nazarene.' 

William  H.  Wilson  was  born  near  Milnersville,  Monroe  township. 
Guernsey  county,  Ohio,  November  27,  1867,  and  he  is  the  son  of  John  Neal 
Wilson  and  Christian  (Morrow)  Wilson.  Both  parents  were  born  and  reared 
in  this  county  and  are  still  living  near  IMilnersville,  a highly  respected  couple, 
now  advanced  in  years.  William  H.  grew  to  maturity  on  the  farm  and  after 
receiving  a common  school  education  and  attending  various  normal  schools, 
his  early  life  was  devoted  to  the  profession  of  teaching.  After  four  years  of 
successful  work  as  a teacher,  he  entered  Dennison  University  and  took  select 
work  in  view  of  the  ministry.  He  was  licensed  to  preach  on  May  27,  1893. 
by  the  Baptist  church  at  Milnersville,  and  he  was  ordained  to  the  ministry  on 
March  22,  1894,  by  the  Pleasant  View  Baptist  church  at  Newcomerstown. 
During  the  years  of  his  pastoral  labor  he  has  very  ably  and  acceptably  served 
the  following  churches,  building  them  up  and  strengthening  them  in  a man- 
ner that  has  proven  him.  to  be  a conscientious  and  untiring  worker : Union 
Valley,  Piedmont,  Pleasant  View,  Bridgeville,  White  Eyes  Plains,  Adams- 
ville,  Dresden  and  Byesville.  On  December  7,  1903,  he  came  to  Byesville  in 
response  to  a call  from  the  Baptist  church,  which  was  then  only  a mission  of 
the  old  Cambridge  Baptist  church.  Shortly  after  he  came  it  was  organized  as 
an  independent  church,  and  he  has  been  pastor  of  this  church  to  the  present 
time,  his  work  in  this  place  having  been  wonderfully  blessed.  This  church 
now  has  a membership  of  two  hundred  and  thirty  and  is  constantly  growing, 
and  it  has  a remarkable  Sunday  school,  consisting  of  about  two  hundred  and 
fifty  members.  The  church  is  full  of  life  and  vigor  and  their  meetings  a.re 
like  one  continuous  revival.  Their  pastor  has  implicit  confidence  in  the 


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])roniises  of  ( lod  and  inspires  his  flock  with  the  same  faith  in  the  Supreme 
Leader,  willi  the  result  that  the  congregation  is  ever  faithful  and  earnest. 
II  is  leadership  has  recei^■ed  honorable  mention  throughout  the  state.  He  was 
for  two  }'ears  vice-president  of  the  southeastern  district  of  the  Baptist  Young 
Leo])le's  Lnion  of  Ohio.  For  about  four  years  he  has  been  moderator  of  the 
Cambridge  Ba])tist  Association.  For  three  years  he  was  president  of  the 
(hiernsey  County  Sunday  School  Convention.  He  was  active  in  organizing 
the  l!yes\’ille  Law  and  Order  League  about  1904  and  has  been  chairman  of  the 
same  ever  since.  The  pO])ulation  has  grown  a great  deal  since  that  time, 
with  a large  influx  of  foreigners,  hut  so  well  has  the  town  been  governed  that 
Byesville  is  an  unusually  law-abiding  place,  with  officials  chosen  not  for 
political  reasons  hut  for  well  known  merit.  The  moral  element  was  active 
from  the  first  under  the  leadership  of  the  Reverend  Wilson,  and  had  this  not 
been  the  case  the  local  government  might  easily  have  got  in  the  control  of  the 
l>aser  element. 

Reverend  AVilson  is  an  able  organizer  and  in  his  own  church  has  adopted 
what  he  is  pleased  to  call  “The  company  plan,”  of  keeping  each  member 
actively  at  work  as  part  of  a small  organization  or  company.  This  plan  has 
produced  great  results  and  has  lieen  highly  commended  not  only  locally,  but 
has  been  approved  and  praised  liy  men  of  national  prominence  and  leader- 
shi])  in  the  denomination.  In  the  pulpit  Reverend  \Aulson  is  an  earnest,  logi- 
cal and  forceful  speaker,  often  truly  elocjuent.  Besides  his  busy  life  as  ]iastor 
and  citizen,  he  is  also  director  of  the  First  National  Bank  of  Byesville,  and 
he  has  found  time  to  write  several  books  that  have  received  wide  recognition. 
One  of  them  is  on  “homiletics,”  especially  for  the  pastor,  and  is  highly  com- 
mended by  ministers  of  all  denominations.  Another  is  “Our  Responsibilities 
in  the  AA’orld’s  Conquest."  He  has  a large  and  carefully  selected  libraiy  of 
the  world’s  choicest  literature. 

At  Cleveland,  Ohio,  in  1907,  at  the  international  convention  of  the 
Bai>tist  Young  People’s  Pinion  of  America,  his  church  at  Byesville  took 
both  banners,  one  for  the  highest  grades  in  Christian  culture  work,  the  other 
for  all-around  Christian  work.  For  four  years  the  church  was  awarded  the 
two  state  lianners  for  the  same  merits  and  held  the  Christian  stewardship 
banner  until  it  liecame  the  property  of  the  church.  Such  records  are  criterions 
enough  to  show  the  courage,  the  sound  judgment  and  the  great  earnestness  of 
Reverend  AAhlson. 

On  ]\lay  23,  1900,  occurred  the  marriage  of  the  Reverend  Wilson  to 
Estella  Ilenry  Ferrell,  of  Dresden,  Ohio,  the  daughter  of  Henry  and  Emma 
(klcFarland ) Ferrell.  She  was  born  near  Dresden,  and  when  twelve  years 


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of  age  moved  to  that  place,  where  she  attended  high  school,  completing  the 
course  there,  and  made  that  city  her  home  until  her  marriage.  She  is  a lady 
of  talent,  culture  and  beautiful  Christian  attributes  and  an  efficient  church 
worker,  and,  as  president  of  both  the  senior  and  junior  branches  of  the  Bap- 
tist Young  People's  Union,  had  much  to  do  with  bringing  them  to  their  pres- 
ent state  of  efficiency.  In  her  the  Reverend  Y'ilson  has  a most  earnest  and 
faithful  assistant,  a competent  aid  in  many  branches  of  church  and  Sunday 
school  work.  She  is  president  of  the  Woman's  Baptist  Home  and  Foreign 
Missionaiy  Society  of  the  Cambridge  Baptist  Association. 


THOMAS  C.  CLARK. 

By  persevering  in  the  pursuit  of  worthy  purpose  Thomas  C.  Clark, 
well  known  in  railroad  circles  of  Guernsey  county  and  at  present  freight 
agent  for  the  Pennsylvania  lines  at  Cambridge,  has  won  definite  success  in 
life.  He  has  always  stood  well  among  his  fellow  men  and  been  regarded 
by  those  who  have  met  him  as  most  faithful,  trustworthy  and  energetic, 
meriting  the  utmost  confidence, 

Mr.  Clark  was  born  at  Washington,  Guernsey  county,  September  8, 
1852,  and  is  the  son  of  Richard  J.  and  Ann  Matilda  (Beymer)  Clark. 
Richard  J.  Clark  was  born  in  Maryland  and  came  to  Cambridge  in  1839. 
He  clerked  in  the  dry  goods  store  of  Craig  & Bryant  here  in  the  early  days. 
After  some  years  he  went  to  Washington,  this  county,  and  there  he  met 
Ann  Matilda  Beymer,  daughter  of  Gen.  Simon  Beymer  and  wife. 

Gen.  Simon  Beymer  came  to  Ohio  from  Cumberland  county,  Pennsyl- 
vania. He  was  of  German  ancestry  and  his  wife,  it  is  believed,  was  of 
English  descent.  The  old  hotel  sign  of  the  Black  Bear  bore  the  date  of 
1806,  probably  the  date  when  the  hotel  was  established.  His  license  to  run 
the  hotel  was  issued  from  Pennsylvania.  The  Beymer  family  were  the 
first  settlers  of  the  locality  of  Washington.  General  Beymer  was  commander 
of  the  Fourth  Regiment  of  Ohio  Militia  for  several  years  after  the  war 
of  1812.  Mr.  Clark  has  many  papers  showing  that  he  had  a great  deal  to  do 
concerning  the  regiment.  He  was  captain  in  the  war  of  1812.  He  kept  the 
Black  Bear  hotel  at  Washington,  while  the  National  road  was  the  great 
artery  of  travel  east  and  west,  and  his  hotel  was  the  stopping  place  for  the 
stage  coaches  and  travelers  from  far  and  near. 

Washington  was  first  called  Beymerstown,  named  after  his  family,  the 


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first  settlers.  Gen.  Simon  Beymer  and  wife  were  the  parents  of  these  chil- 
dren: John,  who  was  for  two  terms  sheriff  of  the  county;  William,  Joseph 
and  Conrad,  both  of  whom  w'ere  stock  buyers  and  drovers;  Ellen,  who 
married  John  Lawrence;  Anna  M.,  mother  of  the  subject;  Richard,  a saddle 
and  harnessmaker  in  Cambridge  in  early  times,  -who  was  a hotel  keeper, 
b'bree  brothers  of  the  subject’s  father,  Thomas,  Stephen  and  William,  be- 
came well  known  physicians.  Their  father  -was  a brick  mason  by  trade. 

Richard  J.  Clark  was  the  son  of  John  Clark,  of  Maryland.  John  Clark 
was  in  the  war  of  1812  and  was  in  the  battle  of  Bladensburg.  When  the 
National  road  extended  onl}^  to  Cambridge,  he  brought  his  family  here  in 
wagons,  intending  to  go  to  Zanesville,  but,  being  delayed  from  further 
progress  Iw  bad  roads,  concluded  to  stay  here. 

After  Richard  J.  Clark  went  to  Washington  he  remained  practically 
there  all  his  life  and  he  became  a very  prosperous  business  man.  He  had 
a general  store,  known  as  the  Ark,  where  he  did  a big  business.  He 
also  bought  and  sold  wool  and  pork  and  dealt  largely  in  other  commodities. 
He  often  carried  large  sums  of  money,  sometimes  as  high  as  twenty-five 
thousand  dollars,  riding  over  the  country  at  night  and  day  buying  food  and 
other  commodities  to  ship  east.  He  bought  hogs  and  cattle  by  the  thousands, 
during  the  war.  He  was  a big  hearted,  generous  man,  who  never  I'efused 
needed  aid,  and  extended  credit  of  many  thousands  to  those  who  never  could 
or  would  pay.  He  lived  up  to  the  Golden  Rule  far  better  than  most  men. 
Lie  moved  to  Cambridge  during  the  eighties  and  spent  his  later  years  here. 
He  died  about  1893.  wife  made  her  home  among  her  daughters  after 

that  and  lived  till  March,  1907,  dying  in  her  seventy-sixth  year,  about  the 
same  age  as  Mr.  Beymer  when  he  died. 

In  their  family  were  four  sons  and  five  daughters : Otha  B.  Clark,  now 
of  IMinneapolis,  has  three  daughters  and  one  son.  Llariy  B.,  of  Ludlow, 
Kentucky,  has  two  daughters  and  one  son.  Erastus  died  in  1864.  Thomas 
C.,  the  subject,  has  two  daughters  and  two  sons.  Mollie,  wife  of  J.  M. 
Porter,  lives  in  Pittsburg,  has  one  son  and  one  daughter.  Jennie,  wdfe  of 
Alonzo  Burke,  now  of  IMilwaukee,  has  two  daughters.  Lillian,  who  married 
J.  X.  Todd,  of  Pittsburg,  is  deceased.  Ellen  married  R.  B.  Hoover,  then  of 
Washington,  and  is  deceased,  and  he  is  in  Springfield.  She  had  two  sons 
and  two  daughters.  Dora  makes  her  home  with  her  sister,  Mrs.  J.  M. 
Porter,  in  Pittsburg. 

Thomas  C.  Clark  lived  at  Washington  until  he  was  about  sixteen  years 
old,  in  1869.  Lie  learned  telegraphy  at  Washington,  then  went  to  Pittsburg 
with  ]\Ir.  Lloover,  who  was  an  operator,  and  was  there  three  or  four  years. 


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Then  he  came  to  the  Cleveland  & ^Marietta  road,  first  at  Caldwell,  then  to 
Canal  Dover,  where  he  was  agent  and  operator.  He  was  the  first  operator 
to  receive  by  sound  at  Canal  Dover.  He  then  went  to  IMarietta  and  was 
train  despatcher,  then  came  to  Cambridge  and  became  trainmaster.  The 
road  changed  management  a number  of  times  and  in  1900  was  merged  with 
the  Pennsylvania  lines.  He  then  became  local  freight  agent  at  Cambridge 
which  position  he  still  holds. 

Mr.  Clark  is  a member  of  Cambridge  Lodge  No.  301,  Independent  Order 
of  Odd  Fellows,  and  the  encampment.  He  was  married  in  1872  to  iMina 
St.  Clair  Crawford,  who  was  born  in  Brooklyn,  New  York,  but  resided  in 
Allegheny  when  she  and  Mr.  Clark  were  married.  She  was  the  daughter 
of  Robert  Crawford.  Mr.  and  i\Irs.  Clark  have  four  children,  namely: 
Claude  St.  Clair  Clark,  who  married  Sadie  Graham,  of  Kimbolton,  and  to 
them  were  born  one  son  and  one  daughter,  Willard  and  iMina.  Claude  died 
May  19,  1902.  Harry  Curtis  Clark,  who  lives  in  Cambridge,  married 
Grace  Hare,  of  Quaker  City,  and  had  two  sons,  Wilbur  and  Harry.  Daisy 
Belle  Clark  married  George  Wilbur  Hilles,  of  Barnesville,  and  she  has  three 
sons,  Thomas,  Clark  and  George.  Francis  Dye  Clark  married  William  K. 
Krepp,  Jr.,  of  Columbus,  now  resides  in  Pittsburg,  and  has  one  son.  Kinsman. 

Mr.  Clark  built  a large,  cozy  and  beautiful  home  at  No.  224  North 
Sixth  street  in  Cambridge,  where  he  now  resides.  He  is  a large-hearted  and 
hospitable,  steady,  diligent  and  reliable  man  whom  eveiwbody  likes. 


LEWIS  F.  SALLADAY. 

Among  the  citizens  of  Jackson  township,  Guernsey  county,  the  late 
Lewis  F.  Salladay  rvas  for  many  years  well  known  and  influential.  He  was 
born  on  his  father’s  farm,  three-C|uarters  of  a mile  west  of  Derwent,  in 
Valley  township,  the  son  of  George  and  IMary  (Spaid)  Salladay,  whose  record 
is  given  more  at  length  in  this  volume.  Lewis  F.  Salladay  grew  to  manhood 
on  his  father’s  farm,  rvhere  he  lived  until  the  time  of  his  marriage.  In  1876, 
he  was  united  in  marriage  with  Maiy  Johnston,  a daughter  of  Jesse  L.  Johns- 
ton. She  was  born  and  raised  on  a farm  near  Blue  Bell,  in  Valley  township. 

After  their  marriage,  Mr.  and  Airs.  Salladay  moved  to  a farm  three 
miles  west  of  Derwent,  on  the  Clay  pike,  in  the  northwest  part  of  A^alley 
township,  where  they  lived  for  ten  years.  Then  IMr.  Sallada}^  sold  his 
eighty-acre  farm,  and  bought  one  hundred  and  sixty  acres  in  the  s(iuthwest 


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I)art  oi  Jackson  township,  a short  distance  west  of  Harmony.  Here  Mr. 
Saiia(iay  iived  to  the  end  of  iiis  days,  foiiowing  farming  and  stock  buying. 
Four  ciiiidren  were  born  to  him.  Ciovis,  Warren,  Bianche  and  one  who  died 
in  infancy.  He  was  not  an  office  seeker,  but  was  for  severai  years  the 
trustee  of  Jackson  township.  Both  iie  and  his  wife  were  members  of  the 
Aletiiodist  cinirch  at  Ciaysviiie,  and  he  nas  a great  iover  of  his  home  and 
famiiy,  Y’iiere  iie  found  his  greatest  pieasure.  When  he  first  moved  to  his 
Jackson  townsiiip  farm  it  was  neaidy  aii  in  woocis  and  totaiiy  unimproved, 
but  iie  buiit  a house  and  cieared  the  iand,  anci  in  1888  he  buiit  the  iarger 
iiouse  wiiicii  is  now  the  homestead. 

j\ir.  Saiiaday’s  death  occurred  in  1905.  and  for  the  next  year  the  famiiy 
ii\'ed  at  tiie  oiii  home.  Mrs.  Saiiaday  now  iives  in  Perryopoiis,  Pennsyivania, 
witii  iier  son  Ciovis,  wiio  is  a minister  in  the  Methodist  church.  Bianche 
marrieii  Peari  (iregory,  anci  iives  near  Rix  Miiis,  Ohio. 

Wkirren  Saiiaday  married  Syivia  Gregory  in  August,  1906.  She  is  the 
(iaugiiter  of  Joiin  anci  Mary  Gregory,  and  was  born  and  reared  in  Richhiii 
township,  Muskingum  county,  Ohio.  WHrren  Saiiaday  bought  out  the  other 
iieirs,  and  now  owns  the  home  whicii  ins  father  estabiished  in  Jackson  town- 
siiip and  the  entire  farm  of  one  hundred  and  sixty  acres.  He  has  one  chiid, 
a lirigiit  iittie  son,  J>ewis,  born  in  Juiy,  1907.  Warren  Saiiaday  is  a member 
of  tile  Olid  Feiiows  at  Camliridge,  Ohio.  He  and  iiis  wife  are  members  of 
tile  Metiiodist  church  at  Ciaysviiie,  Ohio. 

The  Saiiaday  famiiy  has  been  one  whose  members  have  been  upright, 
iionorabie  and  substantiai  citizens  of  Guernsey  county,  and  Warren  Saiiaday 
is  a young  man  who  fully  exemplifies  tlie  family  characteristics.  He  has 
lieen  successful  in  his  farming,  and  has  many  friends  in  the  community. 


JAMES  B.  STEWART. 

.\  leading  citizen  of  Caniliridge  township  and  one  of  the  well  known 
men  of  (iuernsey  county  is  Janies  B.  Stewart,  a man  of  marked  business 
enterjirise  and  capability,  who  carries  forward  to  successful  completion  what- 
ever he  undertakes.  He  lias  long  lieen  an  important  factor  in  business, 
educational  and  social  circles  of  tlie  county  and  his  success  and  popularity  are 
well  deserved,  as  in  iiim  are  emliraced  the  characteristics  of  an  unabating 
energy,  nnliounding  integrity  and  industry  tliat  nei'er  flags. 

]\Ir.  Stewart  was  born  June  8,  1867,  in  Caniliridge  township,  tliis 


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county,  and  he  is  the  son  of  John  and  Margaret  (Starkey)  Stewart.  The 
father  is  a farmer  and  still  resides  in  this  township,  where  he  is  highly 
respected  and  where  he  has  labored  to  goodly  ends.  The  mother  died  when 
the  son  was  a mere  child. 

James  B.  Stewart  was  educated  in  the  common  schools  of  Cambridge 
township  and  was  graduated  from  the  Cambridge  high  school  in  1882.  He 
was  reared  on  the  home  farm  and  when  old  enough  participated  in  the  general 
farm  work  when  not  attending  school.  He  returned  to  the  farm  after 
leaving  high  school  and  remained  there  until  1890,  when  he  began  teaching 
school,  and  he  has  been  one  of  the  county's  popular  and  progressive  teachers 
ever  since,  except  for  a period  of  about  four  years — so  popular  with  both 
pupils  and  patrons  that  he  taught  for  ser-en  years  in  his  home  district.  No. 
10,  Cambridge  township,  and  after  that  long  period  of  faithful  service  he 
voluntarily  retired  from  the  district.  The  remaining  years  he  has  taught 
in  the  schools  of  Cambridge,  Center,  Jackson  and  Jefferson  townships. 

Mr.  Stewart  was  married  on  September  16,  1887,  to  Cora  B.  Johnston, 
a lady  of  strong  characteristics  and  the  daughter  of  John  A.  and  Jane  B. 
(Smith)  Johnston.  Air.  Johnston  was  a progressive  farmer  of  Cambridge 
township  and  his  death  occurred  in  1900;  his  widow  survives.  To  Air.  and 
Airs.  Stewart  five  children  have  been  born,  namely:  Charles  AV.,  a student 

in  the  electrical  engineering  course  of  the  Ohio  State  University;  J.  Edgar 
is  a student  in  the  agricultural  department  of  the  same  university;  Celia 
M.  is  a student  in  the  Cambridge  city  schools;  Alaiy  F.  and  J.  Storkey. 

The  Stewart  home  is  located  about  four  miles  northeast  of  Cambridge 
in  Cambridge  township,  and  their  farm  of  two  hundred  and  forty  acres  js 
one  of  the  best  in  the  township,  being  well  kept,  well  improved  and  under 
a high  state  of  cultivation.  The  dwelling  is  a commodious,  modern  and 
attractive  one,  being  elegant  in  all  its  appointments  and  furnishings,  and  the 
other  farm  buildings  are  also  models  of  convenience  and  adaptability.  Every- 
thing round  about  is  in  perfect  order,  and  the  beautiful  lawn  around  the 
residence  is  evidence  of  the  refined  taste  of  the  proprietor  of'  this  valuable 
and  desirable  country  place. 

Air.  Stewart  and  his  family  are  very  busy  people;  in  addition  to  the  care 
of  their  large  farm,  with  its  abundant  crops,  numerous  herds  and  flocks. 
Air.  Stewart  continues  to  teach  school  and  his  sons  and  daughters  are  students 
at  the  universities  and  advanced  schools.  For  many  years  Air.  Stewart  has 
also  been  an  extensive  wool  buyer  during  the  wool  season  ; he  is  also  agent 
for  the  Armour  fertilizers,  and  the  DeLeval  cream  separator,  in  all  of 
which  he  has  an  extensive  business.  Ele  is  a ver}'  busy  and  successful  man. 


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turning  to  success  whatever  he  undertakes,  and  yet  he  finds  time  to  mingle 
witli  his  friends  and  neighbors  in  a social  way.  Politically,  he  is  a Democrat 
and  an  active  worker  in  the  party,  taking  a deep  interest  in  public  matters, 
lie  is  a member  of  the  Democratic  county  central  committee,  and  almost 
invariably  represents  his  township  in  county,  district  and  state  conventions, 
and  he  has  served  as  a member  of  the  county  board  of  elections.  He  is  a 
memher  of  the  Rock  Hill  Grange,  the  Patrons  of  Husbandry  and  is  master 
of  the  Grange,  and  county  deputy  in  the  state  Grange  organization.  He  and 
his  family  are  members  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church  and  are  active  in 
church  and  Sunday  school  work.  ]\lr.  Stewart  was  superintendent  of  the 
Sunday  school  for  a number  of  years  and  he  continues  to  be  a teacher  in  the 
school.  Pie  is  a man  of  many  fine  traits  and  qualities,  a man  of  unimpeach- 
able character  and  he  stands  high  in  the  estimation  of  his  fellows.  It  is  such 
citizens  as  Mr.  Stewart  that  bring  advancement  to  any  community  along 
all  lines. 


WILEY  OSCAR  MOORE. 

One  of  the  leading  young  men  of  Guernsey  county  is  Wiley  Oscar 
Moore,  proprietor  of  the  Cambridge  Herald,  knowm  throughout  this  locality 
as  lioth  a journalist  and  educator  of  a high  order  of  ability.  United  in  his 
nature  are  so  many  elements  of  a solid  and  practical  nature,  which  during  a 
series  of  years  have  brought  him  into  prominent  notice  and  earned  for  him  a 
conspicuous  place  among  the  enterprising  citizens  of  the  county  of  his  resi- 
dence, that  it  is  but  just  recognition  of  his  worth  to  herein  set  forth  conspicu- 
ously a record  of  his  life  and  achievements. 

]\fr.  Moore  was  horn  September  ii,  1876,  in  Wood  county.  West  Vir- 
ginia, and  is  the  son  of  Joseph  D.  and  Jane  C.  (Johnson)  Moore.  The  par- 
ents were  residents  of  Liberty  township,  Guernsey  county,  at  that  time,  but  the 
son  was  liorn  while  his  parents  were  on  a visit  to  the  maternal  grandparents 
at  the  old  home  in  AVood  county.  West  Virginia.  The  parents  moved  to 
Xohle  county,  Ohio,  in  1888,  wdiere  they  remained  until  1894,  when  they  re- 
turned to  Liberty  township,  Guernsey  county.  The  father  has  ahvays  been 
a farmer,  and  he  now  resides  two  miles  northwest  of  Cambridge,  wdiere  he 
and  his  faithful  life  companion  are  spending  their  declining  years  in  serenity 
and  in  the  midst  of  all  the  comforts  of  life.  This  family  are  faithful  mem- 
bers  of  the  United  Presbyterian  church,  and  are  active  church  and  Sunday 
school  workers. 


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Wiley  O.  Moore,  of  this  review,  grew  to  maturity  on  the  home  farm,  and 
was  educated  in  the  country  district  schools.  After  spending  two  terms  at 
Scio  College  he  entered  Muskingum  College  at  New  Concord,  Ohio.  Thus 
well  equipped  for  his  life  work,  he  began  teaching  in  1896  in  the  country  dis- 
trict schools,  and  he  continued  very  successfully  for  fourteen  vears,  becom- 
ing one  of  the  best  known  educators  in  the  county.  His  services  were  always 
in  great  demand,  for  he  was  popular  with  both  patrons  and  pupils,  being  an 
entertainer  as  well  as  an  able  instructor  in  the  school  room.  He  always  kept 
abreast  of  the  times  in  his  work,  was  progressive,  thorough  and  painstaking. 
Six  of  the  fourteen  years  were  spent  in  the  district  schools  and  eight  as  super- 
intendent of  schools,  five  years  of  the  eight  at  Washington,  and  while  super- 
intendent of  the  schools  there  he  organized  the  Washington  summer  school, 
which  proved  to  be  veiy  popular  and  which  he  conducted  with  much  success 
for  five  summers.  From  AAHshington  he  went  to  Senecaville  and  was  super- 
intendent of  the  schools  there  for  three  years,  closing  with  the  school  year 
1909-1910.  He  has  both  a common-school  life  certificate  and  a high-school 
life  certificate,  a very  unusual  acquirement  for  one  not  a college  graduate. 
As  a superintendent  he  is  a splendid  organizer,  soon  having  in  operation  a 
splendid  system  that  works  for  the  general  harmony  and  good  results  from 
both  teachers  and  pupils. 

Notwithstanding  his  very  commendable  services  as  an  educator.  Air. 
Aloore  believed  a larger  field  of  usefulness  existed  for  him  as  a journalist, 
and  on  August  10,  1910,  he  purchased  the  Cambridge  Herald,  which  he  is 
very  ably  and  successful!}'  conducting  as  a Republican  organ,  advocating  clean 
politics  and  upholding  the  basic  principles  of  his  party,  being  himself  an  ardent 
Republican  and  always  deeply  interested  in  public  affairs,  believing  that  an 
active  interest  in  all  public  matters  is  the  duty  of  all  good  citizens,  his  motto 
being  "to  do  all  the  good  one  can  to  all  the  people  possible."  He  has  ne\'er 
been  an  office  seeker,  but  has  served  the  public  as  one  of  the  county  school 
examiners,  being  first  appointed  in  1906,  and  reappointed  for  a second  term 
of  three  years  in  1909.  He  has  brightened  the  ai)pearance  of  the  Herald  vein' 
materially,  not  only  in  mechanical  appearance,  but  in  the  strength  of  its  edi- 
torials and  the  crispness  of  its  new  columns.  Its  circulation  is  increasing 
and  its  value  as  an  advertising  medium  rapidly  growing.  Under  his  capable 
and  judicious  management,  its  future  success  is  assured  and  it  is  taking  its 
place  as  one  of  the  important  molders  of  public  opinion  in  eastern  Ohio. 

Air.  Aloore  is  a member  of  the  Ohio  State  Teachers'  Association,  the 
Eastern  Ohio  Teachers'  Association,  and  he  is  a member  of  the  executive 
committee  of  the  County  Teachers  Institute,  and  a member  of  the  executive 

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committee  of  the  State  Association  of  County  School  Examiners,  and  he  has 
l)een  \erv  active  in  all  state  and  local  educational  matters,  his  influence  being 
generalK’  recognized  in  all  these  associations. 

Mr.  Moore  uas  married  on  July  3,  1900,  to  Mlary  E.  Taylor,  daughter 
(jf  Thomas  S.  and  lUargaret  { IMcM’illiams ) Taylor,  a farmer  of  Lil)erty  town- 
shi])  and  a highly  respected  family.  Airs.  Aloore  grew  to  maturity  in  her 
nati\'e  community  and  has  a good  education.  This  union  has  resulted  in  the 
birth  of  three  children,  Helen  Alabel  F.  and  Wallace  O.  Airs.  Aloore  was 
a teacher  in  the  schools  of  Guernsey  county  prior  to  her  marriage,  and,  like 
her  husl;and,  was  po])ular  and  progressive.  Air.  and  Airs.  Aloore  are  members 
of  the  I'irst  United  Presbyterian  church  of  Cambridge  and  are  active  in  church 
and  Sundav  sch.ool  work.  Air.  Aloore  is  an  advocate  of  healthy,  sane  athletics 
amoiig  students  and  voung,  advocating  whatever  is  for  the  general  good  of 
the  vouth. 


SAAIUEL  C.  CARNES. 

Though  yet  young  in  years,  Samuel  C.  Carnes,  of  Cambridge,  has  made 
a very  commendable  advance  in  one  of  the  most  exacting  of  professions  and 
is  rapidly  pushing  his  way  to  the  front  ranks  in  a community  long  noted  for 
the  high  order  of  its  ])rofessional  talent.  He  was  born  Alarch  17,  1882,  in 
the  city  where  he  still  resides,  and  he  is  the  son  of  Samuel  S.  and  Alary 
(Ferbrache)  Carnes.  The  father  was  born  in  Pennsylvania  and  the  mother 
in  Guernsey  county,  Ohio.  P>oth  families  were  early  pioneers  and  influential 
and  prominent  in  their  respective  communities,  taking  an  active  and  promi- 
nent part  in  the  general  development  of  the  localities  rvhere  they  resided. 
Samuel  S.  Carnes  was  a farmer  and  became  prosperous ; he  was  a man  who 
stood  high  among  his  friends  and  acquaintances  and  whose  reputation  was 
never  assailed.  His  death  occurred  in  September,  1895,  the  family  having 
moved  to  Cambridge  some  years  previously.  His  widow  still  resides  here. 

Samuel  C.  Carnes  grew  to  maturity  in  Cambridge  and  attended  the 
common  schools  here,  graduating  from  the  Cambridge  high  school  in  1900. 
Being  ambitious  to  acquire  a higher  education  and  take  up  the  study  of 
law,  in  the  fall  of  the  year  mentioned  he  went  to  Denver,  Colorado,  and 
entered  Denver  University  and  spent  tw'O  vears  there,  in  the  regular  academic 
course.  He  entered  Cornell  University  at  Ithaca,  New'  York,  in  the  fall  of 
1903.  rvhere  he  spent  one  year,  then  entered  the  Columbian  University  at 
Washington,  D.  C.,  where  he  completed  the  course  in  law'  and  w'as  given  the 


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degree  of  Bachelor  of  Law,  in  June,  1907.  Thus  exceptionally  well  equipped 
for  his  life  work,  he  returned  to  the  Buckeye  state  and  passed  the  Ohio  bar 
examination  in  December  of  that  year,  and  he  immediately  began  practicing 
in  Cambridge  and  he  was  successful  from  the  first  and  is  now  enjoying  a 
ver}'  liberal  patronage  and  has  a rapidly  growing  clientele. 

In  the  summer  of  1909  the  Republican  party  nominated  him  as  their 
candidate  for  city  solicitor  of  Cambridge  In  November  of  the  same  year 
he  was  elected  to  this  office,  and  he  has  discharged  the  duties  of  'the  same 
with  signal  ability  and  success,  winning  the  hearty  commendation  of  all  con- 
cerned. He  is  profoundly  versed  in  the  law,  is  cautious,  painstaking  and  is 
an  earnest  and  forceful  speaker  before  a jury,  having  natural  qualities  which 
make  him  a strong  advocate  and  a safe  counselor.  He  is  recognized  hv  all 
classes  as  a young  man  of  fine  attainments  and  sterling  C[ualities. 

Mr.  Carnes  is  a master  IMason  and  while  in  college  he  was  a member 
of  the  Kappa  Sigma  Greek-letter  fraternity. 

On  November  12,  1908,  Air.  Carnes  was  married  to  Elizabeth  Craig, 
daughter  of  Samuel  A.  and  Della  ( Gregg)  Craig.  Both  the  Greggs  and 
Craigs  were  prominent  pioneer  families  and  both  are  yet  active  in  business 
and  prominent  in  the  social,  educational  and  church  life  of  this  county  and 
city.  Airs.  Carnes  is  a lady  of  culture  and  many  estimable  traits,  which 
render  her  popular  with  a wide  circle  of  friends  and  acquaintances,  like  her 
husband,  they  being  regarded  as  among  the  best  young  people  of  Cambridge 
in  every  respect.  They  are  members  of  the  First  Lhiited  Presbyterian  church 
of  Cambridge  and  prominent  in  the  social  life  of  the  city. 


JOHN  AI.  AIcCONNELL. 

One  of  the  best  known  men  in  the  vicinity  of  Senecaville.  Richland  town- 
ship, Guernsey  county,  is  John  AI.  AlcConnell,  who  comes  of  an  excellent  old 
pioneer  family  here  and  who  has  spent  his  useful  and  active  life  in  this  county, 
successfully  engaged  in  agricultural,  stock  raising  and  shipping  pursuits. 

Air.  AlcConnell  was  horn  July  31,  1845,  in  Center  township,  this  county, 
and  he  is  the  son  of  Thomas  and  Lucinda  (Smith)  AlcConnell.  The  father 
'was  born  in  \A"ashington  county,  Pennsylvania,  and  the  mother  was  a native  of 
Guernsey  county.  The  paternal  grandfather.  Joseph  AlcConnell,  came  to  this 
county  fi'om  his  home  in  Washington  county,  Pennsylvania,  about  1812, 
making  the  overland  journey  by  wagon,  in  typical  pioneer  fashion,  settling  in 


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the  woods  ill  wliat  is  now  Center  township.  This  was  liefore  the  building  of 
the  Xational  pike,  whicli  passed  near  the  home  of  the  McConnell  family. 
Thomas  i\IcConnell.  father  of  the  subject,  worked  on  this  road  when  it  rvas 
being  constructed  through  that  ricinity.  (rrandfather  Joseph  McConnell  be- 
came the  owner  of  a large  tract  of  land  and  his  son,  Thomas,  also  .became  a 
farmer  and  stock  raiser,  both  lieing  noted  in  the  early  days  of  that  locality  for 
their  thrift  and  honest  dealings  with  their  fellow  men.  The  latter  was  a man 
acti\'e  in  the  political  affairs  of  the  township,  and  he  filled  many  offices  of  the 
township  in  which  he  liyed.  lie  was  a Democrat  in  politics  and  was  a Presby- 
terian in  his  church  relations,  being  devout  and  loyal  in  his  support  of  the 
same,  llis  death  occurred  in  the  year  1889,  at  the  advanced  age  of  eighty 
years,  his  widow  dying  several  years  later.  To  this  w'orthy  couple  thirteen 
children  were  horn,  all  hut  one  growing  to  maturity;  they  were  as  follows: 
.Mary,  now  Mrs.  Williams:  Elizalieth  (Thompson),  deceased;  Catherine,  de- 
ceased: John  M.,  of  this  review;  W.  N.,  deceased’:  Martha,  deceased;  Nancy, 
of  Cambridge;  Amanda,  wife  of  John  Lowry,  deceased;  Sarah,  now  Mrs. 
llugh  McCreary,  of  Cambridge;  Palmer,  of  Center  township:  Ella,  wife  of 
Samuel  Oliver,  deceased;  Charles  also  lives  on  the  old  home  farm  in  that 
township:  Lucy,  now  Mrs.  Eugene  Scott,  of  Cambridge. 

John  i\I.  (McConnell,  of  this  sketch,  grew  to  maturity  on  the  home  farm, 
where  he  assisted  in  the  general  work,  and  was  educated  in  the  district  schools 
of  his  community.  He  was  married  October  18,  1868,  to  Mary  Bruner, 
daughter  of  John  and  Mary  Bruner,  of  Richland  towmship,  this  county.  Mr. 
Bruner  was  a farmer  and  he  came  from  Westmoreland  county,  Pennsylvania, 
with  the  early  pioneers,  having  brought  his  belongings  here  in  a one-horse 
wagon  and  started  life  amid  ])rimitive  conditions,  but  in  due  course  of  time  he 
became  a prosperous  farmer.  He  and  his  wife  have  both  been  deceased  a 
number  of  years  and  are  buried  in  the  cemeteiy  at  Senecaville. 

To  Mr.  and  Airs.  (McConnell  two  children  have  been  born;  one  daughter 
died  in  infancy,  and  Anna  Alay,  now  Mrs.  W.  N.  AIcConnell,  of  Zanesville, 
Ohio. 

Following  his  marriage  (Mr.  AIcConnell  continued  farming  in  Center 
township  and  from  there  he  moved  to  near  Claysville,  in  Spencer  township, 
where  he  remained  for  about  si.x  years,  coming  to  his  present  farm  in  1882,  in 
Richland  towmship.  He  has  a farm  of  eighty  acres,  wdiich  he  has  managed 
in  such  a manner  as  to  make  a very  comfortable  living.  He  carries  on  gen- 
eral farming  and  stock  raising,  also  buys  and  ships  stock,  though  of  late  years 
he  has  not  followed  the  stock  business. 

Politicallv,  he  is  a Democrat,  hut  has  never  been  especially  active  in  party 


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affairs.  He  has  been  a member  of  the  local  board  of  education  in  Richland 
township.  He  and  his  family  are  members  of  the  Presbyterian  church,  of 
which  he  has  been  an  elder  for  a number  of  years,  and  is  active  in  church  and 
Sunday  school  work. 


GEORGE  \A'.  ERYE. 

A well  known  citizen  of  Valley  township  is  George  W.  Erye,  who  has 
been  veiy  successful  in  his  chosen  vocation  because  be  has  not  waited  for  some 
one  else  to  do  his  work  for  him,  but  has  been  independent  and  courageous  in 
dealing  with  all  life's  problems.  He  was  born  in  the  northwestern  jiart  of  this 
township,  Guernsey  county,  in  1852,  and  he  is  the  son  of  Plenry  E.  and  Sarah 
(Trenner)  Erye.  The  father  came  from  Hampshire  county,  Virginia,  in  the 
Shenandoah  valley,  where  the  family  wa^  well  established  and  well  known  as 
planters  in  the  early  days.  When  a young  man  he  accompanied  his  parents 
to  Guernsey  county  and  settled  west  of  Byesville,  before  there  was  any  town 
there,  the  country  being  new  and  undeveloped.  For  some  time  there  was  no 
road  to  Cambridge,  but  finally  the  citizens  of  that  town  choiiped  out  a road 
for  the  accommodation  of  the  new-comers.  The  elder  Frye  died  of  typhoid 
fever  soon  after  coming  here,  but  his  widow  survived  to  a ripe  old  age,  more 
than  ninety  years.  Henry  Frye  had  one  brother,  Noah,  and  several  sisters, 
among  whom  were  Sarah,  wife  of  Henry  Trenner:  Mrs.  John  Burt,  IMrs. 
Reasoner,  who  moved  to  Indiana  m an  early  day : another  also  married  and 
moved  away  very  .early.  Noah  died  in  Indiana.  Henry  F.  Frye  married 
Sarah  Trenner,  daughter  of  Henry  and  Elizabeth  ( Secrest ) Trenner,  in  1826. 
She  was  born  in  Frederick  county.  A'irginia,  in  1803.  and  came  to  this  county 
with  her  parents  in  the  fall  of  1818  when  the  land  was  raw  and  covered  with 
a primeval  forest.  She  was  a sister  of  Henry  Trenner,  father  of  Benjamin 
Trenner.  who  is  mentioned  in  this  work,  in  which  sketch  is  found  the  ancestry 
of  the  Trenners. 

After  his  marriage  Henry  F.  Frye  bought  eighty  acres  of  land  in  the 
northwestern  part  of  Valley  township,  but  soon  sold  it  and  bought  a place  a 
short  distance  east  of  there.  At  one  time  he  owned  a farm  of  about  four  hun- 
dred acres,  a part  of  which  he  sold  after  his  boys  grew  up  and  left  home.  He 
was  one  of  the  leading  farmers  of  this  section  in  his  day  and  was  a well  known 
and  highlv  respected  citizen.  Politically,  he  was  a Democrat  and  was  justice 
of  the  peace  for  manv  vears.  Pie  was  one  of  the  founders  of  the  Lutheran 
church  in  the  north  edge  of  Noble  county. 


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On  janiian-  30,  1S45,  Henry  F.  Frye,  Henry  Secrest,  Peter  D.  Rolins, 
Jolin  llickle,  John  Perkhammer,  Whlliam  Spaicl,  Flenry  Trenner,  AI)raham 
.\ll)in,  Midiacl  Spaid  and  jacol)  Cale  held  a meeting  in  Hartford,  Ohio,  for 
llie  ])iirpose  of  considering  the  matter  of  establishing  a Lutheran  church  here, 
,\t  that  meeting  it  was  decided  to  erect  a substantial  frame  edifice.  During 
the  next  three  years  the  building  was  completed.  On  the  22d  day  of  Janu- 
aiy,  184S,  a permanent  organization  was  eft’ected,  and  Henry  F.  Frye  and 
Idenry  Secrest  were  the  first  elders  chosen.  During  the  first  year  of  this 
church's  existence  the  memlicrship  increased  to  sixty-nine.  In  1896,  after 
sen  ing  as  a place  of  worshi])  for  forty-eight  years,  the  first  church  structure 
was  re])laced  by  the  jrresent  house  of  worship.  ]\Ir.  Frye  was  a ^’ery  devout 
man  and  assisted  in  furthering  the  interests  of  his  community  in  any  way  he 
could. 

1'here  were  thirteen  children  in  his  family,  namely:  Elizabeth,  who  lives 
in  Derwent  with  her  brother,  William,  Eliza,  Isaac  and  Mary  died  when  just 
reaching  maturity:  George  W,,  of  this  review:  Silas  diefl  in  Kansas,  leaving  a 
wife  and  five  children;  John  lived  in  Jackson  township  and  died  a few  years 
ago,  leaving  a wife  and  one  son,  Charles:  Noah  lives  in  South  Dakota;  Henry 
li\’es  in  California:  Catherine  is  the  wife  of  Lewis  Winnett  and  lives  near 
.Seneca\’ille : Sarah  married  George  Frye,  who  is  now  deceased,  and  she  has 
one  son;  Penjamin  lives  in  Indiana.  Lleniy  F.  Frye  spent  the  rest  of  his  days 
on  his  farm  in  Valley  township,  where  he  and  his  wife  both  died. 

George  W.  Frye,  of  this  review,  remained  on  the  home  farm  until  he  was 
twenty-three  or  twenty-four  years  of  age,  and  he  received  his  education  in  the 
common  schools.  For  two  vears  he  traveled  in  various  parts  of  the  LTnited 
States,  including  North  Dakota  and  California,  and  was  also  in  the  South 
about  four  months,  Richmond,  Virginia,  Washington,  D.  C.,  then  back  to 
Alinnesota,  then  returned  to  Guernsey  county,  where  he  has  lived  ever  since, 
d'his  traveling  in  his  youth  greatly  henefited  him,  for  he  has  always  been  a 
keen  observer,  and  he  talks  interestingly  of  general  topics.  He  has  followed 
farming  since  he  settled  here  and  has  been  very  successful.  He  now  owns  a 
s])]endid  farm  south  of  Hartford,  not  far  from  Pleasant  City,  which  he  has 
brought  up  to  a high  state  of  improvement  and  cultivation.  He  formerly 
owned  another  farm  nearby,  which  he  has  sold. 

Politically,  IMr.  Frye  is  a Republican,  and  he  very  ably  served  as  justice 
of  the  peace  for  some  time,  resigning  in  his  third  term  because  of  lack  of  time 
to  give  this  office  proper  attention.  He  was  elected  first  in  1880,  and  having 
made  a splendid  record  was  twice  re-elected,  and  resigned  in  1887.  a 

])ul)lic  official  he  performed  his  duty  in  a manner  that  reflected  much  credit 
upon  himself  and  to  the  entire  satisfaction  of  all  concerned. 


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Mr.  Frye  has  never  assumed  the  responsibilities  of  the  married  state. 

The  Frye  family  have  always  been  regarded  as  public-spirited  citizens. 
When  the  Marietta  railroad  was  built  those  living  along  the  right-of-way  con- 
tributed liberally  toward  its  construction.  The  subject  had  hardly  reached 
manhood,  but  he  gave  fifty  dollars  and  his  father  and  brother  gave  about  five 
hundred  dollars.  The  father  was  a great  hunter  here  in  the  early  davs,  and 
when  fourteen  years  old  he  shot  a bear  almost  on  the  present  site  of  Byesville, 
and  in  his  vicinity  frecjuently  found  old  bears  and  cubs. 


JAMES  E.  ROBINS,  M.  D. 

Among  the  oldest  families  of  Guernsey  county  is  the  Robins  familv, 
whose  ancestors  came  originally  from  the  isle  of  Guernsey  to  this  county,  and 
who  have  since  taken  a very  prominent  part  in  the  affairs  of  the  communitv. 
James  E.  Robins,  the  well  known  and  successful  physician  of  Hartford,  was 
born  at  that  place  in  1871,  the  son  of  Martin  Luther  and  Catherine  ( Secrest) 
Robins.  Martin  Luther  Robins  was  also  born  at  Hartford,  the  son  of  Peter 
D.  and  Deborah  (Thompson)  Robins.  Peter  D.  was  the  son  of  John,  Sr.,  and 
Mary  ( Huljert)  Robins,  both  natives  of  the  isle  of  Guernsey,  and  for  whose 
native  land  this  county  was  named. 

John  Robins,  Sr.,  of  America,  was  a son  of  John  Robins,  and  came  to 
this  country  in  1807.  The  old  Robins  home  in  Guernsey,  a strongly-l;)uilt 
stone  structure,  is  still  standing,  and  on  it  is  still  the  same  cement  and  thatched 
roof,  in  good  condition,  that  John  Robins,  Sr.,  put  on  it  before  he  came  here 
in  the  very  early  days  of  this  county's  history.  John  Robins,  Sr.,  could  do 
a great  many  things  unusually  well.  He  could  shock  oats  so  they  could  stand 
out  in  the  weather  three  years,  and  not  spoil  even  the  top  sheaf.  He  was  good 
at  figures  and,  although  he  had  no  schooling  in  English,  he  could  read  and 
write  English,  was  a neat  penman,  could  keep  books,  and  was  a good  l;)usiness 
man.  When  he  came  here  from  Guernsey,  he  located  at  the  salt  springs  near 
Coshocton,  and  stayed  there  a year  or  two.  In  1810  he  married  Mary  Hubert, 
also  a native  of  Guernsey,  and  came  to  Valley  township,  where  he  entered 
eighty  acres  of  land  from  the  government.  Not  long  afterwards  he  entered 
eighty  more,  and  thus  l^egan  the  successful  financial  career  that  has  made  him 
and  his  descendants  among  the  wealthier  families  of  this  county.  Sa\'ing  his 
money  carefully,  he  bought  more  land  from  time  to  time,  until  he  owned  eight 
hundred  acres  in  Valley  township,  and  four  hundred  acres  south  of  Caml;)ridge. 


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Xot  only  wa.s  he  successful  as  a money  maker,  but  as  a good  citizen  and  earn- 
est Christian  left  a worthy  example  to  those  who  came  after  him.  For  some 
time  he  was  justice  of  the  peace  in  what  was  then  Buffalo  township,  now  part- 
ly \ffdley  townshi]),  Guernsey  county,  and  Buffalo  township.  Noble  county. 
An  acti\’e  member  of  the  Bethel  Methodist  church,  he  helped  to  build  the  old 
church,  and  gave  the  ground  for  the  cemetery,  in  which  he  was  laid  after  his 
death  on  October  it,  1840.  Tdis  wife  was  called  to  join  him  on  October  23, 
1845,  and  her  mother  survived  until  April  12,  1846,  and  was  buried  beside  her 
daughter  and  her  daughter's  husliand.  She  was  not  less  than  ninety-nine 
Years  old,  and  some  said  one  hundred  and  one. 

Peter  D.  Robins  was  the  oldest  of  eight  children  of  John  Robins,  Sr.,  and 
lived  for  the  greater  part  of  his  life  on  a farm  in  Valley  township,  becoming 
an  influential  citizen. 

Martin  Luther  Robins  spent  his  life  at  Hartford,  where  for  many  years 
he  was  a successful  merchant,  but  in  later  years  followed  farming.  His  wife, 
Catherine  Secrest,  was  a sister  of  Noah  E.  Secrest,  Sr.,  whose  sketch  see  else- 
where. All  his  life  Martin  Luther  Rollins  was  an  active  Repuldican.  He  and 
his  wife  'were  faithful  members  of  the  Lutheran  church,  and  lived  consistent 
Christian  lives.  IMr.  Robins’  character  was  such  as  to  make  him  an  element 
of  ])ower  in  the  community,  on  the  side  of  right  and  justice,  and  he  was  much 
esteemed.  He  died  in  June,  1908,  his  wife  in  1906.  They  were  the  parents 
of  three  children,  James  F.,  Isa  Deborah,  who  is  living  at  Glenwood  Springs, 
Colorado,  with  her  sister,  and  Elsie  Elizabeth,  who  married  Rev.  G.  A.  Foote, 
of  Sharon,  Noble  county,  Ohio,  and  then  moved  to  Glenwood  Springs,  Colo- 
rado. 

James  E.  Robins  grew  up  at  Hartford,  and  attended  Starling  Medical 
College,  from  which  he  graduated  in  1895.  Lie  at  once  began  jiractice  in  his 
nati\-e  town,  where  he  has  since  been,  and  has  built  up  a very  large  medical 
and  surgical  practice,  while  he  also  operates  a small  drug  store  at  Hartford, 
and  is  thus  enabled  to  fill  his  own  prescriptions. 

In  January,  1897,  Doctor  Robins  was  married  to  Martha  Maria  Laughlin, 
the  daughter  of  James  Laughlin,  of  Pleasant  City.  To  this  marriage  has  been 
born  one  son,  Herbert  Secrest  Robins.  Doctor  and  Mrs.  Robins  are  members 
of  tbe  Lutheran  church  at  Hartford.  The  Doctor  is  a Republican  in  ])olitics. 

Doctor  Robins  is  a man  of  strong  native  endowments,  which  he  has 
trained  and  strengthened  by  hard  study,  and  he  keeps  fully  abreast  of  the 
latest  advances  in  his  profession.  To  do  this  and  to  satisfy  the  demands  of 
the  large  and  inci'easing  practice  which  his  success  has  brought  to  him  occupies 
the  greater  portion  of  his  time,  and  makes  him  a busy  man,  yet  he  is  always 


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kind  and  courteous  in  manner,  and  is  ever  ready  to  aid  in  any  good  work. 
His  position  in  the  community  is  one  of  influence,  and  the  reputation  of  the 
Robins  family  has  not  been  diminished,  but  enhanced  by  his  life.  His  ability 
and  skill  in  his  profession  are  recognized  by  the  other  members  of  that  pro- 
fession, who  often  consult  him  on  important  cases,  as  well  as  by  the  public. 


JOHN  R.  HALL. 

Specific  mention  is  made  of  many  of  the  worthy  citizens  of  Guernsey 
county  within  the  pages  of  this  work,  citizens  who  have  figured  in  the  growth 
and  development  of  this  favored  locality  and  whose  interests  have  been  identi- 
fied with  every  phase  of  progress,  each  contributing  in  his  sphere  of  action  to 
the  well-being  of  the  community  in  which  he  resides  and  to  the  advancement 
of  its  normal  and  legitimate  growth.  Among  this  number  is  he  whose  name 
appears  above,  peculiar  interest  attaching  to  his  career  from  the  fact  that  his 
entire  life  has  been  spent  within  the  borders  of  this  county. 

John  R.  Hall  was  born  January  2.  1854,  in  Quaker  City,  which  at  that 
time  was  known  as  IMillwood,  Guernsey  county,  and  is  a son  of  Isaac  A\'.  and 
Elizabeth  (Vail)  Hall.  The  father  was  married  three  times.  Elizabeth  Vail 
being  his  second  wife.  His  first  union  was  with  Margaret  Thomas,  to  which 
union  was  born  a daughter,  Phoebe,  now  deceased.  To  the  second  union 
were  born  two  children,  the  daughter  dying  in  infancy,  and  the  son  being  the 
subject  of  this  sketch.  The  third  marriage  was  to  Sarah  Goineiw,  of  Har- 
rison county,  this  state,  and  one  son  was  born  to  this  union,  dying  in  infancy. 
Isaac  W.  Hall  was  a son  of  John  Hall,  who  came  from  North  Carolina  to 
what  is  now  Millwood  township,  this  county,  in  1806.  with  his  parents.  They 
entered  land  near  Spencers  Station,  the  woods  roundabout  being  peopled  b_\' 
Indians  and  alive  with  wild  animals  of  all  kinds.  John  Hall  became  an  ex- 
tensive land  owner  and  engaged  in  the  mercantile  business,  in  which  he  was 
quite  successful.  He  was  a heavy  buyer  of  tobacco,  which  at  that  time  was 
an  important  crop  in  this  county,  and  he  made  a gratifying  profit  in  this  line. 
He  was  enterprising  and  able,  both  in  private  and  public  affairs  and  attained 
to  a position  of  relative  distinction  in  the  community.  His  death  occurred  in 
Alay,  1854.  His  family  consisted  of  six  sons.  Cyrus.  Isaac  \Ak.  Thomas.  John 
P..  Eli  and  Jesse,  and  two  daughters.  Hannah  and  Eliza  The  sons,  with 
the  exception  of  Thomas,  all  married  and  reared  families,  and  all  became 
prominent  in  the  affairs  of  the  community,  all  spending  their  lives  in  the 


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vicinitY  of  (juaker  City.  'Flie  daughter  Eliza  \va.s  an  in^■ali(l  and  never  mar- 
ried, hut  she  li\-ed  to  old  age,  surviving  the  other  members  of  the  family. 

Isaac  W.  Hall  liecame  a prominent  and  successful  business  man,  being 
possessed  of  extraordinary  qualities.  John  Hall  had  been  intiuential  and  active 
in  securing  the  location  and  building  of  the  Central  Ohio  railroad  (now  the 
llaltimorc  & Ohio)  west  from  Wheeling  to  Columbus,  through  Quaker  City, 
and  he  became  a director  of  the  compaiuu  as  was  the  son  Isaac  A\h  afterwards, 
the  latter  being  succeeded  .suhse([uently  by  his  son,  the  subject  of  this 
sketch.  In  young  manhood  Isaac  A\'.  Hall  engaged  in  mercantile  business,  from 
1843  to  1S72,  and  he  also  engaged  extensiveh^  in  buying  tobacco.  In  those 
early  days  it  was  the  custom  for  a team  to  haul  a load  of  tobacco  to  Baltimore, 
a load  of  merchandise  being  hauled  on  the  return  trip,  this  custom  prevailing 
until  the  advent  of  railroads.  In  1872  Mr.  Hall  took  an  active  part  in  the 
organization  of  the  Quaker  City  National  Bank,  one  of  the  solid  and  influen- 
tial monetary  institutions  of  Guernsey  county.  Mr.  Hall,  who  was  the  heav- 
iest stockholder,  was  chosen  president  of  the  institution  and  held  this  office 
up  to  the  time  of  his  death,  in  t886,  when  he  was  succeeded  by  his  son,  John 
R.  Hall,  who  still  holds  the  position.  The  capital  stock  of  this  bank  was 
originally  fifty  thousand  dollars,  but  a few  years  later  it  was  increased  to  one 
hundred  thousand  dollars.  From  its  very  beginning  the  bank's  management 
has  been  noted  for  its  conservatism  and  has  enjoyed  the  confidence  of  the 
peo])le  to  an  c.xtent  rarely  enjoyed  by  any  bank  in  the  country.  The  bank  is 
now  installed  in  its  elegant  new  home  on  the  corner  of  Broadway  and  South 
streets,  into  which  it  moved  in  February,  1909.  The  present  officers  of  this 
bank  are  as  follows:  John  R.  Hall,  president;  I.  P.  Steele,  cashier;  H.  S. 
I hartley,  assistant  cashier;  directors,  T.  M.  Johnson,  T.  C.  Hall,  Joel  Hall, 
1 ).  C.  Goodhart,  H.  S.  Hartley,  1.  P.  Steele,  John  R.  Hall.  The  hank  enjoys 
a wonderhd  ])rosperity,  its  de])osits  and  loans  being  now  in  excess  of  that  of 
anv  other  liank  in  Guernsey  county 

When  Isaac  W.  Hall  became  identified  with  the  bank  he  relinquished  his 
other  active  Imsiness  affairs  and  devoted  himself  entirely  to  the  hank,  its  suc- 
cess being  mainly  attril.utable  to  his  personal  influence  and  efforts.  This 
good  man  and  honored  citizen  died  on  May  28,  1886,  and  is.  buried,  with  other 
deceased  members  of  his  family,  in  the  burying  ground  near  the  Friends 
church,  a short  distance  east  of  Quaker  City.  Religiously  he  was  a stanch 
member  of  the  Quaker  denomination  and  remained  true  to  his  faith  through- 
out life. 

John  R.  Hall  received  his  elementary  education  in  the  public  schools  of 
Quaker  Citv  and,  l)ecause  of  the  fact  that  his  health  was  not  rugged,  he  could 


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not  pursue  his  studies  further.  His  first  business  experience  was  as  assistant 
cashier  of  the  Quaker  City  Nationai  Bank,  retaining  this  position  untii  1884. 
when  he  was  acivanceci  to  the  cashiership.  In  i8'86,  on  the  death  of  his 
father,  he  became  president  of  the  institution,  in  which  position  he  has  since 
remained.  He  is  aiso  a stockhoider  and  director  in  the  Centrai  Xationai 
Bank,  of  Cambridge,  and  is  also  a director  in  the  old  Central  Ohio  railway 
organization.  He  owns  and  operates  the  Quaker  City  Flour  Mills,  a modern 
mill,  with  complete  roller  process,  having  a capacity  of  fifty  barrels  a dav. 
This  mill  was  built  in  1854  by  Isaac  M”.  Hall  and  associates  and  has  ever 
since  remained  the  property  of  the  Hall  family.  Mr.  Hall  also  owns  farm 
lands  and  other  real  estate  interests.  In  all  his  business  affairs,  l\Ir.  Hall  has 
exhibited  the  same  eminent  business  equalities  which  characterized  his  father 
and  grandfather  and  today  he  is  numbered  among  the  foremost  citizens  of 
his  city.  He  takes  a keen  interest  in  the  welfare  of  the  community  and  has 
materially  contributed  to  the  advancement  and  prosperity  of  Quaker  City,  as 
well  as  to  the  county. 

Politically,  IMr.  Hall  is  affiliated  with  the  Republican  party  and  is  deeply 
interested  in  public  affairs,  though  in  no  sense  has  he  ever  been  an  office 
seeker.  He  still  retains  his  allegiance  to  the  church  of  his  father,  the  Friends, 
to  the  support  of  which  he  contributed  generously.  Air.  Hall  is  unmarried 
and  resides  in  Quaker  City,  where  he  inoves  in  the  best  social  circles  and  en- 
joys the  companionship  of  his  many  friends. 


PULASKI  CUBBISON. 

The  name  of  Cubbison  is  a well  known  one  in  Valley  township,  Guern- 
sey count}G  and  in  all  the  relations  of  life  the  members  of  this  family  have 
played  well  their  parts  and  have  long  been  regarded  as  among  our  best  citizens. 
One  of  the  best  known  is  Pulaski  Cubbison,  who  was  born  in  Spencer  township, 
this  county,  September  i,  i860.  He  is  the  son  of  James  and  Ellen  (Nelson) 
Cubbison,  the  father  born  June  5,  1829,  in  Pittsburg,  Pennsylvania.  He  was 
the  son  of  Joseph  Cubbison.  When  James  was  fifteen  years  of  age.  about 
1844,  the  family  moved  to  the  southwest  corner  of  Valley  township,  on  the 
Spencer  township  line.  There  Joseph  Cubbison  bought  a farm  and  made  the 
family  home  and  there  James  Cubbison  was  reared,  taking  up-farming  which 
he  followed  all  his  life.  He  married  Ellen  Nelson,  a native  of  Spencer  town- 
ship, after  which  he  bought  a farm  just  west  of  the  old  homestead  in  Spencer 


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townslii]).  He  liecanie  the  father  of  seven  children,  namely:  Dana;  Pulaski, 
of  this  review  ; James  Q. ; Ella  B.,  wife  of  Cyrus  Jordan;  Jennie;  Iva,  wife  of 
William  'Fnrvy,  and  May. 

Pulaski  Cnhhison  grew  to  maturity  in  Spencer  and  Valley  townships,  and 
early  in  life  began  working  on  his  father’s  farm.  Being  an  industrious  lad, 
he  was  of  much  service  to  his  parents  in  maintaining  the  farm  and  keeping  up 
the  home.  He  took  to  agricultural  pursuits  quite  naturally  and  has  made  this 
his  life  work  and  has  been  very  successful. 

Air.  Cul)hison  was  married  in  1888  to  Rebecca  Secrest,  daughter  of  Jacob 
h'.  and  Eliza  ( Shriver)  Secrest,  a sketch  of  wdiom  appears  on  another  page  of 
this  work,  as  does  also  a comjilete  sketch  of  James  Cuhbison.  Eleven  children, 
all  living,  have  been  horn  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  I'’ulaski  Cuhbison,  namely:  Cora 
May,  Alark  1).,  Ada,  Gertrude,  Brodie,  Jacob,  Reuben,  John,  Clovis,  Adildred 
and  Alary.  They  are  all  with  their  parents. 

.\fter  his  marriage  Mr.  Cuhbison  rented  a farm  joining  the  one  where  his 
grandfather  first  settled  in  Vhdlev  township  and  farmed  there  about  sixteen 
years,  during  which  time  he  laid  l)y  a competency  and  got  a good  start.  After 
he  h.ad  been  there  about  ten  vears,  he  bought  the  place,  consisting  of  one  hun- 
dred and  sixty  acres.  On  October  20,  1903,  he  jiurchased  a farm  a short  dis- 
tance farther  north.  By  judicious  management  and  close  application  he  has 
prosjiered  in  all  phases  of  his  work  and  now  has  a fine  farm  of  nearly  three 
hundred  acres,  which  he  has  ke])t.well  improved.  He  resides  here  at  present 
and  is  one  of  the  leading  general  farmers  and  stock  raisers  in  the  township. 
He  is  an  excellent  judge  of  all  kinds  of  livestock  and  it  is  a pleasure  to  look 
o\-er  his  well  ke|)t  farm  and  his  attractive  and  neat  residence.  He  is  a man  of 
modern  ideas  and  is  honest  in  all  his  dealings  with  his  fellowmen,  conse- 
(|uently  has  their  good  will  and  esteem. 


J.XAIES  CUBBTSON. 

-\n  aged  and  highl)’  honored  citizen  of  Cumberland,  Spencer  township,  is 
James  Cuhbison,  who  has  long  maintained  his  home  in  Guernsey  county,  hav- 
ing devoted  his  life  successfully  to  farming  interests.  His  life  has  been  ex- 
enqjlary  in  everv  respect  and  has  been  lived  to  good  purpose  and  he  now  en- 
jovs  the  undivided  esteem  of  a very  rvide  circle  of  friends.  He  was  born  in 
Pittsburg,  Pennsylvania,  June  5,  1829,  and  is  the  son  of  Joseph  and  Jeanette 
( Bell ) Cuhliison.  The  father  was  horn  in  the  mountains  of  Pennsylvania  and 


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the  mother  was  also  a native  of  that  state.  In  1844,  when  James,  their  son, 
was  about  fifteen  years  old,  the  family  came  to  Guernsey  county,  Ohio,  and 
located  on  Crane  run,  in  Spencer  township,  and  there  the  mother  died.  The 
father  moved  to  Monroe  county  and  there  his  death  occurred. 

James  Cubbison  grew  to  maturity  on  the  home  farm,  and  on  August  20, 
1853,  he  was  married  to  Ellen  Nelson,  daughter  of  Peter  and  Catherine  Ann 
(Winters)  Nelson.  She  was  born  and  reared  in  Spencer  township,  this 
county.  Her  father  was  born  near  Delaware  river  in  eastern  Pennsvlvania. 
while  the  birthplace  of  the  mother  was  New  Jersey.  Peter  Nelson  and  wife 
came  to  Guernsey  comity  in  the  spring  of  1833  and  located  where  i\Irs.  Cuh- 
bison  was  born. 

The  subject  has  devoted  his  attention  to  agricultural  pursuits  all  his  life, 
as  before  intimated,  and  he  is  the  owner  of  an  excellent  farm  in  the  eastern 
part  of  Spencer  township,  Avhere  he  has  Spent  most  of  his  life,  being  very  suc- 
cessful as  a general  farmer;  but  in  the  fall  of  1910  he  moved  to  Cumberland, 
where  he  is  now  spending  his  declining  years  in  peace,  surrounded  hy  all  the 
comforts  of  life  as  a result  of  his  former  years  of  activity. 

Seven  children  were  born  to  IMr.  and  Mrs.  Cubbison,  namely : Dana, 
Pulaski  (see  sketch),  James  Quick,  iMrs.  Ella  Belle  Jordan,  Jennie,  iMrs.  Iva 
Turvy  and  ]\Iay. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Cubbison  both  belong  to  the  [Methodist  Episcopal  church, 
the  latter  having  been  a member  of  the  same  for  over  sixty  years.  This  fine 
old  couple,  whom  every  one  highly  respects,  were  married  fifty-seven  years 
ago,  dating  from  August,  1910. 

During  the  dark  days  of  the  early  sixties,  Mr.  Cubbison  proved  his  loyalty 
to  the  government  by  serving  in  the  Union  army  as  a member  of  Company  C. 
One  Hundred  and  Seventy-second  Regiment  Ohio  \'olunteer  Infantry. 
Jacob  Mhnters,  the  maternal  grandfather  of  [Mrs.  Cubbison,  was  a soldier  in 
the  Revolutionary  war,  enlisting  from  New  Jersey. 


WILLIAM  DENNISON  GREGG. 

The  history  of  Valley  township,  Guernsey  county,  would  be  incomplete 
without  mention  of  a man  of  excellent  family  and  wide  acquaintance,  an  able 
farmer  and  efficient  miner,  whose  worthy  character  has  gained  for  him  many 
friends — William  Dennison  Gregg.  He  was  born  in  Bufifalo  township.  Noble 
county,  Ohio,  on  October  4,  1859,  the  son  of  Col.  William  J.  and  [Mary  Ellen 
(Ball)  Gregg. 


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C'dl.  William  Jackson  Gregg  was  born  in  Buffalo  township,  Noble  county. 
Ohio,  on  Se])lcmber  2,  1830,  the  son  of  Jacob  and  Nancy  (Heel)  Gregg,  both 
of  whom  were  nati\'es  of  A\'ales.  AVilliam  J.  grew  to  manhood  in  the  town- 
ship of  his  birth.  In  1855  married  Maiy  Ellen  Ball,  the  daughter  of  Jonas 
and  .Amy  (.Archer)  Ball,  who  was  horn  at  Sarahsville,  Noble  county,  and 
li\’cd  there  until  her  marriage.  Bier  father  was  from  AAGles  and  her  mother 
was  born  in  Noble  county.  After  their  marriage,  AA-hlliam  J.  Gregg  and  his 
wife  li\-cd  on  a farm  in  Buffalo  township.  In  1862  he  enlisted  in  Compan}^  I, 
Sixty-second  Ohio  A^olunteer  Infantry,  and  served  about  a year,  when  he  re- 
ceived a discharge  because  of  sickness.  After  his  return  he  joined  the  state 
militia,  and  became  a colonel  in  that  organization  after  the  war.  Ele  spent 
his  life  in  farming,  and  was  one  of  the  prominent  agriculturists  of  his  county. 
In  politics  he  was  a Ivepublican,  and  for  six  years  was  commissioner  of  Noble 
county,  besides  bolding  other  offices.  In  August,  1887,  Colonel  Gregg  moved 
to  wh.'it  has  e\'er  since  been  tbe  Gregg  home,  along  the  north  line  of  Noble 
countv,  about  tw(.)  and  one-half  miles  southeast  of  Hartford,  Guernsey  county. 
Colonel  Gregg  and  his  wife  were  Ijoth  members  of  the  Methodist  Protestant 
church.  He  died  on  January  30,  1905,  and  his  wife  is  still  living  on  the  home 
])lace  in  Noble  county,  which  is  just  across  the  county  line  from  the  AAHlhond- 
ing  mine  No.  2 in  Valley  township,  Guernsey  county.  Colonel  Gregg  was 
a man  of  much  influence  in  his  neighborhood,  and  highly  respected. 

Colonel  and  Vlrs.  Gregg  became  the  parents  of  eight  children:  Jonas 
Homer,  of  Alissouri ; hlrs.  Amy  Ann  Secrest,  deceased;  AAhlliam  Dennison; 
Mrs.  Alice  Pearl  Secrest,  deceased;  Mary  Emily,  now  Mrs.  Simon  Isaac  Dud- 
le)’ : hlartha  Jane,  the  wife  of  Charles  Sherman  Dotts,  of  Pleasant  City; 
Louisa  Belle,  widow  of  Martin  V.  Cale;  Carrie,  wife  of  Samuel  Clark  Groves, 
whose  sketch  see  elsewhere. 

AA’illiam  Dennison  Gregg  grew  to  manhood  on  his  father’s  farm  in  Noble 
count}'.  On  (March  j,  1887,  he  was  married  to  Leah  Birdilin  Drake,  the 
daughter  of  John  AAA  and  Mary  (Larrick)  Drake.  She  was  born  near  Mt. 
Zion  in  Buffalo  township,  Nolde  countv,  on  March  14,  1865.  Pier  father, 
John  AA'esle}'  Drake,  was  born  on  February  2,  1837,  and  died  on  December 
2f),  1904.  He  was  tbe  son  of  Elisba  and  Rebecca  (Clark)  Drake.  Through 
Rebecca  Clark,  the  family  traces  Ijack  its  ancestiw  to  a soldier  in  the  American 

Revolution.  Reliecca  was  the  daughter  of  Benjamin  and ^ ( Gregoiy) 

Clark.  Benjamin  Clark,  who  lived  from  1790  to  1872,  was  the  son  of  a 
Re\'olutionarv  soldier. 

d'he  Drake  ancestry  can  be  traced  l)ack  as  follows : John  AATsley  was  the 
son  of  Elisha,  who  was  the  son  of  John  and (Kackly)  Drake.  John 


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Drake's  mother  was  a White  liefore  marriage,  and  the  mother  of  

Kackly,  his  wife,  was  a AVhitman  before  marrying  his  father. 

]\Irs.  Gregg’s  mother  was  from  an  old  pioneer  family  in  Guernsey  and 
Noble  counties.  She  was  the  daughter  of  James  Hall  Larrick  and  Margaret 
(Dudley)  Larrick.  James  Hall  Larrick  was  the  son  of  Jacob  Larrick  { Ijorn 
on  June  30.  1773)  and  Catherine  ( Spillman  ) Larrick  (born  on  April  2,  1785). 
Jacob  Larrick  was  a son  of  Frederick  Larrick. 

For  four  years  after  marriage  J\Ir.  and  Mrs.  Gregg  lived  in  Noble  county, 
but  in  1892  he  bought  a farm  bordering  on  the  south  line  of  the  eastern  por- 
tion of  Valley  township,  and  has  ever  since  been  a resident  of  Guernsey  county. 
His  residence  is  large,  well  built  and  well  kept,  situated  on  high  ground  over- 
looking the  valley  near  the  WHlhonding  mine  No.  2.  Besides  farming,  he 
has  engaged  in  coal  mining  for  many  years. 

Three  children  were  born  to  Mr.  and  JMrs.  Gregg:  Roy  Raymond,  lioru 
on  January  26,  1888;  Lora  Lenore,  born  on  klay  9,  1890,  and  Byron,  born 
on  November  16,  1901.  Mrs.  Gregg  died  on  November  23,  1901.  She  was  a 
true  helpmate,  a loving  mother,  and  a consistent  Christian,  both  she  and  Air. 
Gregg  being  members  of  the  Alethodist  Protestant  church.  Air.  Gregg  is  a 
Republican  in  politics.  He  is  a reckoned  among  the  solid  and  substantial  citi- 
zens of  his  community. 


JACOB  F.  SFCREST. 

Jacob  F.  Secrest  is  remembered  as  a man  of  fine  characteristics  and  a 
citizen  of  a high  standard.  He  was  born  in  Buffalo  township,  Noble  comity, 
Ohio,  in  July,  1831,  and  was  the  son  of  Isaac  and  Alary  (Slater)  Secrest,  the 
latter  being  the  daughter  of  John  Slater,  a Welshman  who  came  to  America 
in  an  early  day  and  delighted  in  hunting  deer  with  the  Indians.  Isaac  Secrest 
was  the  son  of  Jacol)  Secrest,  a German,  who  came  from  Virginia  to  Buffalo 
township.  Noble  county,  Ohio,  in  an  early  day  and  located  there.  Jacol) 
F.  Secrest  grew  up  at  Pleasant  Citv  and  ran  the  mill  there  from  fifteen  to 
twenty  years.  About  1875  Airs.  Secrest  inherited  a part  of  a farm  west  of 
Pleasant  City  and  Air.  Secrest  bought  out  the  other  heirs  and  there  they  made 
their  home  the  balance  of  their  lives.  They  became  the  parents  of  seventeen 
children,  four  of  whom  died  in  early  childhood:  thirteen  of  them  are  now  liv- 
ing, nine  sons  and  four  daughters,  namely:  Charles  AAA  is  living  on  the  old 
home  place;  Andrew  J.  lives  near  the  old  home;  Alary  Rosella,  wife  of  Doctor 
Kackley,  of  Pleasant  City:  Ida  AL,  widow  of  S.  A.  Bird,  lives  in  Cambridge: 


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GUERNSEY  COUNTY,  OHIO. 


William  Hoone  lives  near  the  old  home  west  of  Pleasant  City;  Rebecca 
wife  of  Pulaski  Cuhhison,  living  in  the  west  part  of  Valley  township;  Oleetha, 
wife  of  Charles  S.  Messer,  lives  in  Fairview;  Curtis  lives  near  the  old  home; 
Levi  If.  lives  west  of  Blue  Bell  in  the  edge  of  Spencer  township;  Francis  M. 
also  lives  near  the  old  home;  Other  B.,  Noah  Homer  and  John  J.  A.  also  live 
near  the  old  home. 

Politically,  Jacob  P.  Secrest  was  a Republican  and  for  a number  of  years 
ably  served  as  trustee  of  Valley  township.  He  was  a Mason  fraternally,  and 
took  an  active  interest  in  lodge  work,  for  many  years  being  master  of  the 
Pleasant  City  lodge.  He  also  belonged  to  the  chapter  of  Royal  Arch  Masons 
at  Caldwell.  He  was  a member  of  the  Methodist  church  and  was  class  leader 
in  the  same  for  many  years.  The  death  of  this  excellent  citizen  occurred  on 
March  20,  1901.  His  widow,  now  seventy  years  of  age,  still  lives  on  the  old 
home  place,  strong  and  active  for  one  of  her  years.  She,  too,  is  a faithful 
meml)er  of  the  Methodist  church. 

Mr.  Secrest  was  the  owner  of  an  excellent  and  well-kept  farm  of  two 
hundred  and  sixty  acres  west  of  Pleasant  City.  About  thirty  acres  of  this 
land  has  been  laid  off  in  town  lots  and  comprises  part  of  the  Fairview  addition 
to  Pleasant  City. 


DAVID  D.  TAYLOR. 

Few  men  of  Guernsey  county  were  as  widely  and  favorably  known  as  the 
late  David  D.  Taylor,  of  Cambridge,  who  for  more  than  three  decades  wielded 
a powerful  and  potent  influence  through  the  medium  of  the  Guernsey  Times, 
long  recognized  as  one  of  the  best  edited  newspapers  in  this  part  of  the  state. 
He  was  one  of  the  strong  and  influential  citizens  whose  lives  have  become  an 
essential  part  of  the  history  of  this  section  of  the  state  and  for  years  his  name 
was  s}-nonymous  for  all  that  constituted  honorable  and  upright  manhood. 
Tireless  energy,  keen  perception  and  honesty  of  purpose,  combined  with  every- 
day common  sense,  were  among  his  chief  characteristics  and  while  advancing 
individual  success  he  also  largely  promoted  the  moral  and  material  welfare  of 
his  community. 

Da\-id  D.  Taylor  was  horn  July  24,  1842,  in  O.xford  township,  Guernsey 
county.  Ohio,  and  came  to  Cambridge  with  his  parents  in  i860.  He  led  the 
life  of  a country  lad  in  his  youth  and  until  he  was  eighteen  years  of  age  he  at- 
tended school  in  that  old  district  which  has  become  a sort  of  mecca  of  patriots 
and  statesmen  and  is  celebrated  in  story  and  song  as  “Pennyroyaldom.”  Prac- 


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GUERNSEY  COUNTY,  OHIO. 


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tically  a farmer,  something  of  a coal  miner  and  a fairly  expert  typographer, 
he  had  taught  a term  of  school  and  served  four  months  as  a soldier  in  the 
Union  army,  before  casting  his  first  vote  for  Brough  as  against  Vallandig- 
ham  in  1863.  With  a previous  training  at  the  Fairview  select  school  of  his 
brother,  the  late  Congressman  J.  D.  Taylor,  he  took  a term  at  the  Cambridge 
high  school  with  Dr.  S.  J.  Kirkwood,  later  professor  of  mathematics  in 
Wooster  University,  and  for  a time  attended  a special  select  school  taught 
in  Cambridge  by  Rev.  John  S.  Speer-,  D.  D.  He  was  a successful  teacher, 
active  in  institute  and  other  educational  work,  one  of  the  four  charter  members 
of  the  Eastern  Ohio  Teachers’  Association,  served  as  school  examiner  of 
Guernsey  county  with  Dr.  John  McBurney  and  Hon.  R.  S.  Frame;  served  as 
coroner  of  Guernsey  county  once,  and  was  postmaster  of  Cambridge  for  twelve 
years,  first  by  appointment  of  General  Grant,  serving  under  four  Presidents. 
In  many  public  matters,  in  educational  affairs,  institutes  and  literary  societies 
he  was  an  organizer  and  leader.  He  was  for  a long  time  an  officer  in  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  church,  and  as  president  of  the  Guernsey  County  Sunday 
School  Union  for  seven  years,  he  conducted  large  and  interesting  annual  con- 
ventions. The  presiding  genius  and  program  maker  of  the  Pennyroyal  Re- 
union, he  gave  that  society  a state-wide  reputation  as  the  greatest  of  all  har- 
vest-home picnics.  And  all  the  while,  he  was,  with  brief  intervals,  connected 
with  the  Guernsey  Times,  the  oldest  paper  in  Guernsey  county  and  one  of  the 
stanchest  of  Republican  organs ; first  as  an  apprentice,  local  editor,  partner 
sixteen  years,  and  then  sole  proprietor  and  editor-in-chief  until  his  death.  As 
early  as  1870  he  had  a financial  interest  in  the  Times  and  he  made  an  outright 
purchase  of  a half  interest  on  January  i,  1874,  becoming  sole  proprietor  in 
1890. 

To  fight  Democracy  was  a second  nature  to  David  Taylor,  and  in  this 
business  he  was  an  old  campaigner ; but  he  made  no  compromises  with  what 
he  considered  to  be  wrong  or  unfair  in  his  own  party.  As  a result  of  his 
peculiar  radicalism  along  this  line,  he  was  defeated  by  a narrow  margin  for 
the  Legislature  in  1887,  although  he  had  been  fairly  nominated  on  the  first 
ballot  over  half  a dozen  other  good  candidates  in  the  convention.  At  the 
next  recurring  con^'ention  he  was  again  nominated  by  a unanimous  vote,  every 
one  of  the  one  hundred  and  forty-two  delegates  rising  to  his  feet,  and  he  was 
elected  over  the  strongest  candidate  that  the  Democrats  could  set  against  him, 
and  in  that  off-year  (1889)  Guernsey  county  gave  the  Repulilican  nominee 
for  goA'^ernor,  J.  B.  Foraker,  a gain  of  one  hundred  over  his  Amte  of  1887.  for 
re-election  to  a third  term.  In  the  next  campaign,  Avhen  Air.  Taylor  Avas  again 
the  unanimous  choice  of  his  party,  the  Democratic,  Prohibitionist  and  People’s 

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parties  combined  to  defeat  him,  and  incidentally  a United  States  senator,’  and 
traded  off  everything  and  anything  from  governor  down  to  accomplish  their 
])nr])ose;  lint  in  this  contest  he  gained  his  most  signal  triumph,  coming-  out 
with  a majority  over  all,  which  was  almost  ec|uivalent  to  the  high-tide  Repub- 
lican ])lurality  of  about  one  thousand  for  McKinley  for  governor. 

As  a member  of  the  sixty-ninth  and  seventieth  General  Assemblies  he 
was  prominent  and  was  author  of  the  standard  time  law,  the  “masher”  law, 
and  hazing  law,  the  first  of  which  stopped  every  court  house  clock  in  the  state 
about  thirty  minutes  and  made  the  time  the  same  in  every  city.  He  was  a 
memlier  of  the  Commercial  Congress  held  in  Kansas  City,  being  appointed  by 
Governor  Campbell.  At  the  inauguration  of  William  McKinley  as  governor, 
i\Ir.  Taylor  was  a memlier  of  the  escort  committee  and  rode  with  McKinley 
and  retiring  Governor  Campbell  in  the  inaugural  procession,  being  the  repre- 
sentative of  the  lower  house  of  the  Legislature.  While  a member  of  the  lat- 
ter body  be  became  popularly  known  as  “Guernsey  Taylor.”  In  i'899  he  was 
a candidate  in  the  Guernsey  district  for  state  senator  and  greatly  reduced  the 
large  Ifemocratic  majority.  His  last  political  ambition  was  for  the  nomina- 
tion of  his  party  as  their  candidate  for  lieutenant-governor,  and  he  had  re- 
ceived testimonials  from  newspapers  and  friends  in  every  part  of  Ohio  prom- 
ising support,  liut  this  campaign  was  hardly  on  until  he  was  taken  sick,  when 
he  laid  the  whole  matter  aside  in  an  effort  for  return  to  health. 

i\Ir.  Taylor’s  career  was  one  of  real  accomplishment.  Born  among  the 
unproductive  hills  of  Guernsey  county,  he  had  a boyhood  of  hard  work,  went 
to  the  front  when  a boy  of  only  eighteen  years  as  a private  in  the  Eighty-fifth 
Ohio  Regiment,  and  after  the  war  learned  the  printing  trade,  when  he  gradu- 
ated into  the  editorial  chair.  The  immediate  clientele  of  his  paper,  the  Guern- 
sey Times,  was  not  large,  but  it  is  doubtful  if  any  rural  weekly  had  a wider 
political  influence.  The  paper  was  Taylor  and  Taylor  was  the  paper.  If  he 
was  for  anybody  or  anything,  there  never  was  any  doubt  about  it.  He  said 
what  he  felt,  and  he  said  it  vigorously,  and  kept  on  saying  it  until  his  views 
marie  an  indelible  impression  on  his  readers.  He  was  an  honest  and  true 
man,  genial  and  generous.  He  w^as  a friend,  upon  whose  friendship  one 
could  rely  whenever  the  opportunity  offered  for  its  service,  and  he  was  never 
in  the  “doubtful”  column.  He  was  of  high  character  and  his  purposes  were 
always  true.  He  was  a clear  thinker  and  a vigorous  writer.  He  had  am- 
bition, and  rightfully  so,  but  he  never  fought  save  in  the  open,  commanding 
the  respect  of  both  friends  and  opponents.  As  a legislator  he  was  as  breezy, 
aggressive  and  industrious  as  he  was  as  an  editor.  It  was  his  bill  which  made 
standard  time  legal  in  Ohio. 


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One  morning  -the  papers  contained  an  account  of  an  unusually  pitiable 
case,  of  deception  of.  woman.  “Guernsey’s’’  wrath  rose.  He  quickly  drafted 
a bill  and  made  a speech  which  sent  the  bill  racing  through  both  houses.  Hence 
the  so-called  “masher”  law,  applicable  to  married  men  who  represent  them- 
selves as  single. 

David  D.  Taylor  knew  no  environment.  All  lines  that  were  for  the  bet- 
terment of  men  and  things  were  his  and  he  used  all  of  his  powers  for  this  pur- 
pose in  all  of  the  sixty-two  years  of  his  life.  He  signed  the  Washingtonian 
pledge  at  two  years  old  with  his  baliy  hand  in  that  of  his  mother  and  most 
faithfully  did  he  keep  the  pledge  and  the  Guernsey  Times  has  lieen  the  ex- 
ponent of  temperance  that  has  kept  the  county  in  the  front  rank  in  that  re- 
form. His  truth  and  integrity  none  ever  doubted  and  none  ever  dared  to 
openly  gainsay.  In  all  of  his  many  battles  in  his  political  career  he  was 
always  glad  and  ready  to  shake  the  hand  of  the  foe  when  the  liattle  was  over. 
He  used  all  of  his  weapons  and  fought  an  open  fight,  but  always  with  no 
characteristics  of  the  assassin  and  with  no  personal  feeling  against  the  foe. 
The  poor  never  sought  him  in  vain  and  the  weak  he  regarded  as  worthy  of  his 
best  help.  He  was  not  a man  of  great  means,  but  no  pulilic  enterprise  of 
Cambridge  lacked  his  help  and  advocacy. 

Mr.  Taylor  died  at  the  family  home  in  Cambridge  klay  14,  1905,  and  is 
buried  in  the  cemetery  of  his  home  city.  He  was  a good  citizen  of  Camlu-idge 
and  of  Ohio.  His  friends,  loyal  and  loving,  are  numbered  by  the  thousands. 
Richer  in  good  will  than  in  material  wealth,  he  departed  this  life  leaving  a 
heritage  of  memory  that  should  lie  enough  to  console  the  last  moments  of  the 
most  fortunate.  He  was  a picturesc|ue  character.  In  politics,  in  the  editorial 
sanctum  and  society  his  personality  'was  magnetic  and  his  responsibilities 
were  borne  with  courage  and  fortitude.  As  an  editor  he  wielded  a trenchant 
pen,  as  a politician  he  was  not  confined  to  the  narrow  lines  of  partisanship. 
He  ably  and  completely  filled  his  place  in  life;  his  duties  were  well  performed. 

In  1871  Mr.  Taylor  was  married  to  Martha  Craig,  of  Cambridge,  and 
to  them  were  born  seven  children,  three  of  whom,  Margaret  McFadden,  Sam- 
uel Craig  and  David  Danner,  died  in  childhood.  Rowland  Corwin  Taylor  is 
special  agent  of  the  interior  department  with  headquarters  at  Boise,  Idaho. 
Maxwood  Petty  Taylor  is-  managing  editor  of  The  Teller,  Lewiston,  Idaho. 
John  Sherman  Taylor  is  a law  student  at  the  Ohio  State  University,  and 
Martha  Craig  Taylor  who,  with  her  mother,  resides  in  Cambridge.  Mr. 
Taylor  was  the  son  of  Alexander  Dallas  and  Sarah  (Danner)  Taylor  and 
was  a member  of  a family  of  nine  sons  and  three  daughters.  Of  this  large 
family  the  only  survivors  are  Dr.  G.  K.  Taylor,  of  Cincinnati,  and  T.  C.  Tay- 
lor, of  Washington,  D.  C. 


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ALEXANDER  L.  COEN. 

The  family  from  which  Alexander  L.  Coen,  of  Washington,  Wills  town- 
ship, descended  Vas  long  an  influential  one  in  Guernsey  county,  the  older 
members  doing  much  to  start  the  physical  and  moral  development  of  the  same. 

Mr.  Coen  was  born  March  22,  1864,  on  a farm  one  and  one-half  miles 
south  of  Washington,  and  is  the  son  of  Samuel  and  Mary  (Eerguson)  Coen. 
The  father  was  horn  near  Coen’s  Methodist  Episcopal  church  in  Noble  county, 
Ohio.  His  grandfather,  Richard  Coen,  was  an  early  settler  of  Noble  county 
and  was  the  founder  of  the  Coen  Methodist  Episcopal  church,  four  miles 
southeast  of  Scnecaville,  Guernsey  county.  He  was  a devout  churchman  and 
prosperous  farmer,  clearing  his  farm  from  the  woodland.  He  lived  and 
died  on  the  farm  near  the  Coen  church  and  is  buried  in  the  Coen  church  ceme- 
tery. His  son,  Samuel,  the  father  of  the  subject,  came  to  Guernsey  county 
in  1855  and  married  Mary  Ferguson,  daughter  of  Lemen  and  Lurinza  Fergu- 
son, an  early  pioneer  family  of  Millwood  township,  Guernsey  county.  Sam- 
uel Coen  engaged  in  farming  and  was  a prosperous  man.  He  was  also  an 
extensive  stock  dealer  in  connection  \vith  his  farm  interests.  He  was  always 
a Republican  in  politics,  but  not  active  in  party  work.  He  filled  several  town- 
ship offices  and  was  a man  of  affairs.  He  was  a lifelong  member  of  the 
Methodist  Episco])al  church  and  a devout  churchman.  He  left  the  farm  in 
1882  and  moved  to  Washington,  where  he  resided  until  the  time  of  his  death, 
which  occurred  in  Octol)er,  1900,  and  is  buried  in  the  cemetery  at  Washington. 
His  widow  still  survives,  aged  seventy-eight  years,  at  the  old  family  home  in 
Washington. 

Samuel  and  Mary  (Ferguson)  Coen  had  only  one  child,  Alexander  L., 
the  subject  of  this  sketch.  The  son  spent  his  childhood  and  youth  on  the 
home  farm  until  fifteen  years  of  age  and  he  was  educated  in  the  country  dis- 
trict schools.  Later  he  attended  the  Washington  high  school,  and  later  still 
S])ent  one  term  at  Lebanon  Normal  School  in  Warren  county,  Ohio.  When 
aged  al)out  sixteen  years,  he  became  the  engineer  at  the  flour  mill  in  Washing- 
ton, having  learned  the  engineer’s  trade  prior  to  that.  He  followed  engineer- 
ing, l)oth  stationary  and  railroad,  for  about  ten  years,  and  when  a state  ex- 
amination and  certificates  were  required  for  engineers  in  Ohio,  Mr.  Coen  was 
the  eleventh  to  receive  a certificate  in  the  state,  and  when  he  first  had  charge 
of  an  engine,  at  the  age  of  sixteen  years,  was  the  youngest  engineer  in  the 
state  having  charge  of  an  engine. 

Leaving  engineering,  he  took  up  the  study  of  optics  at  the  South  Bend 
College  of  Optics,  at  South  Bend,  Indiana.  He  received  his  degree  of  Doctor 


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of  Optics  from  the  South  Bend  institution  and  the  Jacksonian  Optical  College, 
Jackson,  Michigan,  and  has  followed  the  profession  ever  since,  having  offices 
and  residence  at  Washington.  He  has  a very  complete  optical  outfit  and  is  a 
recognized  authority  in  his  profession.  He  has  also  farm  interests  requiring 
considerable  of  his  time.  Mr.  Coen  has  always  been  a Republican  in  politics. 
Has  served  as  a member  of  the  county  election  board  and  has  been  a frequent 
delegate  to  the  various  conventions. 

Mr.  Coen  was  married  in  December,  1887,  to  Nellie  Chapman,  daughter 
of  Dr.  James  and  Amanda  (Weaver)  Chapman,  of  Washington,  where  Doctor 
Chapman  practiced  medicine  for  many  years,  coming  to  Washington  from 
Mount  Vernon,  Ohio.  Doctor  Chapman  and  wife  have  been  dead  for  several 
years. 

To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Coen  one  daughter  has  been  born,  Nellie,  now  i\Irs. 
John  AVilliams,  in  business  in  AVashington. 

Mr.  Coen  is  not  a member  of  any  church,  but  Mrs.  Coen  is  a member  of 
the  Methodist  Episcopal  church,  and  their  daughter  is  a member  of  the  Presby- 
terian church.  ]\Ir.  Coen  occupies  the  old  family  home  in  AAHshington. 


ANDREAV  S.  T.  JOHNSTON. 

A popular  and  highly  honored  citizen  of  Byesville,  Guernsey  county, 
who  is  too  well  known  to  need  any  introduction  by  the  biographer,  is  Andrew 
S.  T.  Johnston,  who  was  born  in  Richhill  township,  IMuskingum  county,  Ohio. 
March  15,  1855.  He  is  the  son  of  Erancis  and  Sarah  (Spencer)  Johnston, 
the  father  born  in  August.  1812,  near  Tanela,  count}^  Fermanagh,  Ireland, 
and  he  lived  there  until  1848.  He  taught  school  seven  years,  eleven  months 
of  the  year.  On  June  20,  1848,  he  married  Sarah  Spencer,  a native  of 
AA^eymouth,  nine  miles  from  London.  His  people  have  lived  in  the  same 
big  stone  house  for  nearly  three  hundred  years.  In  the  fall  after  their 
marriage  Francis  Johnston  and  wife  came  to  America  and  located  near  the 
east  line  of  Muskingum  county,  Ohio,  between  High  Hill  and  Cumberland. 
There  he  bought  a farm  and  went  to  farming.  Two  or  three  years  later  he 
sold  the  first  farm  and  went  to  a place  between  High  Hill  and  Chandlersville, 
and  was  there  at  the  time  the  subject  was  born.  This  was  the  family  home 
until  1869,  when  the  parents  moved  to  Claysville.  this  county,  and  lived  there 
the  rest  of  their  days.  There  Francis  Johnston  engaged  in  mercantile  busi- 
ness, and  also  owned  a farm  on  which  Claysville  now  stands.  He  was  a 


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man  who  took  a high  patriotic  interest  in  public  affairs.  He  was  an  ardent 
aljolitionist  and  an  active  and  faithful  member  of  the  Methodist  church. 
From  the  time  he  was  five  years  old  he  very  rarely  missed  attending  the 
regular  meetings  of  his  church.  He  lived  to  be  eighty-nine  years  old,  dying 
in  1900. 

Francis  Johnston  was  converted  when  a young  man  and  continued  a 
faithful  memlier  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church  until  his  death.  His 
life  was  a splendid  representation  of  the  qualities  which  make  for  Christian 
manhood.  Flis  life  came  to  its  earthly  close  full  of  years  and  honors.  He 
was  a teacher  in  the  Sunday  school  and  steward  up  to  within  a year  of  his 
death.  Flis  character  was  a rare  combination  of  sweetness  and  strength. 
The  uprightness,  sincerity  and  manliness  of  the  man  were  beyond  suspicion, 
lie  was  a scholar,  and  loved  the  Bible,  the  church  and  its  ordinances.  He 
died  as  the  good  die,  with  no  fear  in  his  heart,  no  cloud  in  his  sky. 

J'our  children  were  born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Francis  Johnston:  Marie  J., 
Maggie,  Esther,  and  Andrew  S.  T.  of  this  review. 

Andrew  S.  T.  Johnston  was  about  fourteen  years  old  when  the  family 
came  to  Claysville  and  there  he  has  lived  most  of  his  life.  He  grew  up  in 
the  mercantile  business  with  his  father.  Fie  attended  Muskingum  College, 
at  New  Concord,  then  returned  to  Claysville  and  continued  with  his  father 
in  the  business. 

In  1880  Mr.  Johnston  married  Emma  C.  Brown,  who  was  born  and 
reared  near  Claysville.  She  is  the  daughter  of  William  and  Harriett  (John- 
son) Brown.  Tier  father  was  a farmer  near  Claysville  and  for  three  terms 
of  three  years  was  a county  commissioner.  After  his  marriage,  Mr.  Johnston 
went  into  partnership  with  his  father,  and  thus  continued  as  long  as  his 
father  lived.  After  his  father’s  death  he  became  sole  owner  of  the  business 
and  also  owns  the  farm  his  father  owned,  adjoining  Claysville.  He  also  ran 
a creamery  at  Claysville  about  five  years.  Eor  about  thirteen  years  he  was 
postmaster  at  Claysville,  held  that  office  even  for  a time  after  leaving  Clays- 
ville, until  a successor  could  be  obtained.  For  many  years  he  was  township 
clerk,  having  held  the  office  as  long  as  he  would  accept  it. 

In  1901  Mr.  Johnston  sold  his  business  at  Claysville  and  moved  to  Byes- 
ville.  Here  he  built  and  ran  a laundry  a few  years  in  partnership  with  his 
son,  Francis  W. -Johnston.  After  Squire  Elza  Trott  resigned  as  justice  of 
the  peace  to  become  county  clerk,  Mr.  Johnston  was  appointed  to  fill  out 
his  unexpired  term.  In  the  fall  of  1909  he  was  elected  to  the  same  office, 
which  he  now  holds,  giving  his  usual  high  grade  service.  He  is  a member 
of  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Eellows,  also  of  the  Masons,  having 


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attained  the  degree  of  Knight  Templar.  He  and  his  wife  both  belong  to  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  church. 

Squire  Johnston  still  has  a Bible  that  was  given  to  his  father  when  he 

was  eleven  years  old.  It  was  given  to  the  boy  as  a prize  for  being  the  best 

versed  in  the  Bible  of  any  in  the  class  of  which  he  was  a member  and  in 
competition  with  men  and  women.  It  is  a highly  prized  memento  in  the 
family. 

Squire  Johnston  and  wife  have  four  children,  Francis  W.,  Harriett  S., 

Edwin  B.  and  Edna  B.  Edwin  B.  married  Ethel  Chapman,  of  near  Byes- 

ville,  and  he  now  runs  a store  at  Claysville. 

Francis  W.  Johnston  grew  up  at  Cla}^sville,  and  took  a course  at  Mere- 
dith Business  College  at  Zanesville.  After  leaving  business  college  he  came 
to  Byesville  and  he  and  his  father  started  a steam  laundry,  which  they  cun- 
ducted  about  two  and  one-half  years,  but  having  been  brought  up  in  the 
merchandise  business  the  son  was  dissatisfied  with  anything  else,  and  went 
into  the  general  merchandise  business  in  which  he  is  no\v  engaged,  in  Byes- 
ville. They  have  a large  and  most  complete  stock  of  merchandise  and  enjoy 
a very  extensive  trade.  Mr.  Johnston  belongs  to  the  Knights  of  Pythias; 
the  Pythian  Sisters;  Masons  up  to  the  Knight  Templar  degree;  to  the  Order 
of  the  Eastern  Star  and  to  the  Benevolent  and  Protective  Order  of  Elks, 
and  the  Maccabees. 


ROBERT  NOAH  ATKINS. 

One  of  Cambridge’s  progressive  and  worthy  young  business  men  is  Rob- 
ert Noah  Atkins,  for  he  has  demonstrated  beyond  a doubt  what  one  can 
do  who  has  a well  defined  purpose,  energy,  persistency  and  who  does  not 
admit  the  word  “fail”  to  his  category.  He  comes  of  an  excellent  old  family 
and  was  born  in  Cambridge  in  1874.  He  is  the  son  of  Robert  Henry  and 
Martha  (Hyatt)  Atkins,  whose  life  records  are  given  in  a separate  sketch 
in  this  volume;  suffice  it  to  say  here  that  they  each  represented  pioneer 
families  of  the  greatest  worth. 

Robert  N.  Atkins  grew  to  maturity  in  his  native  town  and  attended  the 
local  schools,  later  attending  the  Ohio  State  University  with  a law  course  in 
view.  He  was  compelled  to  give  this  up  by  the  death  of  his  father,  and  at 
the  request  of  his  mother  he  went  to  Chicago  in  1892  and  1893  learned 
the  jewelry  business  in  the  Chicago  Watch  Makers’  Institute,  thoroughly 
mastering  his  chosen  vocation.  From  there  he  went  to  Toledo,  Ohio,  where 


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he  \\'as  employed  in  jewelry  work  about  eight  months.;  he  was  then  employed 
at  Newark,  this  state,  about  a year,  and  three  months  at  Zanesville,  then  a 
year  at  Athens,  after  which  he  returned  to  Cambridge  and  took  a position 
in  the  jewelry  store  owned  by  his  mother,  which  had  been  established  by  bis 
father  about  1850.  He  remained  in  the  store  assisting  his  mother  until 
about  1908,  when  he  bought  the  store,  which  he  has  continued  tO'  conduct 
in  a most  satisfactory  manner.  It  has  never  been  out  of  the  family  since 
it  was  first  started  and  is  one  of  the  best  known  and  one  of  the  most  popular 
jewelry  stores  in  Guernsey  county,  having  a prestige  second  to  none  and 
drawing  a trade  from  a vast  territory.  Idere  is  always  to  be  found  a very 
large,  modern  and  carcfull)^  selected  stock  of  goods.  The  highest  grade  of 
repair  work  is  also  done  promptly. 

j\Ir.  Atkins  was  married  in  1895  to  Queen  Markley,  of  Newark.  Ohio, 
daughter  of  George  and  Ellen  (Wilson)  Markley,  an  excellent  and  influential 
family,  and  to  this  union  two  children  have  been  born,  Marian  M.  and 
Robert  M. 

Mr.  Atkins  is  a member  of  the  Modern  Woodmen  of  America  and  he 
and  his  wife  l)elong  to  the  Presbyterian  church.  He  is  a popular  and  highly 
esteemed  young  man  and  has  ever  sought  to  bear  aloft  the  untarnished 
escutcheon  of  the  family  name,  for  the  Atkinses  have  long  been  among  the 
best  known  and  most  highly  respected  residents  of  Cambridge,  both  in  busi- 
ness and  social  life. 


JOHN  L.  BRUNER. 

A member  of  as  fine  an  old  family  as  Guernsey  county  can  boast,  and  a 
public  spirited,  progressive  business  man  of  strict  integrity  and  high  social 
standing  is  John  L.  Bruner,  of  Cambridge,  who  has  spent  his  useful  and  very 
active  life  in  his  native  locality  and  has  played  no  inconspicuous  role  in  the 
development  of  the  same.  He  was  born  in  this  county,  between  Senecaville 
and  Byesville,  on  January  12,  1844,  and  he  is  the  son  of  John  and  Mary  N. 
(McOuade)  Bruner,  both  natives  of  Pennsylvania,  the  father  born,  it  is 
believed,  in  Somerset  county,  in  December,  1813,  and  the  mother  in  West- 
moreland county,  Januaiy  5,  1815.  They  were  married  May  3,  1836,  and 
came  to  Guernsey  county  in  the  following  November,  locating  on  the  Alex. 
Loflin  farm,  where  they  lived  for  four  years,  then  bought  forty  acres  in 
what  was  called  the  “military  land,”  of  which  a part  was  cleared  and  im- 
proved. They  established  a good  home  here  and  paid  for  the  land  by  hard 


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work  and  economy,  raising  tobacco,  wheat  and  hogs.  They  had  a hard  time 
getting  a start  and  their  first  land  paid  for,  but  they  prospered  at  length  and 
finally  added  to  their  original  purchase  until  the  place  consisted  of  two  hun- 
dred acres.  Their  family  consisted  of  ten  children,  of  whom  John  L.  of  this 
review  was  the  fifth  in  order  of  birth.  The  family  continued  to  reside  in  that 
neighborhood  until  the  children  grew  up  and,  in  fact,  that  was  the  family 
home  during  the  life-time  of  the  parents,  the  father  dying  in  October,  1894, 
when  nearly  eighty-one  years  of  age.  He  was  a Democrat,  but  no  politician. 
He  with  his  entire  family  belonged  to  the  Presbyterian  church.  The  mother 
remained  on  the  farm  after  the  father’s  death  until  she  passed  away,  on 
February  23,  1907,  having  attained  the  remarkable  age  of  ninety-two  years, 
one  month  and  eighteen  days. 

John  L.  Bruner  lived  on  the  home  place  until  he  was  over  twenty  years 
of  age.  He  proved  his  patriotism  during  the  Civil  war  by  enlisting,  on  July 
24,  1864,  in  Company  K,  Eighty-eighth  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry,  in  which 
he  faithfully  served  until  honorably  discharged,  being  mustered  out  on  July 
a,  1865.  He  returned  home  and  remained  there  until  twenty-four  years 
of  age.  In  1872  he  moved  to  Kansas,  where  he  engaged  in  farming  and 
cattle  and  horses,  the  latter  business  growing  rapidly  from  a small  beginning; 
he  remained  in  the  Sunflower  state  about  fifteen  months,  when  he  returned 
to  Guernsey  county  on  a visit,  expecting  to  go  to  Oregon,  but  while  here 
he  was  married,  in  1873,  to  Mary  M.  Rogers,  daughter  of  Lawson  Wesley 
and  Alice  Ann  (McGaw)  Rogers.  The  parents  came  from  Hartford  county, 
Maryland,  about  1842  and  located  on  the  “military  land’’  near  where  John 
L.  Bruner  was  born.  There  her  father  followed  farming  nearly  all  his  life, 
d)-ing  in  1883,  his  widow  surviving  until  April  4,  1891,  reaching  the  age  of 
eighty-two  years,  five  months  and  three  days. 

After  his  marriage,  John  L.  Bruner,  in  partnership  wdth  his  brother, 
bought  a farm,  two  and  one-half  miles  southeast  of  Claysville,  and  on  Feb- 
ruary 12,  1874,  he  and  his  brother,  Valentine  M.,  moved  there.  About  two 
years  later,  Valentine  M.  sold  his  interest  to  a brother-in-law,  and  on  July  12, 
1876,  John  L.  Bruner  rented  a farm  about  two  and  one-half  miles  southeast 
of  Rix’s  Alills,  and  lived  there  about  four  years,  then  moved  back  to  south 
of  Byesville  and  lived  there  a short  time.  He  bought  a half  interest  in  the 
mill  at  Byesville  and  moved  there  in  the  fall  of  1880.  Eight  months  and 
four  days  later  he  sold  out  and  traded  part  of  the  farm  for  a one-third  inter- 
est in  the  Cambridge  mills.  In  the  fall  of  1885  he  disposed  of  his  interest 
in  these  mills  and  went  to  Belle  Center,  where  he  engaged  in  the  milling 
business  until  1895,  having  a one-third  interest  in  the  mill  there,  which  he 


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traded  on  the  last  date  mentioned  for  a farm  in  Logan  count}’,  but  soon  sold 
it  and  engaged  successfully  for  a time  in  the  insurance  business,  then 
moved  to  Bellefontaine  and  started  his  sons  in  a grocery,  which  was  con- 
tinued about  a year,  when  the  store  was  sold  and  the  family  moved  to 
Mcchanicsburg  and  bought  a half  interest  in  a mill  and  lived  there  about  two 
years,  then  moved  to  Kenton,  Ohio,  where  they  remained  three  years.  While 
there  Mr.  Bruner  bought  an  interest  in  a mill  and  elevator  at  Mt.  Victoiy 
which  they  owned  a little  over  two  years ; Mr.  Bruner  had  a large  grain 
trade,  shipping  large  Cjuantities  in  car-load  lots.  He  moved  to  Byesville 
again  in  August,  1903,  after  having  been  away  twenty  years.  He  bought  a 
bakery  there  and  ran  the  same  about  eighteen  months.  Selling  it  in  the 
spring  of  1905,  he  went  to  Cambridge  and  bought  the  City  Bakery,  which  he 
still  manages  with  much  success,  enjoying  an  extensive  trade,  both  whole- 
sale and  retail ; he  ships  large  quantities  of  bread  to  other  towns. 

Mr.  Bruner  has  never  sought  office,  but  while  living  in  Cambridge  the 
first  time  he  was  elected  to  the  city  council  and  was  re-elected  and  served 
until  he  moved  away.  He  and  his  family  are  members  of  the  Presbyterian 
church.  He  is  a Mason  and  a member  of  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd 
Fellows. 

To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bruner  six  children  were  born,  of  whom  four  are  liv- 
ing; Alma  B. ; Otho  R.,  a traveling  salesman;  Mary  Alice;  John  L.,  of 
Bluefields,  West  Virginia,  where  he  is  in  the  employ  of  a milling  supply  com- 
pany; Myrtle  Ethel  died  at  Mechanicsburg  in  July,  1900,  when  eighteen 
years  of  age ; Grace  died  when  five  months  old  in  Cambridge.  The  two  liv- 
ing daughters  are  still  at  home. 

The  parents  of  Mrs.  Bruner  were  active  and  faithful  members  of  the 
Methodist  Protestant  church.  The  father  was  born  on  September  18,  1804. 
The  family  settled  in  Jackson  township,  this  county,  in  an  early  day.  Mr. 
Bruner’s  father  was  a deacon  in  the  Presbyterian  church  and  his  mother  was 
for  eighty-one  years  a member  of  the  church. 


CHARLES  S.  SHEPPARD. 

As  one  of  the  younger  class  of  lawyers  at  the  Cambridge  bar,  the  entire 
career  of  Charles  S.  Sheppard  has  been  emphasized  by  persistent  industry, 
strict  attention  to  business,  unswerving  integrity,  the  closest  application  and 
study,  and  a degree  of  care,  prudence  and  promptitude  in  the  disposition  of 
responsibilities  intrusted  to  him,  worthy  of  imitation. 


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Mr.  Sheppard  was  born  December  10,  1871.  in  Belmont  county,  Ohio 
(near  Fairview).  He  is  the  son  of  Dr.  Isaac  H.  and  Harriet  (Grimes)  Shep- 
pard. For  many  years  the  father  was  a successful  and  prominent  practitioner 
in  Guernsey,  Noble  and  Belmont  counties,  and  he  and  his  wife  are  still  living, 
making  their  home  in  Fairview,  this  county. 

Charles  S.  Sheppard  received  a good  education  in  the  public  schools,  later 
attending  high  school  and  finished  with  a course  at  Valparaiso  College,  Val- 
paraiso, Indiana.  He  afterwards  taught  school  for  three  years  in  Guernsey 
county,  and  later  taught  two  years  in  a high  school  in  Illinois.  He  was  a veiy 
capable  instructor  and  his  services  were  in  great  demand,  but  he  began  the 
study  of  law  earl}^  in  life  and  left  the  school  room  for  this  profession,  being 
admitted  to  the  bar  on  October  14,  1897.  For  one  year  he  practiced  at  the 
town  of  Fairview,  then  moved  to  Cambridge  where  he  has  since  been  very 
actively  and  successfully  engaged  in  practice,  building  up  a large  and  growing 
clientele. 

Mr.  Sheppard  is  an  ardent  Republican  and  he  never  loses  an  opportunity 
to  further  the  interests  of  his  party.  He  has  been  a member  of  the  Guernsey 
county  election  board  for  some  time.  In  the  summer  of  1905  he  was  nomi- 
nated by  acclamation  by  the  Republican  county  convention  for  the  office  of 
prosecuting  attorney  of  Guernsey  county,  and  he  was  elected  at  the  polls  in 
November  following  by  a majority  exceeding  that  given  the  regular  party 
ticket,  which  is  evidence  of  his  general  popularity  among  all  classes.  He  made 
such  a commendable  record  that  in  1908  he  was  renominated  by  acclamation 
and  again  elected  the  following  November  by  a like  heavy  vote,  and  he  is  now 
serving  the  last  year  of  his  second  term,  and  he  has  made  a most  efficient  and 
popular  officer,  standing  boldly  for  law  enforcement  which  he  considers  the 
essence  of  all  good  government.  He  is  always  faithful  in  the  discharge  of 
his  duties.  He  has  also  a large  general  practice,  so  that  he  is  always  a very 
busy  man,  and  he  holds  a very  high  rank  as  an  attorney  in  all  the  courts  of 
the  county  and  the  state.  He  is  a broad-minded  and  prudent  man,  with  a 
high  sense  of  honor  and  integrity,  and  is  worthy  of  the  high  esteem  in  which 
he  is  held  by  the  citizens  in  all  walks  of  life.  He  is  a student  of  progress,  well 
informed  on  the  latest  decisions  and  revised  statutes  and  is  profoundly  versed 
in  jurisprudence.  He  is  a very  careful  investigator  and  is  an  eloquent  pleader. 
He  is  influential  in  selecting  good  men  for  local  offices,  and  he  is  regarded  as 
a leader  in  political  and  civic  affairs  in  Guernsey  county. 

Mr.  Sheppard  was  married  on  August  3.  1899,  to  Della  Gardiner,  daugh- 
ter of  John  and  Cecilia  (Moore)  Gardiner,  the  representative  of  an  excellent 
family,  and  she  herself  a woman  of  education,  tact  and  refinement. 


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Tloth  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Sheppard  are  members  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
clnirch,  of  which  Mr.  Sheppard  has  been  a trustee  for  a number  of  years,  also 
a teacher  of  an  advanced  class  in  the  Sunday  school.  He  is  a member  of  the 
Cambridge  Country  Club,  and  he  enjoys  an  occasional  game  of  golf  for  recrea- 
tion. d'he  family  home  is  at  No.  212  North  Tenth  street  and  is  a neat  and 
desiralde  residence  and  a place  of  genuine  hospitality  to  the  many  friends  of 
the  family.  Mr.  Sheppard’s  suite  of  office  rooms  are  on  the  second  floor  of 
the  Central  Bank  Building  and  his  large  law  library  and  accessories  make  them 
among  the  most  attractive  and  well  ec[uipped  law  offices  in  all  southeastern 
Ohio. 


OSCAR  O.  BELL. 

The  enterprising  citizen  whose  name  heads  this  article  has  been  for  some 
time  identified  in  a prominent  w'ay  with  the  industrial  life  of  the  city  of 
Cambridge,  and  he  has  manifested  an  abiding  interest  in  the  public  welfare 
of  Guernsey  county.  By  a life  consistent  in  motive  and  action  with  correct 
ethics,  he  has  won  and  retained  the  confidence  of  all  who  have  had  dealings 
with  him  in  any  rvay. 

Oscar  O.  Bell  was  born  in  Liberty  township,  Guernsey  county,  Novem- 
ber 23,  1873,  and  he  is  the  son  of  George  and  Mary  (Milligan)  Bell.  The 
father  also  was  born  in  Liberty  township,  and  was  the  son  of  Hamilton  and 
Nancy  (Bell)  Bell.  The  family  lived  in  Indiana  before  they  came  here, 
having  emigrated  to  Guernsey  county  about  1830  and  located  in  Liberty 
township.  Hamilton  Bell  opened  up  a very  extensive  salt  works  there  and 
for  many  years  carried  on  a very  satisfactory  business.  He  rvas  a prominent 
man  in  this  locality  in  those  early  days.  George  Bell  was  born  in  Liberty 
township  in  1836  and  during  his  younger  years  did  a great  deal  of  farm 
work,  and  also  hauled  salt  for  his  father  from  the  works  to  the  surrounding 
cities  and  towns  and  the  country  districts  roundabout.  During  the  Civil  rvar 
he  was  a soldier  in  the  Union  army,  having  enlisted  in  Company  E,  One 
Hundred  and  Twenty-second  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantiy,  and  saw  some  hard 
service,  being  in  nineteen  noted  battles.  He  was  in  Sherman’s  Death  Valley 
campaign.  Before  his  career  in  the  army  he  rvas  married,  in  1858,  to  Mary 
Milligan,  daughter  of  Alexander  Neally  Milligan  and  wife.  She  was  born 
in  Liljerty  township  and  lived  there  until  her  marriage.  After  the  war 
George  Bell  continued  at  the  salt  works  and  also  followed  farming.  He 
owned  a good  farm,  on  which  he  spent  the  major  part  of  his  mature  life. 


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His  family  consisted  of  twelve  children,  an  equal  number  of  boys  and  girls, 
all  of  whom  are  living,  namely : Hamilton  L.  lives  in  Oklahoma  on  a farm ; 
Ellen  Jane,  wife  of  Lafayette  Hamilton,  lives  in  south  central  Kansas; 
Amanda  married  Leslie  Adams  and  lives  in  Liberty  township,  near  Tyner; 
Margaret  married  John  McKahan  and  lives  in  Jefferson  township,  this  coun- 
ty; Della  married  Lincoln  Hellar  and  lives  in  south  central  Kansas;  John 
M.  lives  in  Cambridge  and  is  a mill  worker;  James  M.  lives  at  Uhrichsville, 
Ohio : Harriet  married  J.  P.  Lanning  and  lives  in  Center  township,  this 
county;  Oscar  O.,  of  this  review;  Robert  L.  is  married  and  lives  in  Washing- 
ton county,  Pennsylvania ; George  W.  lives  in  Cambridge  and  is  timekeeper 
in  the  Inter-State  Iron  & Steel  Company;  Mary  is  the  wife  of  Parker  Carson, 
a civil  engineer,  of  Yampa,  Colorado. 

The  mother  of  these  children  passed  to  her  rest  in  Liberty  township,  on 
August  6,  1898.  She  and  her  husband  belonged  to  the  United  Presljyterian 
church,  and  the  father  was  a member  of  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic. 
This  family  is  noted  for  its  robust  health ; all  the  large  family  of  children  are 
now  married  and  have  children  of  their  own  with  two  exceptions. 

Oscar  O.  Bell  grew  to  maturity  on  the  home  farm  in  Liberty  township 
where  he  was  put  to  work  in  the  fields  when  young  and  he  attended  the 
neighboring  schools  during  the  winter  months.  When  only  fifteen  years  of 
age  he  was  given  a teacher’s  certificate,  and  he  began  teaching  school  before 
he  was  seventeen  years  of  age  and,  following  that  vocation  with  singular 
success  for  eleven  years,  he  became  widely  known  as  an  educator  of  a high 
order  of  ability.  His  services  were  in  great  demand  and  he  taught  in  various 
parts  of  this  county.  He  attended  the  normal  schools  both  at  Byesville  and 
Kimbolton,  also  attended  Muskingum  College.  After  leaving  college,  he  re- 
sumed teaching,  which  he  continued  with  his  usual  satisfaction  until  1901, 
when  he  abandoned  the  school  room  and  moved  to  Cambridge  where  he  be- 
came engaged  in  the  bar  mill  of  the  Inter-State  Iron  & Steel  Company. 
After  working  at  general  work  for  eight  months,  he  became  shipping  clerk 
and  has  held  that  position,  while  the  mill  was  owned  by  three  different  com- 
panies, which  is  an  evidence  of  his  ability,  faithfulness  and  trustworthiness. 
In  July,  1910,  he  was  promoted  to  the  responsible  position  of  works  auditor 
of  the  local  plant,  which  he  is  filling  with  his  usual  ability  and  satisfaction. 

Mr.  Bell  was  married  in  1895  to  Mattie  R.  Porter,  daughter  of  Harrison 
and  Margaret  (McCullough)  Porter.  She  was  born  and  reared  in  Liberty 
township  and  lived  there  until  her  marriage.  Her  father  was  born  at  Kim- 
bolton. Her  mother  was  the  daughter  of  David  and  Anna  McCullough,  and 
she  was  born  in  Liberty  township.  David  and  Anna  McCullough  were  old 


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residents  of  this  county.  Mrs.  Bell’s  father  was  a soldier  in  the  Civil  war, 
having'  been  in  the  service  about  three  years. 

Mr.  and  Airs.  Bell  are  the  parents  of  four  children,  named  as  follows: 
Howard  Karl  died  in  infancy;  Lula  A-Iay,  Oscar  Ray  and  Harry  Edgar  are 
mcinhcrs  of  the  home  circle. 

Air.  Bell  is  a loyal  Republican,  as  were  his  ancestors.  He  takes  an  inter- 
est in  party  affairs  and  is  ready  to  assist  his  friends.  He  and  his  wife  belong 
to  the  Kirst  LTnitcd  Rreshyterian  church  in  Cambridge. 

Personally,  A'lr.  Bell  is  a genial,  unassuming,  companionable  gentleman, 
liighb'  educated,  well  informed  on  current  topics  of  the  day,  frank,  straightfor- 
ward and  scrupulously  honest,  and  he  is  a man  who  makes  friends  readily 
and  has  no  trouble  in  retaining  them. 


PHILIP  AV.  EATON. 

One  of  the  highly  honored  and  respected  citizens  of  Guernsey  county, 
who  is  now  living  in  the  city  of  Cambridge,  but  who  is  still  engaged  in  agri- 
cultural pursuits  on  his  excellent  and  well  improved  farm,  is  Philip  W.  Eaton, 
who  was  l)orn  in  Belmont  county,  Ohio,  in  1839,  the  son  of  John  and  Harriet 
(Hunt)  Eaton.  In  1851  the  family  moved  to  Guernsey  county,  Ohio,  and 
located  a mile  east  of  Cambridge  on  the  old  National  road,  where  the  father 
bought  a farm  which  has  been  the  family  home  ever  since. 

Philip  W.  Eaton  was  one  of  a family  of  five  children,  three  boys  and 
two  girls.  Of  these,  one  brother,  James,  was  killed  on  the  Baltimore  & Ohio 
railroad  while  it  was  being  built  in  1853;  Mrs.  Lydia  Ann  Jones,  the  eldest 
sister,  died  in  Arkansas;  those  living  are,  Philip  W.,  of  this  review;  Mrs. 
Adeline  Lowry,  of  Knox  township,  this  county;  Joel,  of  Bloomington, 
Indiana. 

Philip  W.  Eaton  grew  to  maturity  on  the  home  farm  east  of  Cambridge 
and  assisted  with  the  general  work  about  the  place  when  he  was  a boy.  He 
attended  the  district  schools  during  the  winter  months,  and  he  has  made  this 
place  his  home  nearly  all  his  life,  his  efforts  as  a farmer  having  been  rewarded 
with  a reasonable  degree  of  success. 

Air.  Eaton  was  married  in  1858  to  Maria  Donaldson,  daughter  of  Joshua 
and  Alaria  Donaldson,  and  this  union  resulted  in  the  birth  of  six  children, 
namely:  James  Edwin,  whose  sketch  appears  on  another  page  of  this  work; 
Anna,  who  died  at  the  age  of  seven  years;  Dora  Eunetta  is  the  wife  of  Alex. 


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Rankin,  of  McKeesport,  Pennsylvania;  William  also  lives  in  that  city;  Hattie 
is  at  home  with  her  parents ; Charles  lives  near  the  old  farm  and  is  employed 
in  the  grocery  business  in  Cambridge.  - ■ ■ 

Philip  W.  Eaton  continued  to  make  his  residence  on  the  old  homestead 
until  about  1900,  engaging  in  general  farming  and  stock  raising  and  making 
a very  comfortable  living  and  laying  by  a competency  for  his  old  age.  He 
purchased  a home  in  Cambridge  about  ten  years  ago  and  has  since  lived  here, 
but  he  has  continued  farming,  as  already  indicated.  He  has  a very  pleasant 
home  in  this  city  and  he  has  a host  of  warm  personal  friends  throughout  the 
county.  Although  now  somewhat  advanced  in  years,  he  is  still  hale  and 
hearty  and  he  has  lived  a life  of  which  he  has  nothing  to  regret  or  to  be 
ashamed. 

Mr.  Eaton’s  father  passed  away  in  1853,  and  the  mother  subsequently 
married  James  Cullens  and  resided  in  Knox  township,  in  the  northwestern 
portion  of  this  county,  until  her  death  about  1888.  The  Eaton  family  is  one 
of  the  old  and  highly  honored  ones  of  Guernsey  county. 


JAMES  ROSS  McBLTRNEY. 

A well  known  business  man  and  progressive  citizen  of  Guernsey  county 
is  James  Ross  McBurney,  who  was  born  in  Cambridge,  Ohio,  on  June  13, 
1866.  He  is  the  son  of  Prof.  John  McBurney,  a prominent  educator  who  is 
given  proper  mention  in  another  part  of  this  volume.  He  grew  to  maturity 
in  the  city  of  Cambridge  and  attended  the  local  schools,  later  taking  a course 
in  iMuskingum  College,  from  which  institution  he  was  graduated  in  1891. 
He  then  entered  Duff's  College  at  Pittsburg  where  he  taught  for  more  than 
a year.  He  returned  to  Cambridge  in  1893  and  identified  himself  with  the 
Cambridge  Roofing  Company  as  bookkeeper.  In  1897  he  was  made  secre- 
tary, which  position  he  has  continued  to  hold  to  the  present  time.  He  is  a 
director  and  vice-president  of  the  Guernsey  Building  & Loan  Association. 

On  October  14,  1904,  occurred  the  marriage  of  Mr.  McBurney  to  Minnie 
E.  Nash,  the  daughter  of  Rev.  J.  H.  Nash  and  wife,  whose  biographical 
records  are  given  in  a spearate  sketch  in  this  work.  The  union  of  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  McBurney  has  been  blessed  by  the  birth  of  one  son,  John  Dorman  Mc- 
Burney. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  McBurney  are  members  of  the  Lmited  Presbyterian  church. 


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HOAVARD  W.  ARNDT,  M.  D. 

The  gentleman  to  whom  the  following  tribute  is  paid  embodies  all  the 
necessary  pre-requisites  and  necessary  qualifications,  in  a marked  degree,  to 
insure  success  in  the  medical  profession,  and  by  energy  and  application  he  is 
drawing  to  himself  a large  and  remunerative  practice,  and  at  the  same  time  is 
building  up  an  enviable  reputation,  being  recognized  as  one  of  the  leading 
])hysicians  of  Guernsey  county  and  a man  of  honor  and  integrity  at  all  times. 

Dr,  How'ard  W.  Arndt,  of  Lore  City,  Ohio,  was  born  April  12,  1872, 
near  .Senecaville,  Guernsey  county,  but  his  paternal  home  was  just  over  the 
county  line  in  Noble  county.  He  is  the  son  of  David  and  Elizabeth  (Ward) 
Ariiflt.  The  father  w'as  born  in  Washington  county,  Pennsylvania,  while  the 
mother  is  a native  of  Noble  county,  this  state.  The  Arndts  are  of  German 
descent.  Grandfather  Charles  Arndt  coming  from  Germany  in  1818,  first 
settling  in  AATshington  county,  Pennsylvania,  and  he  came  to  Noble  county,  in 
1836.  He  was  a cabinetmaker,  being  the  first  in  the  locality  where  he  settled 
on  the  border  line  between  Guernsey  and  Noble  counties.  His  death  oc- 
curred in  1861,  after  a useful  and  upright  life.  His  son,  David  Arndt,  the 
father  of  the  Doctor,  was  a carpenter  and  followed  that  trade  most  of  his 
active  life.  In  an  early  day  the  Arndts  bought  land  near  Cambridge,  and  for 
many  years  the  grandfather  worked  at  his  trade  here ; however,  the  family 
finally  settled  near  Senecaville,  where  Charles  Arndt  spent  the  remainder  of 
his  life  and  he  and  his  wife  are  buried  in  the  cemetery  there.  When  advanced 
in  years,  David  Arndt  gave  up  carpentering  and  devoted  his  attention  to  his 
farm  near  Senecaville,  in  Noble  county.  He  is  now  living  in  retirement  and 
with  his  wife  lives  at  Senecaville,  on  the  Guernsey  county  side,  the  town  being 
on  the  dividing  line  lietween  Guernsey  and  Noble  counties.  Mr.  Arndt  has 
reached  the  age  of  eighty  years,  while  his  wife  is  seventy-three.  They  have 
journeyed  down  life’s  pathway,  through  its  sunshine  and  shadow,  hand  in 
hand,  for  a period  of  fifty-two  years,  this  union  having  been  a most  fortunate 
and  harmonious  one.  November  5,  1910,  marked  the  fifty-second  anniversary 
of  their  marriage.  In  their  family  were  four  daughters  and  one  son : .How- 
ard W.,  of  this  review;  Allie,  who  married  James  Callow,  of  Platteville,  Colo- 
rado; Texanna,  who  married  George  Black,  of  Columbus,  Ohio;  Ruth,  who 
married  Hugh  Bergmer,  of  Senecaville;  Bartha,  who  married  Tecomseh  Mc- 
Laughlin, a farmer  living  on  the  old  homestead. 

Howard  W.  Arndt  spent  his  childhood  and  youth  on  the  home  farm  and 
his  early  education  was  obtained  in  the  district  country  schools,  attending 
later,  for  a short  time,  Afuskingum  College  at  New  Concord.  In  1893  he 


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entered  Starling  Medical  College  at  Columbus,  Ohio,  and,  making  an  excellent 
record  there,  he  was  graduated  from  that  institution  on  March  25,  1897.  Two 
days  later  he  located  in  Lore  City  and  began  the  practice  of  his  profession,  and 
he  has  been  here  ever  since,  building  up  a very  satisfactory  patronage  and  tak- 
ing a very  high  rank  among  the  leading  medical  men  of  this  locality.  He  is 
not  only  very  successful  as  a general  practitioner,  but  also  as  a surgeon,  and 
he  has  the  full  confidence  of  the  people  in  both  lines  of  his  practice. 

The  Doctor  was  married  on  December  30,  1897,  to  Carrie  Melick,  daugh- 
ter of  John  and  Mary  (Davis)  Melick,  of  Malta,  Morgan  county,  Ohio.  Her 
father  was  formerly  an  undertaker  in  that  city,  but  is  now  retired.  His  rvife 
is  also  living;  they  were  never  residents  of  Guernsey  county.  Doctor  Arndt 
has  no  children. 

In  addition  to  his  extensive  practice  Doctor  Arndt  is  engaged  in  large 
farming  operations,  being  the  owmer  of  two  fine  farms  adjoining  Lore  City, 
mostly  bottom  lands  in  the  Leatherwood  valley.  They  are  well  improved,  w^ell 
kept  and  under  a high  state  of  cultivation.  He  engages  in  general  farming 
and  gives  special  attention  to  the  raising  of  fine  stock,  cattle  and  horses,  being 
an  excellent  judge  of  both.  His  cattle  are  regarded  as  of  the  best  grade  for 
grazing  purposes,  and  when  ready  for  the  market  always  command  top  notch 
prices.  He  is  a breeder  of  thoroughbred  Percheron  horses,  which  are  always 
in  demand.  His  residence  is  in  Lore  City  and  is  one  of  the  most  attractive, 
modern  and  convenient  in  the  vicinity.  He  is  a member  of  the  county,  state 
and  national  medical  societies,  and  he  belongs  to  the  Senecaville  lodge  of  the 
Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellow's,  having  been  allied  with  the  same  since 
he  was  tw^enty-one  years  of  age.  He  also  belongs  to  tbe  Masonic  order  and 
holds  affiliation  wdth  the  Cambridge  chapter  of  Royal  Arch  Masons,  and  the 
Cambridge  commandery  of  Knigbts  Templar.  He  and  his  w'ife  belong  to  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  church,  the  latter  being  organist  at  the  local  church  and 
interested  in  church  and  Sunday  school  wmrk,  being  a teacher  in  the  latter 
for  years.  She  is  a member  of  the  Rebekah  lodge  at  Lore  City,  and  the 
Order  of  the  Eastern  Star  of  Quaker  City. 

Doctor  Arndt  is  an  ardent  advocate  of  outdoor  sports  and  recreation,  and 
he  likes  to  spend  a day  occasionally  with  his  dog  and  gun.  Politically,  he  is  a 
Republican  and  has  long  been  active  in  the  affairs  of  the  party,  and  he  has 
served  as  a member  of  the  Republican  county  central  committee  and  is  a fre- 
quent delegate  to  county,  district  and  state  conventions,  and  he  always  makes 
his  influence  felt  at  such  gatherings.  He  has  never  been  an  office  seeker, 
being  too  busy  wdth  his  large  practice  and  his  extensive  farming  and  stock 
raising.  He  is  always  ready  to  aid  in  any  cause  looking  to  the  general  ad- 

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vancement  of  his  community,  is  one  of  the  leading  citizens  of  Guernsey  county 
in  every  respect,  and  the  Arndt  home  is  prominent  in  the  social  life  of  the 
community. 


SAMUEL  CARTER. 

From  one  of  the  oldest  and  best  families  of  this  section  of  the  national 
union  comes  Samuel  Carter,  one  of  the  progressive  farmers  and  honored 
citizens  of  Oxford  township,  Guernsey  county,  and  he  has  always  tried  to 
live  up  to  the  high  standard  set  by  his  progenitors,  and  has  therefore  won  and 
retained  the  esteem  of  a wide  circle  of  acquaintances  and  friends. 

Mr.  Carter  was  born  on  June  8,  1855,  in  Monroe  county,  Ohio,  and  is 
the  son  of  John  and  Mary  (Scott)  Carter,  the  father  born  in  Maryland  and 
the  mother  in  Washington  county,  Pennsylvania.  When  twenty-four  years 
old  the  father  came  to  Eairview,  Oxford  township,  Guernsey  county,  in  1827, 
and  after  a short  time  he  went  to  Wheeling  and  established  a grist-mill, 
which  he  operated  for  eight  years,  lie  then  established  the  first  steam  grist- 
mill on  the  upper  Ohio  river  at  Pawhattan,  on  the  West  Virginia  side  of  the 
river,  and  he  operated  this  mill  for  ten  years.  Then  he  built  a steam  mill  at 
Clarington,  Monroe  county,  which  he  conducted  for  ten  years,  then  bought 
a farm  near  St.  Clairsville,  in  Belmont  county.  Lie  farmed  there  until 
1875  when  he  moved  to  Eairview,  Guernsey  county,  and  retired  fi'om  active 
business,  living  at  Fairvie\v  until  his  death,  on  November  i,  1894,  at  the 
advanced  age  of  ninety-two  years;  his  wife  died  in  April,  1891,  and  both  are 
buried  at  Fletcher’s  cemetery.  He  was  a very  successful  business  man  and 
made  good  money  out  of  his  mills  and  farms,  and  he  was  a man  of  strong 
character. 

Grandfather  Joel  Carter  was  a miller  on  Rock  Run,  Maryland,  on  the 
Suscpiehanna  river,  and  he  taught  his  son  John,  father  of  Samuel,  the  milling 
business.  During  the  war  of  1812  his  mills  were  destroyed  and  financial 
disaster  visited  the  grandfather.  In  the  evening-up  of  business  matters  Joel 
Carter  gave  his  son  John  two  silver  dollars  with  the  statement  that  this 
would  be  the  extent  of  his  financial  aid.  But  John  Carter  was  a man  who 
did  not  need  aid,  being  strong  in  body  and  mind  and  of  unswerving  courage. 
He  came  west,  as  has  lieen  shown,  and  became  a pioneer  miller  and  amassed 
a fortune,  also  establishing  for  himself  an  envied  reputation  among  all  men 
with  whom  he  came  into  contact  in  a business  or  social  way. 


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Samuel  Carter,  of  this  review,  was  taken  to  Belmont  county  by  his  par- 
ents when  four  years  old  and  he  received  a good  education  in  the  country 
schools  there.  He  grew  to  maturity  in  that  county  and  made  it  his  home  until 
he  was  twenty  years  of  age.  He  began  life  for  himself  there  by  teaching 
two  terms  of  school.  He  then  came  to  Oxford  township,  Guernsey  county, 
and  taught  with  pronounced  success  for  a period  of  eight  years,  his  services 
being  in  great  demand. 

Mr.  Carter  was  married  on  May  22,  1879,  to  Louisa  Smith,  daughter 
of  John  and  Margaret  (Temple)  Smith.  Mr.  Smith  was  a farmer  of  Mill- 
wood  township  and  he  and  his  wife  are  both  deceased.  To  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Carter  three  children  have  been  born,  namely:  Etta  L.,  deceased;  Alfred  N. 
is  married  and  is  living  at  home  on  the  farnr  which  he  now  works,  but  he 
was  formerly  a teacher  for  five  years;  Della  (Margaret  is  unmarried  and  is 
living  at  home. 

Mr.  Carter  has  lived  in  Oxford  township  ever  since  coming  to  this 
county,  and  since  1881,  when  he  gave  up  teaching,  he  has  engaged  in  farm- 
ing on  a fine,  well  improved  farm  of  two  hundred  and  seventy-six  acres  which 
he  bought  at  that  time.  It  is  as  good  land  as  the  county  can  boast  and  he 
has  been  very  successful  as  a general  farmer  and  stock  raiser.  He  has  a 
modern,  attractive  and  comfortable  residence  and  good  outbuildings.  Of  late 
he  is  giving  most  of  his  attention  to  live  stock,  of  which  he  is  a good  judge. 
His  farm  is  well  adapted  to  raising  sheep  and  he  is  especially  interested  in 
this  branch  of  stock  raising. 

Politically,  Mr.  Carter  is  a Democrat,  but  he  has  never  been  active  in 
public  matters,  but  always  interested  in  whatever  tends  to  the  development 
of  his  community  and  county.  He  has  served  as  township  clerk  for  three 
years,  trustee  for  two  years,  assessor  for  three  years,  and  he  is  a member  of 
the  township  board  of  education,  having  held  this  position  for  the  past  twen- 
ty-four years.  As  a public  servant  he  has  done  a great  deal  of  good  to  his 
community  and  has  gained  the  esteem  of  all  concerned.  He  and  his  family 
are  members  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church  and  he  has  been  a class 
leader  for  the  past  thirty-eight  years,  and  he  has  been  a trustee  and  steward 
for  many  years.  His  son  succeeds  him  as  class  leader  in  the  church.  The 
family  has  long  been  active  in  church  and  Sunday  school  work.  Mr.  Carter 
was  superintendent  of  the  local  Sunday  school  for  a period  of  twenty-seven 
years,  and  he  is  yet  a teacher  of  a Bible  class  for  men. 

The  Carter  home  has  an  atmosphere  of  refinement  and  culture  and  the 
family  is  prominent  in  the  social  life  of  the  community. 


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JAMES  EDWIN  EATON. 

To  a great  extent  the  prosperity  characterizing  all  industries  of  our 
country  is  due  to  the  honest  industry,  the  sturdy  persistence,  the  unswerving 
perseverance  and  the  wise  economy  which  so  prominently  characterize  the 
business  element  in  the  Buckeye  state.  Among  this  class  should  be  mentioned 
James  Edwin  Eaton,  of  near  Cambridge,  Guernsey  county,  wTere  he  main- 
tains a w'ell  improved  place  and  a popular  and  up-to-date  sanitary  dairy. 
By  years  of  indefatigable  labor  and  honest  effort  he  has  not  only  acquired 
a well-merited  material  prosperity,  but  has  also  richly  earned  the  highest 
esteem  of  all  with  whom  he  has  associated.  lie  is  a retired  merchant. 

Mr.  Eaton  w-as  horn  a mile  east  of  Cambridge,  this  county,  in  1859,  and 
he  is  the  son  of  Philip  and  Maria  (Donaldson)  Eaton,  a complete  sketch  of 
w'hom  appears  on  another  page  of  this  w'ork.  Suffice  it  to  say  here  that  they 
w^ere  among  the  highly  honored  early  families  of  this  community,  the  father 
having  come  here  when  ten  years  of  age  from  Belmont  county,  this  state,  his 
parents  buying  the  farm  where  James  E.  Eaton  w'as  born.  He  w^as  a member 
of  a family  of  six  children  and  he  grew-  to  maturity  on  the  home  farm. 
When  fifteen  years  old  he  turned  his  attention  to  merchandising,  finding 
employment  in  a groceiy  store  in  Cambridge,  and  for  a period  of  thirty-three 
years  he  was  engaged  either  as  an  employe  or  proprietor  in  the  grocery 
business  on  one  square  in  Cambridge,  during  which  time  he  was  very  suc- 
cessful, enjoying  an  excellent  trade  and  becoming  acc[uainted  with  nearly 
everybody  in  the  county.  When  he  w^as  about  thirty-two  years  old,  an  old 
ill] my  in  his  leg,  received  when  a boy,  began  giving  him  trouble  anew  and 
liecame  so  aggravated  that  it  incapacitated  him  for  business,  and  he  was  thus 
(lisal)led  for  two  years  and  had  three  amputations  performed  on  the  member 
before  the  w'ound  finally  healed.  He  then  bought  a grocery  in  the  same 
square  where  he  had  been  employed  so  long  and  he  continued  in  business 
until  1908,  wdien  he  sold  out  and  moved  to  his  farm  just  east  of  the  city, 
■which  he  had  bought  while  engaged  in  the  grocery  business.  He  had  been 
very  successful  as  a merchant  liecause  he  had  always  sought  to  please  his 
customers  and  w'as  honest  in  all  his  dealings  wdth  his  fellowmen.  He  and 
his  wife  have  both  been  very  diligent  and  no  small  part  of  the  subject’s  suc- 
cess has  been  due  to  tbe  faithful  assistance  and  wise  counsel  of  his  wife. 
They  now'  have  a beautiful  home  east  of  Cambridge  on  a part  of  tbe  farm 
on  which  he  w'as  born.  He  engages  in  fruit  grow'ing,  raises  poultry  and  has 
an  excellent  dairy  of  Jersey  cattle.  It  is  a pleasure  to  look  over  his  well 
kept  place,  his  modern  daily  and  his  attractive  home  and  fine  orchard.  He 


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is  eminently  deserving  of  the  large  success  he  has  attained,  owing  to  his  life 
of  hard  work  and  habits  of  fair  dealing. 

In  May,  1889,  Mr.  Eaton  married  Emma  Wilson,  daughter  of  George 
and  Maria  (Butler)  Wilson.  She  was  born  in  Coshocton  county,  near  the 
Knox  county  line.  Her  mother  died  when  she  was  about  a year  old  and 
she  was  taken  into  the  home  of  her  sister  in  Newark  and  later  into  that 
of  her  aunt  in  Columbus,  Ohio,  and  for  five  years  prior  to  her  marriage  she 
lived  at  the  home  of  J.  O.  Mcllyar  and  clerked  in  his  store  until  her  mar- 
riage. Two  children  have  been  born  to  IMr.  and  IMrs.  Eaton,  Ered  and 
Marie;  the  former  makes  his  home  in  Michigan,  while  the  latter  remains 
with  her  parents. 

Politically,  Mr.  Eaton  is  a Republican,  and  he  takes  considerable  inter- 
est in  local  political  affairs.  He  served  for  a period  of  twelve  years  as  town- 
ship treasurer  and  as  city  treasurer  of  Cambridge  for  six  years.  He  made  no 
special  effort  to  get  these  offices,  but  they  were  literally  “thrust  upon  him,'’ 
owing  to  his  peculiar  fitness  for  the  positions,  and,  useless  to  add,  that  he 
discharged  his  duties  in  a manner  that  reflected  much  credit  upon  himself  and 
to  the  entire  satisfaction  of  all  concerned.  He  and  his  family  are  members 
of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church. 


JAMIES  D.  ABELS. 

No  more  progressive  or  broad-minded  citizen  is  to  be  found  in  the  vicin- 
ity of  Byesville  than  James  D.  Abels,  and  no  more  public  spirited  man  in 
Guernsey  county,  consequently  he  is  gladly  given  a place  in  this  history. 
He  was  born  near  Middleton,  Guernsey  county,  in  1834.  and  is  the  son  of 
John,  Jr.,  and  Mary  Ann  (Seveard  or  Bevard)  Abels.  The  paternal  grand- 
father, John  Abels,  Sr.,  was  the  son  of  a pilot  on  an  ocean  vessel  that  plied 
between  Holland  and  New  York  city  and  it  is  believed  that  he  was  born  in 
Holland.  His  father,  the  pilot,  brought  him  on  a trip  to  New  York  when  a 
small  boy,  prior  to  the  year  1800  and  on  the  voyage  the  father  died,  and  the 
boy  was  left  alone  at  New  York.  A stranger  took  him  up-town  and  kept  him 
over  night,  taking  him  to  the  market  the  following  morning,  and  inquired 
if  any  one  wanted  a boy  to  raise.  Thomas  Thorne,  a farmer  living  near  the 
city,  being  pleased  with  the  boy’s  appearance,  took  him  and  reared  him,  keep- 
ing him  until  he  was  married.  Later  he  moved  to  Guernsey  county,  Ohio, 
and  settled  near  Middleton,  taking  up  land,  being  among  the  early  settlers. 


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His  son,  John  Abels,  Sr.,  was  born  in  1808,  and  grew  up  in  Guernsey  county, 
and  there  married  Mary  Ann  Bevard.  Her  parents  came  from  Maryland  and 
were  pioneers  in  the  locality  lying  betw^een  Middleton  and  Quaker  City.  Nine 
children  were  born  to  this  union  : Rachel,  James  D.,  Rebecca,  Nancy,  Mar- 

garet (who  died  when  three  years  old),  William,  Sarah  Jane,  Phoebe  and 
Susan  M. 

About  1840  John  Abels,  Jr.,  entered  land  in  Washington  county  and 
moved  there,  but  his  land  lying  in  the  midst  of  an  almost  impenetrable  forest, 
he  had  to  stop  on  his  removal  thereto  several  miles  away  until  a road  could 
l)e  cut  to  it.  On  his  trip  he  took  his  family  and  all  his  belongings  in  a wagon 
drawn  by  oxen.  A short  time  before  he  came  another  settler  had  cut  a 
road  to  his  owm  new  home,  wdiich  was  about  two  miles  from  that  of  Mr. 
Abels.  This  road  was  follow^ed  by  the  latter  as  far  as  it  went,  then  he 
finished  cutting  a road  to  his  land;  then  w'ent  afoot  until  he  found  where  he 
could  get  water.  Pie  then  cut  a road  back  to  his  w-agon  and  brought  the 
family  on  into  the  forest,  cleared  a little  space,  drove  down  stakes  and  piled 
brush  over  them  for  a shelter  to  live  under  until  he  could  clear  a larger  space 
and  build  a log  cabin.  So  dense  and  unbroken  was  the  forest  that  the  father 
got  lost  on  his  own  farm,  one  evening,  only  tw^o  or  three  hundred  yards  from 
his  liome,  Init  hearing  a cow  bell,  followed  his  cows  home.  In  due  course  of 
time  he  had  a good  farm  cleared  and  improved,  James  D.  taking  his  share  of 
the  work.  The  father  made  this  his  home  until  1873,  then  sold  out  and 
moved  to  the  southwest  part  of  Jackson  township  where  he  bought  a home, 
and  there  he  and  his  wife  spent  the  remainder  of  their  days,  dying  there  and 
they  are  both  buried  at  Mt.  Zion  church  cemetery,  having  been  members  of 
that  church.  The  father  had  been  a Baptist  minister  back  in  Washington 
county,  also  preached  in  adjoining  counties,  but  he  gave  up  active  preaching 
when  he  moved  to  Guernsey  county,  although  he  still  preached  occasionally. 

James  D.  Abels  grew  to  maturity  on  the  farm  in  Washington  county. 
y\fter  he  grew  into  manhood  he  came  over  into  Jackson  township,  this  coun- 
ty, and  worked  aliout  a year  in  the  mines  and  on  the  farm,  and  here  he  met 
the  woman  he  later  married.  Returning  home,  he  remained  there  a year, 
then  in  April,  1858,  returned  to  Jackson  township  and  married  Rebecca 
Delarue,  daughter  of  John  and  Martha  ( Dennison)  Delarue.  She  was  born 
and  reared  in  Guernsey  county,  her  father  having  come  to  this  country  from 
France.  Pie  died  in  1846,  leaving  a widow  and  large  family  to  be  supported 
on  an  eighty-acre  farm  which  he  owned.  The  mother  died  in  1876.  After 
their  marriage  Mr.  and  Mrs.  James  D.  Abels  established  therr  home  in  the 
western  part  of  Jackson  township,  directly  south  of  the  court  house  in  Cam- 


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bridge.  When  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Abels  were  married  he  ran  the  farm  for  her, 
later  bought  more  land  adjoining  and  now  has  a fine  farm  of  one  hundred 
acres,  which  is  well  improved  and  under  a high  state  of  cultivation. 

Five  children  have  been  born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Abels,  one  of  whom  is 
deceased.  They  are:  John  T.,  who  lives  on  the  home  farm,  married  Alta 

Beach  and  his  family  consists  of  nine  children,  of  whom  six  are  living, 
Charlie,  Harry,  Thomas,  Albert,  Frank  and  Eva.  William  E.,  who  is  a 
general  merchant  in  Byesville,  married  Mary  Long  and  has  had  a family  of 
five  children:  Virgie  died  in  Iowa  when  four  or  five  years  old;  James  D., 

Jonathan,  Roy  and  Dorothy.  Mary  IM.  married  Alexander  Newman,  and 
their  children,  four  of  whom  are  living,  are,  Ethel,  Ora,  Otto  and  Homer; 
Mary,  their  other  child,  died  in  1907.  Cora  Abels  married  W.  K.  Booth,  a 
grocer  in  Cambridge,  and  they  became  the  parents  of  six  children,  only  two 
of  whom  are  now  living:  Vera  and  Ereda.  Elizabeth  married  Durward 

Williams;  they  live  in  Salesville  and  have  two  children,  Bernetta  and  Cora. 

Mr.  Abels  was  one  of  the  loyal  sons  of  the  North  who  fought  to  defend 
the  flag  in  the  Civil  war,  having  become  a member  of  Company  E,  One  Hun- 
dred and  Seventy-second  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry,  in  which  he  served  very 
faithfully,  and  he  is  now  a member  of  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic  post 
at  Cambridge.  He  and  his  wife  belong  to  the  Mt.  Zion  Baptist  church  near 
his  old  home  in  Jackson  township.  About  1903  he  moved  his  family  to 
Cambridge,  with  the  expectation  of  buying  a home  there,  but  a year  later 
decided  to  locate  in  Byesville,  and  they  now  have  a beautiful  and  comfort- 
able home  there. 


ALEXANDER  COCHRAN. 

The  name  of  Alexander  Cochran  will  never  be  forgotten  by  those  who 
had  the  opportunity  of  knowing  him,  and  although  he  can  be  seen  by  mortal 
eyes  no  longer,  his  influence  is  still  active  for  good  among  his  fellow  men, 
and — thanks  for  the  assurances  of  hope — upon  the  great  ocean  of  eternity, 
his  life,  not  in  the  embrace  of  sleep  nor  in  the  apparent  selfishness  of  rest,  but 
in  activity  of  service  in  the  courts  of  heaven,  has  burst  into  splendor. 

Mr.  Cochran  was  born  Eebruary  26,  1832,  in  Oxford  township,  this 
county,  and  he  was  the  son  of  William  and  Martha  (Henderson)  Cochran. 
The  Cochrans  were  of  Scotch-Irish  descent,  and  grandfather  Alexander  Coch- 
ran came  to  Guernsey  county,  Ohio,  in  the  early  days  of  the  nineteenth  century 
when  the  country  was  all  a dense  forest,  inhabited  by  Indians  and  wild  game. 


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'file  father,  AA'illiam  Cochran,  was  a farmer  and  his  son,  Alexander,  grew  to 
maturity  on  the  home  place  and  assisted  in  clearing  the  land  and  tilling  the 
soil.  During  the  winter  months  he  attended  the  neighboring  schools,  which 
were  taught  in  log  cabins.  AVhen  he  was  nineteen  years  of  age  he  went  to 
California  to  seek  his  fortune  in  the  gold  fields,  making  the  trip  by  way  of  the 
isthmus  of  Panama,  and  experienced  the  usual  hardships.  He  remained  in 
California  about  six  years,  spending  his  time  in  the  mines  north  of  Sacra- 
mento. He  was  very  successful  there  and  his  experiences  were  of  lasting 
benefit  to  him.  Returning  to  Ohio,  he  engaged  in  various  business  enter- 
prises, acf|uiring  valuable  lands,  now  Quaker  City,  when  there  were  only  a 
few  crude  houses  along  the  one  street,  the  town  lieing  started  along  the  main 
road  that  passed  through  the  settlement.  He  bought  land  in  this  locality 
from  time  to  time  and  acquired  a large  acreage,  and  he  changed  the  name  of 
the  place  from  Millwood  to  Quaker  City,  owing  to  the  fact  that  the  locality 
had  been  settled  principally  by  Quakers.  He  engaged  in  all  kinds  of  mercan- 
tile enteriirises,  and  he  encouraged  young  men  to  take  up  various  lines  of  busi- 
ness, being  in  every  way  active  in  the  development  of  the  community.  He 
fmilt  houses  and  sold  them  to  individuals  wanting  homes.  He  was,  in  reality, 
the  founder  and  builder  of  Quaker  City.  Later  he  became  the  proprietor  of  a 
large  planing  and  saw-mill,  which  he  continued  to  operate  until  his  death  and 
which  is  still  o]ierated  by  his  family.  He  was  a very  successful  business  man 
and  one  of  the  leading  citizens  in  every  respect  of  this  part  of  the  county. 

]\Ir.  Cochran  was  married  on  March  17,  1872,  to  Susan  A.  Gregg,  daugh- 
ter of  John  and  Maiy  (Holcher)  Gregg,  a prominent  family  of  Belmont,  Bel- 
mont county,  Ohio.  To  this  union  one  daughter  was  born,  Lena  G.,  who 
married  Rev.  Charles  H.  AAhlliams,  a Congregational  minister,  of  Gloucester, 
Massachusetts.  Mrs.  AAfilliams  is  a highly  educated  woman,  being  a graduate 
of  Oberlin  College  and  the  Boston  Conservatory  of  Music. 

Mr.  Cochran  was  a Republican  in  politics  from  the  organization  of  the 
party,  and  he  was  always  active  in  its  affairs  and  deeply  interested  in  all  pub- 
lic matters.  No  man  did  more  for  Quaker  City  and  vicinity  than  he,  and  his 
name  is  now  a synonym  for  progress,  success  and  right  living,  both  in  private 
and  public  life.  In  addition  to  his  business  interests  in  Quaker  City,  he  was  an 
extensive  land  owner  and  farmer  and  for  several  years  he  was  an  extensive 
and  successful  coal  operator,  being  among  the  early  pioneer  coal  operators  in 
this  part  of  the  coal  producing  field. 

Mr.  Cochran  Avas  a thirty-second-degree  Mason  and  was  prominent  in 
the  order.  Mrs.  Cochran  is  a member  of  the  Presbyterian  church,  and  Mr. 
Cochran’s  parents  were  members  of  the  same  denomination.  AVhile  Mr. 


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Cochran  was  not  a member  of  the  church,  he  was  a strong  advocate  of  churches 
and  a liberal  supporter  of  the  same. 

The  death  of  this  excellent  citizen,  kind-hearted  neighbor,  valued  friend 
and  indulgent  father  and  husband,  occurred  on  August  14,  1904,  meeting 
death  in  a tragic  manner,  having  been  killed  in  a railroad  accident  in  Wheel- 
ing while  attending  to  some  business  matters.  His  funeral  was  conducted  by 
the  Masonic  order,  of  which  he  was  so  long  a member,  and  delegations  from 
lodges  from  many  surrounding  cities  were  in  attendance.  He  was  a man  of 
sterling  worth  and  character  and  no  man  occupied  a higher  place  in  the  esti- 
mation of  the  people  among  'whom  he  lived  and  labored  to  such  goodly  ends 
and  his  memory  will  always  be  revered  by  all  classes  here. 


MARTIN  VAN  BUREN  McKIM. 

For  seventy  years  a resident  of  Kimbolton  and  its  vicinity,  iMartin 
VanBuren  McKim  is  well  accjuainted  with  the  history  of  the  community, 
and  has  borne  his  share  in  its  activities.  He  was  born  on  September  10,  1840. 
on  a farm  in  the  round-log  cabin  home  of  his  parents,  two  miles  southeast 
of  Kimbolton.  His  parents  were  Burr  W.  and  Catherine  (Hines)  i\lcKim. 
His  father  was  of  Scotch  ancestry,  and  was  liorn  in  Loudoun  county,  Vir- 
ginia; his  mother  was  born  of  German  ancestry  in  the  same  county.  They 
were  married  in  Loudoun  county,  and  in  1835,  shortly  after  their  marriage, 
they  came  west  over  the  mountains  in  a one-horse  wagon  with  all  their 
worldl}^  possessions.  Burr  Wo  IMcKim  was  a man  of  good  education  for 
those  days,  a civil  engineer,  a school  teacher,  and  also  an  expert  weaver. 
After  coming  to  Guernsey  county  he  was  extensively  engaged  in  civil  engi- 
neering, surveying  most  of  the  lands  of  Liberty  township  and  laying  out  the 
village  of  Kimbolton,  and  also  did  much  surveying  in  other  parts  of  the 
county.  He  was  also  a skillful  violin  player  and  furnished  music  at  many  of 
the  dances  of  the  early  settlers,  and  was  welcome  at  all  social  functions.  He 
also  owned  a farm,  but  did  not  give  much  time  to  farming.  Being  expert 
with  tools,  he  made  the  first  grain  cradles  that  found  their  way  into  Liberty 
township.  In  politics  he  was  a Democrat,  and  veiw  active. 

Burr  W.  and  Catherine  McKim  were  the  parents  of  ten  children,  namely : 
A son  who  died  in  infancy;  James,  deceased,  a soldier  in  the  Civil  war:  John, 
deceased,  also  a soldier  in  the  Civil  war;  Elizabeth,  deceased;  Rebecca,  de- 
ceased; George,  a soldier  in  the  Civil  war,  now  living  in  Lawrenceburg,  Ten- 


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nessee;  Martin  VanBuren ; Catherine,  deceased;  Hiram,  four  years  a sol- 
dier, deceased ; and  William,  also  for  four  years  a soldier.  In  all,  six  sons 
served  in  the  Civil  war,  and  not  one  was  wounded  or  taken  prisoner,  though 
they  served  actively  during  almost  the  whole  war.  The  mother  of  these 
children  died  in  1883.  The  father  died  in  1871,  aged  about  seventy-two. 

Martin  V.  McKim  grew  up  in  the  environment  of  his  parents’  activi- 
ties, and  attended  the  country  district  schools  when  his  services  were  not  re- 
quired in  work.  Until  he  enlisted  in  the  army,  in  August,  1861,  in  Com- 
pany B,  Fifteenth  Regiment  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry,  he  had  worked  on  the 
farm  and  at  other  vocations.  The  first  enlistment  was  for  three  months.  In 
February,  1864,  he  enlisted  again  in  the  same  company  and  regiment,  and 
seiwed  to  the  close  of  the  war  as  a private  in  General  Sherman’s  army,  par- 
ticipating in  all  the  battles  of  that  army,  including  the  Atlanta  campaign, 
but  did  not  go  with  him  to  the  sea,  being  transferred  to  Texas,  where  he 
served  until  the  close  of  the  war.  On  returning  from  the  army  he  resumed 
farming,  but  soon  gave  that  up  for  stone  masonry,  and  in  the  years  that  fol- 
lowed did  a great  deal  of  work  for  the  Columbus  & Marietta  railroad  when 
it  was  in  process  of  construction.  He  followed  this  until  1903,  when,  because 
of  advancing  years,  he  gave  up  his  trade,  and  has  since  lived  retired.  He 
has  always  been  a Republican,  and  while  not  particularly  active,  has  been 
interested  in  public  affairs,  having  served  as  a member  of  the  school  board 
and  as  constalde  and  road  supervisor.  In  1906  he  was  elected  mayor  of  the 
village  of  Kimbolton,  and  is  now  serving  his  second  term.  He  is  a member 
of  Meagher  Post  No.  442,  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic,  and  has  filled  the 
office  of  chaplain  ever  since  becoming  a member  over  twenty  years  ago. 
Mr.  McKim  was  also  a member  of  the  local  grange  of  the  Patrons  of  Hus- 
bandry for  several  years,  and  was  chaplain  of  that  organization. 

Mr.  McKim  has  been  twice  married,  first  on  Feliruary  i,  1865,  to  Han- 
nah L.  Carnes,  the  daughter  of  Henry  and  Maud  (Ellis)  Carnes,  of  Knox 
township.  To  this  union  thirteen  children  were  born,  two  of  whom  died  in 
infancy,  the  others  being;  Elmer  E.,  of  Kimbolton;  William,  of  Newcomers- 
town ; Samuel,  of  Cambridge;  Emma,  the  wife  of  E.  T.  Erickson,  of  Par- 
kersburg, Iowa;  Joseph  W.,  of  Byesville,  Ohio;  James  A.,  of  Cambridge; 
Rachel,  the  wife  of  Prank  Bashard,  of  Waterloo,  Iowa;  Alva,  of  Liberty; 
Walter  O.,  of  Pittsburg;  Martha  M.,  now  Mrs.  Harry  Tarbell,  of  Cam- 
bridge. The  wife  and  mother  died  in  April,  1884,  and  Mr.  McKim  was  mar- 
ried a second  time  on  August  13,  1885,  to  Mrs.  Elmira  Snyder,  the  widow  of 
Samuel  Snyder  and  a daughter  of  David  and  Jane  (Reubencan)  Snyder.  By 
her  first  marriage  Mrs.  McKim  has  four  children:  Joseph  P.,  deceased;  Da- 


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vid  M.,  of  Cambridge;  Samuel  E.,  of  Oregon;  Hattie  M.,  now  Mrs.  E.  M. 
Britton,  of  St.  Joseph,  Missouri.  By  the  second  marriage  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Mc- 
Kim  have  no  children.  Mrs.  McKim’s  parents  came  from  Beaver  county, 
Pennsylvania,  to  Guernsey  county  about  1830.  Mr.  Snyder  was  a blacksmith 
by  trade,  and  both  he  and  his  wife  died  about  fifteen  years  ago.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
McKim  are  members  of  the  Methodist  church,  Mr.  McKim  since  1867,  and  he 
is  a class  leader,  a member  of  the  official  board  and  Sunday  school  superin- 
tendent. He  is  a strong  temperance  advocate  and  a worker  in  the  cause.  A 
man  of  strong  convictions  and  high  principles,  he  firmly  adheres  to  these  in 
the  conduct  of  his  life,  and  is  a true  Christian. 


WILLIAM  H.  GIBSON. 

Prominent  among  the  representative  farmers  of  his  community  is  Wil- 
liam H.  Gibson,  who  has  spent  his  entire  life  near  Kimbolton  and  is  de- 
scended from  a family  of  old  settlers.  He  was  born  on  December  30,  1837, 
on  a farm  near  Kimbolton,  Guernsey  county,  Ohio,  the  son  of  James  and 
Matilda  (Morrison)  Gibson. 

James  Gibson  was  born  in  St.  Clairsville,  Belmont  county,  Ohio,  and 
his  wife  in  Virginia,  near  Wheeling.  Great-grandfather  Gibson  came  from 
Ireland  about  1768,  and  settled  in  Washington  county,  Pennsylvania,  and 
his  son  William,  the  grandfather  of  William  H.,  was  born  there  and  came  to 
Belmont  county,  Ohio,  in  1802.  He  remained  in  Belmont  county  for  five 
years,  and  then,  in  1807,  came  to  Cambridge,  Guernsey  county,  carnfing  his 
goods  on  pack  horses  and  driving  his  cattle  and  sheep.  The  family  came 
down  Wills  creek  to  Cambridge  in  canoes,  driving  their  stock  to  the  land 
near  what  is  now  Kimbolton,  where  they  settled.  William  Gibson  had  come 
the  year  before  and  entered  several  hundred  acres  of  land,  and  then  returned 
to  St.  Clair  county  for  his  family.  A log  cabin  house  was  erected  by  driving 
forks  in  the  ground,  putting  up  cross  poles,  and  covering  the  same  with 
bark.  This  constituted  the  family  house  until  the  following  February,  when 
a more  pretentious  cabin  home  was  erected,  which  stood  until  ver}^  recent 
years.  William  Gibson  was  a prosperous  man  and  active  in  all  matters  look- 
ing to  the  good  of  the  community.  He  lived  to  the  age  of  seventy-five,  dying 
in  1849.  His  wife,  Nancy  (Larison)  Gibson,,  lived  to  be  ninety-eight  years 
old,  being  born  on  February  23,  1776,  and  dying  in  1873.  Their  son  James, 
the  father  of  William  H.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  was  born  on  November 


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15,  1804,  and  when  the  family  came  to  this  county  was  but  about  four  years 
of  ag'c.  He  followed  farming,  became  a large  land  owner,  and  was  a man 
acti\e  in  public  affairs,  and  a devout  member  of  the  United  Presbyterian 
church.  He  died  on  September  4,  1895,  in  his  ninety-second  year.  His 
wife  died  on  April  26,  J900.  They  were  the  parents  of  eleven  children, 
eight  sons  and  three  daughters,  whose  names  and  the  dates  of  whose  births 
are:  Angelina,  born  Sei)tember  7,  1834,  died  on  September  6,  1892;  Leroy, 
l)nrn  February  8,  1836,  died  on  Septeml)er  4,  1837;  William  H.,  born  Decem- 
ber 8,  1837:  Xaphtali  L.,  born  January  7,  1842,  died  on  April  13,  1886; 
I’orter  \V.,  born  January  7,  1844;  Anderson,  born  November  21,  1843,  died 
Xo\-ember  19,  1853:  N^ancy  H.,  born  b'ebruary  19,  1845;  Thomas  D.,  born 
January  19,  1848,  died  on  November  27,  1848;  Margaret  J.,  born  November 
14,  1849:  James  M.,  born  February  18,  1852;  Milton,  born  April  ii,  1854. 

Whlliam  FI.  ( iiljson  grew  up  on  his  father’s  farm  and  attended  the  dis- 
trict schools.  He  remained  with  his  parents  until  his  enlistment,  in  Sep- 
tember, 1862,  as  a member  of  Company  B,  Fifteenth  Regiment  Ohio  Vol- 
unteers, and  served  until  the  close  of  the  war,  being  discharged  in  May,  1865. 
FI  is  regiment  was  in  the  armies  of  the  Ohio  and  the  Cumberland,  a part  of 
Ceneral  d'homas’  corps,  and  was  in  the  Atlanta  campaign,  and  saw  hard 
service.  Mr.  Gibson  was  never  wounded  or  taken  prisoner,  and  has  a splen- 
did war  record,  always  being  faithful  to  his  duty,  and  was  often  detailed  for 
special  services. 

After  leaving  the  army  Mr.  Gibson  worked  on  the  farm  with  his  father 
until  1870,  when  he  went  to  Monmouth,  Illinois,  and  engaged  in  farm  work. 

1 Ic  also  spent  some  time  in  Kansas.  In  1873  he  returned  to  Ohio,  and  again 
engaged  in  farming  with  his  father,  remaining  with  him  until  his  marriage, 
in  May,  1889,  to  Mary  Seward,  the  daughter  of  Isaac  and  Mariah  ( Mar- 
(piand)  Seward.  Fir.  Seward  was  a prominent  citizen  of  Kimbolton,  serv- 
ing for  many  years  as  postmaster  and  justice  of  the  peace.  The  Marcjuands 
were  one  of  the  families  who  came  originally  from  the  island  of  Guernsey, 
from  whom  the  county  takes  its  name.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Seward  died  some 
years  ago.  Mr.  Giljson  has  always  been  a farmer  and  actively  engaged  until 
recent  years,  when  he  retired.  He  has  always  taken  a full  share  of  interest 
in  the  affairs  of  the  community.  In  politics  he  is  a Republican,  and  has  al- 
ways been  active  in  party  woiT.  He  has  served  as  county  assessor,  and  in 
1910  was  real  estate  appraiser  for  the  village  of  Kimbolton.  He  has  also 
been  a member  of  the  village  council,  and  is  now  one  of  the  county  board  of 
supervisors  of  the  blind.  A member  of  Meaghan  Post  of  the  Grand  Army 
of  the  Republic,  he  has  filled  the  position  of  quartermaster  almost  continu- 


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ously  since  the  organization  of  the  post.  He  and  his  wife  are  members  of  the 
United  Presbyterian  church.  Both  are  highly  esteemed  and  respected  in 
their  community. 


WILLIAM  L.  SIMPSON. 

The  gentleman  whose  name  heads  this  review  is  one  of  the  leading  farm- 
ers in  his  community  in  Guernsey  county,  having  long  maintained  his  home  in 
Adams  township;  he  is  also  known  as  a public  official  of  high  character.  Tire- 
less energy  and  honesty  of  purpose  are  the  chief  characteristics  of  the  man. 

William  L.  Simpson  was  born  on  June  8,  1835,  in  Brooke  county,  West 
Virginia,  and  he  is  the  son  of  Robert  and  Margaret  (Lyons)  Simpson.  The 
father  was  also  born  in  Brooke  county.  West  Virginia,  of  Scotch  parentage; 
the  mother  was  born  in  Washington  county,  Pennsylvania.  These  parents 
came  to  Tuscarawas  county,  Ohio,  in  1837  and  engaged  in  farming,  and  in 
1851  they  moved  to  Guernsey  county  to  a farm  where  their  son,  William  L., 
of  this  review,  now  resides,  and  where  he  has  since  lived.  The  father  owned 
one  hundred  and  sixty  acres.  He  was  a member  of  the  United  Presbyterian 
church,  which  was  organized  in  1858  in  Allegheny,  Pennsylvania,  between  the 
old  Associate  church  and  Associate  Reformed,  he  being  an  elder  in  tbe  Asso- 
ciate Reformed  church,  and  a lay  delegate  to  the  general  assembly  in  1858 
when  the  two  churches  united.  He  was  a devout  churchman  and  a citizen  of 
high  character.  The  death  of  the  elder  Simpson  occurred  in  jMarch,  1894.  and 
that  of  his  wife  on  February  17,  1874.  They  are  buried  in  the  Lebanon  ceme- 
tery. They  were  the  parents  of  two  children,  a son  and  a daughter,  the  latter, 
Elizabeth,  dying  in  her  twenty-fifth  year ; the  son,  William  L.,  of  this  review,  is 
now  the  only  survivor. 

William  L.  Simpson  grew  to  maturity  on  the  home  farm,  on  which  he 
worked  during  the  summer  and  attended  the  neighboring  scliools  in  the  win- 
ter time.  He  later  attended  Madison  College  at  Antrim,  Guernsey  county, 
after  which  he  engaged  in  farming,  which  he  has  made  his  life  work  and  at 
which  he  has  been  very  successful.  He  was  married  on  June  22.  1864.  to 
Mary  McGonagle.  daughter  of  James  and  IMargaret  (Turner)  JMcGonagle, 
who  lived  on  a farm  in  the  same  neighborhood  in  Adams  township,  this 
county.  Her  parents  were  good  people,  members  of  the  Lhiited  Presbyterian 
church ; they  are  both  now  deceased  and  are  buried  in  the  Lebanon  cemetery. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Simpson  have  no  children. 

After  his  marriage  Mr.  Simpson  continued  to  live  on  the  old  home  place 


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and  engaged  in  farming,  his  farm  of  well  improved  and  well  tilled  land  now 
consisting  of  one  hundred  and  sixty  acres,  on  which  he  carries  on  general 
farming  and  stock  raising.  He  has  a very  comfortable  and  well  located  home. 

i\Ir.  Simpson  is  a Democrat  in  politics,  and  although  the  county  gave 
George  11.  Nash,  Republican  candidate  for  governor  in  1899,  a large  majority, 
Mr.  Simpson,  wbo  was  a candidate  for  tbe  Legislature  on  the  Democratic 
ticket,  was  elected  by  a majority  of  over  six  hundred,  which  was  certainly 
evidence  of  his  universal  good  standing  and  a high  compliment  to  his  popu- 
larity with  all  classes,  irrespective  of  party  alignment.  He  made  such  a com- 
mendable record  in  that  important  body  that  he  was  re-elected  to  this  office 
in  T901,  thus  serving  four  years  as  a member  of  the  seventy-fourth  and 
seventy-fifth  General  Assemblies.  He  made  his  influence  felt  for  the  good 
of  his  constituents  and  proved  to  be  a well  informed  man  on  current  issues  of 
the  day  and  one  deeply  interested  in  the  welfare  of  the  public.  He  has  also 
served  as  treasurer  of  Adams  township,  and  he  has  been  a member  of  the 
township  school  board  for  a period  of  thirty-flve  years,  having  always  been 
deeply  interested  in  educational  matters  and  he  has  done  much  to  promote 
local  educational  standards.  He  and  his  wife,  who  is  a woman  of  many 
estimable  traits,  are  memliers  and  faithful  supporters  of  the  Lebanon  congre- 
gation of  tbe  United  Presbyterian  church,  the  church  of  his  fathers,  and,  like 
them,  he,  too,  is  an  elder  and  has  frequently  been  a lay  delegate  to  the  general 
assemblies  of  his  church.  Pie  is  a man  of  fine  mind  and  splendid  attain- 
ments, and  is  always  an  influence  for  good  in  the  church,  Sunday  school  and  in 
fact  everything  that  pertains  to  the  general  good  of  his  community,  county 
and  state,  and  is  deserving  of  the  high  rank  he  holds  as  a leading  citizen  of 
Guernsey  county. 


JOHN  \V.  FROST. 

Industry  and  honesty,  coupled  with  ambition  and  good  common  sense, 
seldom  if  ever  fail  to  win  the  goal  sought.  With  no  great  aid  from  any  one, 
John  Mb  P'rost,  of  Fairview,  Oxford  township,  Guernsey  county,  has  won  a 
comfortable  competence  and  can  look  forward  to  an  old  age  of  ease  and 
quiet. 

Mr.  Frost  was  born  on  April  7,  1859,  in  Fairview,  Ohio,  the  son  of  Wil- 
liam H.  and  Mary  (Flynn)  Frost.  The  father  was  a native  of  Virginia  and 
the  mother  was  born  in  Ireland,  coming  to  America  with  friends  when  four- 
teen years  of  age,  her  parents  having  died  in  Ireland.  John  W.  Frost  and 


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Mary  Flynn  were  married  in  Fairview,  Ohio.  The  father,  who  was  a 
tanner  by  trade,  died  on  September  ii,  1872,  and  his  wife  died  September  10, 
1904.  They  were  the  parents  of  two  daughters  and  one  son,  the  subject  of 
this  sketch,  upon  whom  the  support  of  the  family  devolved  after  their  father's 
death.  He  was  then  only  a mere  lad,  but  he  undertook  and  continued  to  make 
a home  for  his  mother,  until  her  death.  One  daughter,  Martha  E.,  died  some 
years  ago;  another  daughter,  Catherine  W.,  is  now  Airs.  James  M.  Carter,  of 
Steubenville,  Ohio. 

The  son,  John  W.,  gained  a limited  education  in  the  public  schools  of 
Fairview,  but  most  of  his  time  was  employed  in  making  a living  for  the  fam- 
ily. He  worked  at  whatever  he  could  find  to  do  in  the  stone  C|uarries,  in  the 
mines,  in  the  fields,  in  fact  at  whatever  his  hands  could  find  to  do,  always 
maintaining  his  home  with  his  mother  in  Fairview.  He  had  ne\'er  learned  a 
trade  and  the  locality  of  Fairview  being  a great  tobacco  producing  section, 
he  decided  to  learn  the  trade  of  a cigarmaker.  This  he  did  and  in  1890 
established  a business  in  Fairview,  which  he  yet  continues,  making  high-grade 
cigars  and  stogies,  which  are  all  taken  by  prominent  jobbers.  He  has  built 
up  a prosperous  business  and  is  also  a tobacco  grower  and  packer  of  con- 
siderable proportions.  Air.  Frost  has  prospered  as  he  has  deserved  to  do,  for 
he  is  a man  of  industry,  energy  and  sterling  integrity.  While  a very  busy 
man  with  his  own  affairs.  Air.  Frost  is  always  a booster  and  ever  ready  to  say 
something  and  do  something  for  the  good  of  the  community.  It  was  in  Air. 
Frost’s  mind  that  a practical  plan  for  building  a railroad  to  Fairview  and  the 
rich  coal  fields  of  that  locality  took  definite  shape.  He  studied  the  field,  went 
over  different  routes,  had  prints  made  showing  coal  deposits  and  the  different 
routes,  had  lines  run,  and  at  last,  with  the  assistance  of  a few  others  whom 
he  had  gotten  enthused,  succeeded  in  getting  the  matter  to  the  attention  of 
railroad  promoters  and  builders.  This  effort  resulted  in  the  organization  of 
the  Alarietta  & Lake  Railroad  Company,  and  the  proposed  road  from  the 
river  to  the  lake,  touching  Faiiwiew  and  lapping  the  adjacent  rich  coal  field. 
Four  miles  of  the  road  is  now  completed  and  in  operation  from  Lore  City  to 
Washington  and  further  work  on  the  right  of  way  is  progressing  favorably. 
When  all  this  is  completed  it  will  stand  as  a monument  to  the  perception,  per- 
severance and  never-tiring  energy  of  John  W.  Frost,  of  Fairview. 

Air.  Frost  is  a Republican  in  politics  and  while  not  active  in  party  affairs, 
is  always  a voter.  Though  never  an  office  seeker,  he  served  as  mayor  of 
Fairview,  as  a member  of  the  town  council  and  the  board  of  education. 

Air.  Frost  married,  on  October  8,  1890,  Lillian  R.  Jones,  daughter  of 
James  E.  and  Alaiy  E.  (Stackhouse)  Jones,  Air.  Jones  being  an  attorney  of 


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Monroe  county,  Ohio.  To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Frost  have  been  born  five  children, 
namely:  Flerman  E.,  Mary  E.,  Clyde  W.  McKinley,  Beulah  U.  and  John 

W.,  Jr.  Mr.  Frost  and  his  family  are  members  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
church  and  liberal  supporters  of  the  church  and  Sunday  school.  Mr.  Erost  is 
a splendid  citizen  and  the  family  home  is  a new,  modern  structure  and  one 
of  the  most  attractive  in  Eairview.  A most  excellent  man  and  most  estimable 
family. 


WILLARD  B.  JOHNSTON. 

The  life  of  Willard  B.  Johnston,  an  honored  citizen  of  Cambridge, 
Guernsey  county,  has  indeed  been  a busy  and  successful  one  and  the  record  is 
eminently  worthy  of  perusal  by  the  student  who  would  learn  the  intrinsic 
essence  of  individuality  and  its  influence  in  molding  public  opinion  and  in  giv- 
ing character  and  stability  to  a community. 

Mr.  Johnston  was  born  September  i,  i860,  in  Monroe  township,  Guern- 
sey county,  and  he  is  the  son  of  John  A.  and  Jane  B.  (Smith)  Johnston,  both 
natives  of  Guernsey  county ; thus  this  family  has  been  well  known  here  since 
the  ])ioneer  days.  The  father  was  a prosperous  farmer  and  a man  of  excellent 
character.  His  death  occurred  in  May,  1901  ; his  widow  is  still  living. 

Willard  B.  Johnston  grew  to  maturity  on  his  father’s  farm  and  engaged 
in  the  general  work  about  the  place  during  his  youth.  He  attended  the  com- 
mon schools  during  the  winter  months  in  Monroe  township.  He  remained 
with  his  father  until  he  was  twenty-one  years  of  age,  when,  like  many  another 
young  man  of  an  ambitious  bent,  he  went  to  the  far  West  to  seek  his  fortune, 
and  located  in  the  state  of  Washington,  later  went  to  Oregon  and  other  points, 
prospecting,  and  he  remained  in  that  country  for  three  years,  and  upon  his  re- 
turn he  again  liecame  a partner  with  his  father  in  agricultural  pursuits. 

Mr.  Johnston  was  married  in  January,  1884,  to  Clara  C.  Campbell, 
daughter  of  John  S.  and  Elizabeth  (Oldham)  Campbell,  of  Cambridge  town- 
ship. Her  father  was  a well-to-do  farmer  and  a highly  respected  citizen. 
Both  are  now  deceased.  Air.  Campbell  dying  about  sixteen  years  ago,  and  Mrs. 
Campbell  dying  October  20,  1910.  To  Mr.  and  Airs.  Johnston  one  daugh- 
ter has  been  born.  Alary  L.,  who  is  still  a member  of  the  family  circle. 

After  their  marriage  Air.  and  Airs.  Johnston  continued  farming  in  Mon- 
roe township  until  1893,  when  they  moved  to  Cambridge,  and  since  then  Mr. 
Johnston  has  been  engaged  in  the  iron  mills  of  this  city.  For  a time  he  con- 
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Mr.  Johnston  has  long  been  prominent  in  political  circles  and  is  a loyal 
Republican.  He  has  frequently  been  a delegate  to  county,  district  and  state 
conventions,  where  he  has  made  his  influence  felt  for  the  good  of  the  ticket. 
He  served  as  trustee  of  Alonroe  township  and  resigned  the  office  when  he  left 
the  township  and  for  many  years  he  was  a member  of  the  township  school 
board.  In  1908  he  was  nominated  by  his  party  for  the  responsible  office  of 
county  commissioner  and  was  elected  the  fall  of  the  same  year,  and  during  the 
year  1910  he  was  re-nominated  and  elected.  He  has  made  a splendid  record 
in  this  office,  and  he  stands  high  in  the  estimation  of  all  parties,  always  very 
ably  and  faithfully  performing  his  every  duty.  He  is  well  qualified  in  every 
respect  for  a public  official.  He  and  his  family  are  members  of  the  Methodist 
Episcopal  church,  and  he  is  an  active  worker  and  liberal  supporter  of  the  same. 
He  takes  a deep  interest  in  all  movements  looking  to  the  general  good  of  his 
township  and  county  and  is  a man  whose  record  is  without  stain. 


ARTHUR  J.  BENNETT. 

Arthur  J.  Bennett,  the  popular  and  well  known  president  of  the  Cam- 
bridge Glass  Company  and  one  of  the  representative  citizens  of  Guernsey 
county,  has,  notwithstanding  the  somewhat  limited  theater  of  his  operations, 
achieved  a reputation  which  places  him  among  the  county’s  eminent  business 
men. 

Mr.  Bennett  is  the  scion  of  a sterling  old  English  family,  he  himself  hav- 
ing been  born  in  Middlesex  county.  England,  where  he  first  saw  the  light  of 
day  on  January  18.  1866.  He  is  the  son  of  Benjamin  and  Elizabeth  (Crocker) 
Bennett.  The  father  was  a general  merchant  and  the  son  grew  up  in  this  en- 
vironment. These  parents  never  came  to  America.  They  gave  their  son, 
Arthur  J.,  the  advantages  of  a liberal  education  in  the  schools  of  London, 
and  he  entered  the  business  world  early  in  life,  his  first  employment  being 
as  a clerk  in  a book  and  stationery  store,  and  he  subsequently  served  an  appren- 
ticeship in  the  china  and  glass  business  in  one  of  the  largest  stores  in  Lon- 
don. Believing  that  the  United  States  held  peculiar  advantages  for  one  of 
his  bent  of  mind,  he  came  to  Boston,  Massachusetts,  in  the  year  1886  and  re- 
mained in  the  Hub  city  for  a period  of  four  and  one-half  years  as  a salesman 
for  a well  established  Boston  house.  Eor  the  next  five  years  he  was  foreign 
buyer  for  a large  department  store  in  that  city.  In  1896  he  went  to  New 
York  City  and  was  a partner  in  a large  china  importing  house.  In  1902  he 
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came  to  Cambridge,  Ohio,  and  accepted  the  responsible  position  as  president 
and  general  manager  of  the  Cambridge  Glass  Company,  which  was  at  that 
time  owned  by  the  National  Glass  Company  and  operated  as  an  independent 
company,  the  National  lieing  a holding  company.  The  first  piece  of  glass  was 
made  i\lay  8,  1902,  Mr.  Bennett  having  come  here  and  finished  the  construc- 
tion of  the  ]jlant  prior  to  that  date.  In  Novemlier,  1907,  the  company  became 
sei)arated  from  the  National  people  and  Mr.  Bennett  purchased  the  stock  of 
the  comjiany  and  has  since  conducted  the  same  as  au  operating  company, 
and  he  has  met  with  a large  degree  of  success.  Here  is  manufactured  a fine 
grade  of  near-cut  taljleware,  druggists’  sundries  and  an  excellent  specialty  line 
covered  by  patents.  The  business  has  grown  immensely,  the  plant  never  hav- 
ing been  shut  down  for  lack  of  business,  but  has  ahvays  run  to  its  utmost  ca- 
])acity,  having  been  shut  down  only  during  brief  periods  for  repairs.  During 
the  ])anic  of  1907  it  was  the  only  plant  of  this  character  that  continued  to  run 
full  capacity,  and  during  that  }^ear,  and,  in  fact,  throughout  the  financial  de- 
])ression,  the  payroll  of  this  company  w'as  thirty  thousand  dollars  greater  than 
during  any  previous  year.  The  business  has  outgrowm  the  Camhridge  fac- 
tory and  in  April,  1910,  the  factory  at  Byesville,  making  the  same  line  of 
goods,  was  added  under  the  same  management  and  supervision.  The  gross 
business  of  tbe  combined  plants  will  reach  seven  hundred  thousand  dollars 
annually  and  there  are  more  unfilled  orders  on  the  books  now^  than  ever  in  the 
history  of  the  com|)any,  notwithstanding  the  fact  that  both  plants  are  running 
full  cajiacity  and  full  time.  They  are  both  equipped  wdth  the  most  modern 
machinery  and  np-to-date  equipment  olitainable  and  are  models  of  their  kind 
in  every  respect,  sanitary,  convenient,  managed  under  a superb  system  and 
would  l)e  a credit  to  any  community. 

The  immense  and  rapidly  growdng  trade  of  this  large  concern  covers  the 
entire  United  States,  with  an  export  trade  to  all  European  countries  and 
South  y\merica.  This  trade  is  reached  through  local  representatives  and  job- 
bers. Mr.  Bennett’s  very  wide  and  favorable  acquaintance  with  the  trade 
everyw’here  has  lieen  responsible  for  bringing  fully  fifty  per  cent,  of  the  trade 
to  this  concern.  The  goods  are  sold  on  their  merits  and  one  order  always 
brings  another.  Tbe  products  are  high  grade  of  their  kind  in  every  particular 
and  are  eagerly  sought  for  owing  to  their  superior  quality.  Only  first-class 
artisans  are  employed  and  the  very  best  workmanship  turned  out. 

Mr.  Bennett’s  domestic  life  began  on  October  13,  1892,  wdien  he  led  to 
the  hymeneal  altar  Martha  C.  Locke,  a lady  of  talent,  culture  and  refinement, 
and  the  daughter  of  a prominent  family,  her  parents  being  Everett  S.  and  Ella 
(Goddard)  Locke,  of  Lexington,  Massachusetts,  where  Mr.  Locke  was  a 


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former  well-known  business  man.  He  and  his  wife  are  still  lirdng,  enjoying 
the  esteem  of  a wide  circle  of  friends  and  acquaintances. 

One  daughter,  IMarjorie,  has  graced  the  union  of  i\fr.  and  IMrs.  Bennett, 
also  one  son.  Arthur,  the  latter  deceased.  The  family  home  is  on  North 
Seventh  street,  Cambridge,  in  the  best  and  most  desirable  residence  district 
of  the  city,  and  it  is  a beautiful,  commodious  and  modern  structure  from  an 
architectural  viewpoint,  and  is  known  as  a place  of  hospitality  and  good  cheer 
to  the  many  friends  of  the  Bennetts. 

i\Ir.  Bennett  is  a member  of  the  Masonic  order,  also  the  Benevolent  and 
Protective  Order  of  Elks  of  Cambridge,  and  he  and  his  wife  affiliate  with  the 
Presbyterian  church  and  are  prominent  in  the  best  social  circles  of  Cambridge. 
He  is  president  of  the  Cambridge  Country  Club,  and  plays  golf  for  recrea- 
tion, and  he  is  a great  lover  of  horticulture  and  rose  culture  and  his  lawn  at 
home  during  the  spring  and  summer  months  is  truly  a bower  of  beauty,  and 
indicates  the  good  taste  of  this  practical  man  of  affairs.  All  outdoor  sports 
appeal  to  him,  but  business  necessarily  occupies  most  of  his  time.  Person- 
ally. he  is  a genial  and  companionable  gentleman,  and  the  high  regard  in 
which  he  is  held  indicates  the  possession  of  characteristics  that  entitle  him  to 
the  esteem  and  confidence  of  his  fellow  men. 


JOSEPH  BEXSON  DOLLISOX. 

One  of  Cambridge's  successful  business  men  and  public  spirited  citizens 
is  Joseph  Benson  Dollison,  who,  by  his  life  of  consecutive  and  consistent  en- 
deavor. has  won  and  retained  the  utmost  confidence  and  the  undivided  esteem 
of  all  classes  and  both  as  a business  and  public  official  his  reputation  has  been 
that  of  a fair-minded,  energetic  and  conscientious  man  of  affairs. 

klr.  Dollison  was  born  on  March  9,  i860,  in  Richland  township,  Guern- 
sey county,  Ohio,  on  a farm  near  Senecaville.  He  is  the  son  of  Harvey  C. 
and  Johanna  C.  (Lindsay)  Dollison.  The  father  was  a native  of  this  county, 
while  the  mother  was  born  in  Virginia.  The  Dollison  family  originally  came 
from  Maryland  in  the  early  pioneer  days ; the  Lindsay  family  also  came  from 
Virginia  when  Mrs.  Dollison  was  but  a child.  IMr.  Dollison  was  a farmer  and 
for  many  years  a justice  of  the  peace  in  both  Richland  and  Spencer  town- 
ships, where  he  lived.  He  was  the  legal  advisor  for  the  entire  neighborhood, 
drawing  up  deeds  and  legal  papers  of  all  kinds,  being  an  oracle  among  tbe 
people.  He  was  always  active  in  the  affairs  of  the  Republican  party  and  a 


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valued  advisor  in  political  matters.  He  and  his  wife  and  family  were  mem- 
bers of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church,  and  he  was  a devout  churchman. 
The  death  of  the  elder  Dollison  occurred  in  February,  1887,  his  widow  sur- 
\-iving  him  nearly  a quarter  of  a century,  having  passed  to  her  rest  in  March, 
IQ  JO.  She  was  a most  estimable  woman,  and  they  are  both  buried  in  the 
cemeteiy  at  Senecaville.  Nine  children  were  born  to  them,  six  of  whom  are 
living,  namely:  Lucinda  married  James  F.  Culver,  of  Cumberland,  Guern- 

sey county;  Minerva  J.  married  William  Jeffrey,  of  Claysville ; the  last  two 
named  are  widows;  Benjamin  F.,  of  Zanesville,  Ohio;  Dorothy  A.,  now  Mrs. 
Harvey  Idennis,  of  Cambridge;  John  T.,  deceased;  Joseph  B.,  of  this  review; 
Alary  F.  became  Airs.  Alarion  Nelson,  deceased;  Justin  L.,  of  Cambridge; 
Whlliam  A.  and  Robert  Aladison,  twins,  the  latter  being  deceased  and  the 
former  lives  in  Denver,  Colorado. 

|ose])h  B.  Dollison  grew  tO'  maturity  on  his  father’s  farm,  which  he 
worked  when  but  a small  boy.  and  he  attended  the  public  schools  during  the 
winter  time.  He  later  took  the  teacher's  course  at  the  Valparaiso  (Indiana) 
Normal  School,  after  which  he  taught  in  the  district  schools  of  Spencer  town- 
shi])  for  hve  years.  He  then  went  into  the  general  merchandise  business  in 
Claysville,  in  which  he  continued  successfully  for  five  years.  As  a teacher  he 
was  progressive  and  popular  and  had  he  continued  in  that  line  of  endeavor 
he  would  have  no  doubt  become  one  of  the  leading  educators  in  this  part  of 
the  state.  In  1895  he  left  Claysville  and  moved  to  a farm  in  Adams  town- 
ship and  engaged  in  the  inqilement  and  vehicle  business  in  Cambridge  and 
had  a good  trade  from  the  first,  tie  always  took  a great  deal  of  interest  in 
the  affairs  of  the  Repulilican  party,  and,  recognizing  his  worth  and  appre- 
ciating his  efforts  in  this  connection,  his  party,  in  the  fall  of  1898,  elected  him 
sheriff  of  Guernsey  county,  and  he  took  office  on  January  i,  1899,  when  he 
moved  to  Cambridge.  He  made  such  a creditable  record  the  first  term  that 
he  was  re-elected  for  a second,  thus  serving  four  years  in  a manner  that  won 
the  hearty  approval  of  all  concerned,  being  an  efficient  and  popular  officer. 
He  has  never  lost  an  op])ortunity  to  foster  the  principles  of  the  Republican 
party.  While  living  in  Westland  township  he  served  as  a member  of  the 
townshi])  hoard  and  the  board  of  education  and  was  township  clerk  for  several 
terms.  After  coming  to  Cambridge  he  served  as  chairman  of  the  Republican 
county  executive  committee  for  two  years  and  was  regarded  as  a very  suc- 
cessful manager  and  one  of  the  principal  local  leaders.  He  is  a member  of  the 
Benevolent  and  Protective  Order  of  Elks,  Lodge  No.  448,  of  Cambridge. 

Air.  Dollison  was  married  in  1882  to  Alary  Steele,  an  orphan  girl  whose 
father  was  killed  in  battle  during  the  Civil  war.  To  this  union  nine  children 


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have  been  bom,  all  of  whom  are  living,  namely:  Cretie;  Chloe,  now  Mrs. 

Paul  Ralstone,  of  Cambridge ; Gertrude,  now  Mrs.  Charles  C.  McCracken, 
of  Akron:  Ralph  H.,  who  is  in  the  office  of  the  American  Sheet  and  Steel 
Compan}^  at  Cambridge : Emma,  Virginia,  Mildred,  Helen  and  Bernadine. 

After  leaving  the  sheriffs  office  in  1903,  Mr.  Dollison  again  engaged  in 
the  implement  and  vehicle  business,  which  he  has  continued  with  his  usual 
success  to  the  present  time.  He  carries  a very  carefully  selected  stock  and  en- 
joys a large  and  rapidly  growing  trade.  He  is  an  agreeable  companion  and 
a good  mixer  and  is  popular  with  all  classes.  He  and  his  family  are  members 
of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church  and  are  active  in  church  and  Sunday  school 
work.  The  family  home,  which  is  a pleasant  one,  is  located  at  Xo.  1149  East 
Gomber  street.  It  is  a fine,  modern  residence,  elegant  in  all  its  appointments 
and  neatly  kept,  and  i\Ir.  and  IMrs.  Dollison  are  devoted  to  their  home  and 
family  and  find  great  enjoyment  and  di^'ersion  in  the  family  circle,  maintain- 
ing a model  home. 


JOSEPH  B.  FERGUSON. 

The  name  of  Joseph  B.  Ferguson  is  one  that  the  people  of  Guernsey 
county  is  familiar  with  and  one  that  all  delight  to  honor,  for  his  life  has  been 
led  along  lines  of  high  endeavor  and  he  has  been  faithful  in  discharging  his 
duties  in  every  respect.  He  was  born  August  15,  1844,  Cambridge,  and 
is  the  son  of  Col.  John  and  Eliza  (Bute)  Ferguson.  The  father  was  born  in 
Cambridge  and  the  mother  near  Uniontown,  Pennsylvania.  The  great-grand- 
father, John  Ferguson,  came  to  America  from  Ireland  in  the  early  years  of 
the  nineteenth  century  and  he  first  settled  near  Steubenville.  Jefferson  county, 
Ohio.  Later  he  moved  his  family  to  Cambridge  when  only  a few  houses  con- 
stituted the  village  and  he  became  active  and  influential  in  the  pioneer  life 
here  and  he  and  his  family  were  prominent  here,  as  have  been  his  descendants. 
His  son,  Whlliam,  the  grandfather  of  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  formerlv 
owned  a farm  of  three  hundred  and  twenty  acres,  one  mile  north  of  Cam- 
bridge, and  he  was  a man  of  wide  influence  and  prominent  in  the  affairs  of 
the  early  settlers.  His  son,  Col.  John  Ferguson,  father  of  Joseph  B.,  of  this 
review,  was  thoroughly  educated  and  became  a man  of  great  prominence. 
After  leaving  college  he  took  up  the  study  of  law  and  in  due  course  of  time 
became  one  of  the  leading  la^yyers  of  this  section  of  the  state,  becoming  prom- 
inent in  legal  affairs,  not  only  in  Guernsey  county  but  all  over  the  state. 
He  was  a man  of  striking  appearance  and  a fine  horseman,  and  he  never  failed 


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to  attract  a great  deal  of  attention  when  astride  his  favorite  charger.  At 
the  lireaking  out  of  the  Civil  war  he  became  active  in  recruiting  soldiers,  aid- 
ing in  the  organization  of  several  companies,  before  recruiting  Company  F 
of  the  d'wenty-si.xth  Regiment  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry,  of  which  company 
he  went  out  as  captain.  This  regiment  first  seiwed  in  the  Army  of  West  Vir- 
ginia and  later  joined  the  Army  of  the  Cumberland  and  was  conspicuous  in 
the  service  of  that  army,  participating  in  most  of  the  hard-fought  battles  in 
which  that  noted  army  took  part.  For  gallant  and  meritorious  service  he  rose 
to  the  rank  of  colonel  and  was  placed  in  command  of  the  Sixty-fourth  Ohio 
Volunteer  Infantry.  Later  he  recruited  the  One  Hundred  and  Seventy-sec- 
ond Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry  for  three  months’  service  and  he  was  colonel 
of  that  regiment  during  its  service  and  with  this  he  terminated  his  service  in 
the  army,  having  made  a record  of  which  his  descendants  may  be  justly  proud. 
After  the  war  he  resumed  the  jiractice  of  law,  which  he  continued  with  great 
success  until  shortly  before  his  death,  which  occurred  on  October  5,  1886. 
Trior  to  the  war  he  was  a Democrat  and  served  in  the  Ohio  state  Senate  and 
he  was  also  prosecuting  attorney  of  Gnernsey  county  in  early  life,  filling  these 
offices  in  a manner  that  reflected  credit  upon  himself  and  to  the  satisfaction  of 
his  constituents.  He  was  held  in  high  esteem  by  men  in  all  walks  of  life.  His 
widow,  a woman  of  many  sterling  characteristics,  survived  him  until  No- 
vemljer  19,  190T,  and  both  are  buried  in  the  Cambridge  cemetery. 

Josc])h  B.  Ferguson,  of  this  review,  was  educated  in  the  public  schools 
of  Camliridge,  at  Madison  College  and  at  Vluskingum  College,  at  New  Con- 
cord, Ohio,  lieing  a student  in  the  latter  when  the  war  between  the  states 
began.  He  proved  his  patriotism  by  serving  through  this  war  in  a manner 
befitting  a true  American  soldier.  He  rose  to  the  rank  of  captain  and,  ac- 
cording to  his  comrades,  he  was  very  faithful  in  the  discharge  of  his  duties, 
although  hut  a hoy.  After  the  war  he  joined  the  regular  army  and  served 
as  a commissioned  officer  for  a period  of  seventeen  years  on  the  plains  and 
in  the  West,  participating  in  the  Indian  wars.  After  his  career  in  the  army 
he  returned  to  Camfiridge,  took  up  the  study  of  law  with  his  father  and  was 
admitterl  to  practice  in  September,  1878,  and  he  has  continued  to  practice  in 
the  Guernsey  county  courts  ever  since,  also  practicing  in  the  district,  Ohio 
supreme  and  United  States  courts.  As  a lawyer  he  is  ]irompt,  faithful  and 
industrious  in  tlie  preparation  of  his  cases,  courteous  and  dignified  in  his 
intercourse  with  bench  and  bar,  and  has  so  borne  himself  in  his  professional 
career  as  to  command  the  resjiect  and  esteem,  and  often  the  admiration  of  his 
brethren  in  the  jirofession.  Fie  is  known  to  he  an  industrious,  honest  lawyer, 
his  integrity  unquestioned  and  his  trustworthiness  conceded.  Fie  is,  in  every 
respect,  a worthy  son  of  a worthy  sire. 


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Mr.  Ferguson  was  married  on  April  8,  1891,  to  Ella  ]\I.  W'elsh,  daughter 
of  Mr.  and  Airs.  Patrick  Welsh,  of  Loudonville,  Ashland  county,  Ohio.  To 
this  union  one  child  was  born,  who  died  in  infancy. 

Captain  Ferguson  is  and  has  always  been  a Republican  in  politics  and 
for  many  years  he  was  an  active  factor  in  party  affairs ; but  he  has  never 
sought  office,  even  repelling  any  overtures  in  that  direction.  Yet  few  men  are 
better  informed  or  more  interested  in  public  matters.  He  and  his  wife  are 
members  of  the  First  Baptist  church  of  Cambridge  and  are  active  in  church 
and  Sunday  school  work.  Both  Captain  Ferguson  and  his  wife  are  fond  of 
the  company  of  their  friends  and  they  are  most  admirable  hosts,  especially 
enjoying  the  society  of  young  people.  The  Captain  is  a very  companionable 
man  and  one  whom  it  is  a pleasure  to  know.  He  has  a pleasant  and  attractive 
home  at  No.  520  North  Tenth  street,  Cambridge. 


ALEXANDER  ROBERT  AIURRAY. 

Prominently  connected  with  the  business  affairs  of  Cambridge  is  Alex- 
ander Robert  Alurray,  of  the  X'ational  Bank  of  Cambridge.  He  was  born  on 
February  28,  1843.  Pictou  county,  X^ova  Scotia,  the  son  of  James  and 
Isabella  (Reid)  Alurray.  The  parents  of  James  Alurray  were  James  and 
Isabella  (Shepherd)  Alurray,  and  his  wife  was  the  daughter  of  James  and 
Anna  (Taylor)  Reid.  Both  families  were  of  Scotch  parentage,  originally  of 
Banff  county,  Scotland.  Grandfather  James  Alurray  was  a Baptist  minister, 
and  after  coming  to  Cambridge  preached  in  the  old  Baptist  church.  The 
Alurrays  were  formerly  Presbyterians,  and  one  of  the  Alurray  great-grand- 
fathers was  a delegate  to  the  Presbyterian  Reformation  convention.  The 
Shepherds  were  farmers  in  Scotland  and  held  one  farm  for  o\-er  two  hundred 
and  fifty  years,  the  record  being  broken  by  Henry  Shepherd,  about  1890. 
Great-grandfather  Shepherd  was  what  the}"  called  a progressive  farmer  and 
tried  to  keep  up  with  the  advanced  spirit  of  the  times.  He  was  the  first  man 
to  introduce  what  was  called  the  "bobtailed  thresher”  in  his  section  of  the 
country,  a greatly  improved  piece  of  machinery  of  its  time  for  threshing 
grain.  The  Taylors  were  merchants  and  professional  men,  and  are  today 
prominent  in  the  legal  profession  and  in  politics. 

James  Alurray,  the  father  of  Alexander  Robert,  was  a ship-builder  and 
ship  launcher  of  prominence,  and  came  to  Nffiva  Scotia  with  his  family  about 
1830,  where  he  was  engaged  in  his  work.  While  launching  a large  vessel  he 


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was  seriously  injured,  from  which  he  never  recovered  and  which  incapaci- 
tated him  for  Ids  work.  The  family  left  Nova  Scotia  in  1850,  and  came  to 
Lowell,  Massachusetts,  where  the  son,  Alexander  Robert,  first  attended  school 
at  Draket  schoolhouse,  where  Gen.  Benjamin  F.  Butler  once  taught.  In  1851 
they  came  to  Camln'idge,  Ohio,  coming  l)y  lake  to  Cleveland,  from  Cleveland 
to  Xewcomerstown  hy  canal,  and  from  Newcomerstown  to  Cambridge  by 
wagon.  'I'hey  arri\’ed  at  Camlrridge  after  dark  on  a cold  and  snowy  day  in 
Xovemher,  cold  and  hungry,  and  stopped  at  the  Xeedham  house,  which  was 
located  on  the  south  side  of  Wheeling,  between  Eighth  and  Xinth  streets, 
where  tlie  Orme  and  Floge  buildings  now  stand.  With  the  family  came  the 
grandfather.  Rev.  James  iMurray,  the  grandmother  having  died  before  the 
family  left  Scotland.  In  about  1840  three  brothers  of  the  father,  William, 
Alexander  and  Robert,  with  their  families,  had  come  to  Guernsey  county,  and 
were  farmers  and  carpenters.  The  father  died  on  February  i,  1852,  as  a re- 
sult of  the  injuries  sustained  when  launching  a vessel  in  Nova  Scotia.  Both 
the  ])aternal  and  maternal  ancestiy  were  noted  for  their  longevity,  many  of 
them  living  to  he  past  eighty  and  ninety  years  of  age. 

James  and  Isabella  (Reid)  IMurray  were  the  parents  of  six  children: 
Anna,  who  married  Samuel  W.  Moore;  James,  of  Los  Angeles,  California: 
IMary,  who  married  George  Ah  Gibbs,  and,  after  his  death,  John  McKennie; 
John  R.,  a In'ave  soldier  during  the  Civil  war,  who  married  Susan  White: 
Alexander  Robert;  and  Isabella,  who  is  the  wife  of  Jedediah  Williams,  of 
Cambridge. 

Alexander  Robert  Murray  for  almost  a year  following  the  arrival  of  the 
family  in  Cambridge  was  kept  at  home  by  a severe  sickness,  following  which 
he  attended  the  Cambridge  public  schools.  AVhen  about  fifteen  years  of  age 
he  entered  the  general  store  of  William  Ramsay,  as  a clerk,  and  was  there 
em])loyed  for  about  ten  years,  when  he  was  offered  an  interest  in  the  com- 
mission house  of  RohI)ins  & CompaiuG  of  Baltimore,  Maryland,  which  he 
accepted,  and  spent  about  nine  years  in  that  business.  In  1880  he  returned  to 
Cambridge,  and  was  tendered  the  cashiership  of  the  First  N^ational  Bank  of 
Camliridge,  which  he  accepted.  In  1883  the  bank  was  reorganized  and  took 
charter  as  the  Old  National  Bank,  which  expired  in  1903.  The  hank  was 
then  reorganized  as  the  National  Bank  of  Cambridge,  and  Mir.  Murray  was 
elected  vice-president,  which  position  he  yet  holds,  and  is  recognized  as  a thor- 
ough banker  and  a high-minded  gentleman. 

Mr.  Murray  has  always  been  a Republican,  but  not  a politician,  yet  al- 
ways manifesting  a keen  interest  in  public  matters  and  always  a thoroughly 
informed  and  intelligent  voter.  In  December,  1891.  because  of  his  well  known 


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business  qualifications  and  high  character,  he  was  tendered  unsolicited  hy 
\\’illiam  T.  Cope,  who  was  about  to  assume  the  duties  of  state  treasurer,  to 
which  position  he  hacl  been  elected,  the  position  of  cashier  in  the  state  treas- 
urer’s office  at  Columbus.  This,  because  of  other  business  duties,  l\Ir.  iMurray 
was  obliged  to  decline. 

On  November  5,  1890,  j\Ir.  IMurray  was  married  to  Lila  i\forton,  the 
daughter  of  Hon.  Isaac  IMorton,  a prominent  citizen  of  Guernsey  county, 
whose  sketch  appears  elsewhere  in  this  work.  Airs.  Alurray  is  a refined  and 
home-loving  woman,  and  is  acti^'e  in  many  good  works  for  the  betterment  of 
the  community  in  which  she  and  her  husband  are  such  prominent  factors. 

Air.  Alurray  is  a public  spirited  citizen,  and  actively  interested  in  all 
movements  having  for  their  purpose  the  improvement  of  conditions.  He 
served  for  a time  as  treasurer  of  the  town  of  Cambridge.  He  is  a thirty- 
second-degree  Alason,  and  affiliates  with  the  Alethodist  church,  of  which  his 
wife  has  been  an  active  member  since  girlhood.  Air.  Alurray  is  a man  whom 
it  is  a pleasure  to  know.  High  minded,  intelligent  and  agreeable,  he  is  a 
most  companionable  gentleman,  one  in  whom  the  public  ha^’e  confidence,  and 
for  whom  all  have  the  highest  regard. 

Air.  Alurray's  mother  was  born  in  Aberdeen,  Scotland,  on  October  31, 
1815,  and  emigrated  with  her  parents  to  Nova  Scotia  in  early  childhood. 
She  was  married  to  James  Alurray  on  June  30,  1833,  who  died  in  1852,  at  the 
age  of  forty-seven.  Left  a widow,  to  fight  the  battle  of  life  alone  with  her 
little  flock,  she  right  bravely  performed  the  duty.  A devoted  mother  and  a 
genuinel}''  Christian  woman,  she  lived  and  died  in  the  full  faith  of  her  God, 
honoring  the  memory  of  her  departed  helpmate  with  love  and  devotion  to  her 
children.  She  was  a member  of  the  Baptist  church,  and  continued  always 
faithful  and  contributed  liberally  of  her  time  and  means  to  the  support  of  the 
gospel — a most  lovable  character. 


HON.  ISAAC  AIORTON. 

Few  names  are  better  known  or  more  highly  honored  in  Cambridge  than 
that  of  the  Hon.  Isaac  Alorton,  who  was  lately  one  of  her  prominent  citizens. 
He  was  born  at  Alarlborough,  a suburb  of  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania,  on 
June  22,  1810,  and  died  at  his  home  in  Columbus,  Ohio,  on  January  5,  1893. 

The  infancy  of  Isaac  Morton  was  spent  among  the  steady-going  Quakers 
of  Pennsylvania,  whose  spirit  he  early  imbibed  and  from  whose  faith  he  never 


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departed.  He  was  the  next  to  the  youngest  of  nine  children  who  came  to 
IMiddleton,  Guernsey  county,  in  i8i6,  and  after  his  father's  death,  in  i8i8, 
he  went  to  Chester  county,  Pennsylvania,  from  whence,  at  the  age  of  eighteen, 
he  went  to  Philadelphia.  He  there  learned  the  trade  of  a carpenter  and 
Iniilder  and  l)ecame  one  of  the  master  mechanics  of  that  city.  As  a con- 
tractor he  l)uilt  some  of  the  finest  structures  on  Arch  street  prior  to  1838. 
He  returned  to  Middleton  and  made  his  home  with  his  brother,  Jacob  G. 
IMorton,  until  February  14,  1840,  when  he  was  married  to  Rebecca  Car- 
lisle. He  then  engaged  in  farming  until  1849,  when  they  removed  to  their 
farm  near  Camhridge,  where  he  took  up  milling  and  other  business.  Mrs. 
Morton  died  in  1876.  Of  the  six  children  born  of  this  union.  Clarissa  died  in 
1845,  i’l  childhood,  at  Middleton;  Clara  died  in  1886,  at  Cambridge;  Mary 
is  the  wife  of  Charles  L.  Camphell,  who  was  assistant  cashier  of  the  Guern- 
sey National  P)ank ; Lelia  is  the  wife  of  A.  R.  Murray,  the  vice-president  of 
the  National  Bank  of  Cambridge;  John  C.  is  deceased,  and  Llewellyn  lives  in 
Chicago. 

Mr.  Morton  was  identified  with  different  business  enterprises,  con- 
spicuous among  which  was  a connection  with  the  building  of  the  Cleveland 
& Marietta  railroad,  and  without  his  efforts  Cambridge  might  not  today  be 
enjoying  the  advantage  of  competing  railway  transportation,  which  gave  the 
town  its  first  ])ermanent  growth  and  development.  Having  been  a trustee  of 
the  Cleveland  & Marietta  railroad  with  Cyrus  AV.  Field  and  John  Peyton,  he 
assisted  General  Warner  as  receiver,  and  was  afterward  president  and  treas- 
urer of  the  company  until  December,  1883,  when  in  an  accident  in  New 
York  city  he  had  both  legs  l)roken  and  was  compelled  to  give  up  active  lousi- 
ness. It  was  after  his  marriage  to  Keturah  Cogswell  that'  he  removed  to 
Columbus,  Ohio,  in  1884.  where  he  enjoyed  a prominence  and  popularity 
allotted  to  but  few  men.  Though  he  never  held  any  great  official  or  military 
stations,  he  was  esteemed  above  many  men  who  were  so  honored,  and  such 
titles  as  “Colonel"  and  “Governor”  were  affectionately  bestowed  upon  him  by 
those  most  familiar  with  his  high  social  and  intellectual  qualities.  He  was 
prominent  in  connection  with  the  affairs  of  all  communities  in  which  he 
lived,  and  active  in  the  politics  of  his  county  and  state. 

Mr.  Morton  was  a delegate  to  the  Republican  national  convention  of 
1864,  and.  with  his  cool  judgment  and  keen  foresight,  opposed  the  turning 
from  Hannibal  Hamlin  and  the  substitution  of  Andrew  Johnson  as  the  can- 
didate for  vice-])resident.  He  was  the  Republican  candidate  for  Congress  in 
1878  in  a district  in  which  the  gerrymander  of  the  state  placed  Guernsey, 
Muskingum  and  Licking  county  with  a large  Democratic  majority,  yet  he 


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gave  Hon.  Gibson  Atherton,  his  opponent  on  the  Democratic  ticket,  a sharp 
combat  and  pressed  him  hard  for  the  goal.  He  was  a man  highly  regarded 
wherever  known.  A man  of  large  intellect,  with  a well  disciplined  mind,  fully 
informed  on  all  leading  cjuestions  of  the  day,  of  broad  comprehension  and 
liberal  views,  great  executive  ability  and  foresight,  especially  upon  industrial 
and  financial  questions,  he  was  distinguished  for  his  sturdy  common  sense  and 
practical  administrative  abilit}^  He  was  esteemed  above  the  many,  at  home 
and  abroad,  by  his  political  associates  and  opponents  alike,  and  his  was  no 
mediocre  mind.  Honest  and  upright  in  all  business  transactions,  true  to  his 
friends  and  fair  to  his  opponents,  devoted  to  his  home  and  family,  his  was 
truly  a noble  character.  His  body  lies  in  the  cemetery  at  Cambridge. 


LYNN  S.  REASONER. 

From  an  old  and  prominent  family  is  descended  Lynn  S.  Reasoner,  one 
of  Cambridge's  most  representative  men  of  affairs  and  one  of  the  honored 
and  public-spirited  citizens  of  Guernsey  county,  having  always  striven  to  bear 
aloft  the  untarnished  escutcheon  of  his  influential  and  worthy  progenitors. 

Mr.  Reasoner  was  born  on  April  24,  1851,  in  Adams  township,  Guern- 
sey county,  Ohio,  the  son  of  Thomas  H.  and  Nancy  Ann  (Lynn)  Reasoner. 
The  Reasoners  were  French  victims  of  religious  persecution,  escaping  to 
Germany  and  from  Germany  to  America,  and  first  settled  in  Westmoreland 
county,  Pennsylvania.  Peter  Reasoner  was  the  father  of  Benjamin,  Joseph, 
John,  Peter,  Spears  and  Nathan,  six  sons  and  the  following  daughters : 
Nancy,  Sarah  and  Catherine.  John  was  the  first  of  the  Reasoners  that  came 
to  Guernsey  county,  in  the  year  1802,  and  found  his  location.  He  returned 
to  Westmoreland  county,  Pennsylvania,  and  brought  his  family  and  located 
near  what  is  now  New  Concord  on  the  line  dividing  Muskingum  and  Guernsey 
counties.  His  family  landed  in  their  new  home  July  4,  1803,  and  at  a later 
date  the  father  of  John,  Peter  Reasoner,  came  to  the  same  location  from 
Westmoreland  county,  Pennsylvania,  with  four  of  his  brothers,  his  wife  be- 
ing dead  and  his  family  grown,  but  his  four  brothers  all  brought  families : 
these  brothers  were  John,  Solomon,  Benjamin  and  William.  These  with 
their  families  all  settled  in  the  vicinity  of  what  is  now  New  Concord,  and 
within  the  boundaries  of  Y’hat  is  now  Muskingum  and  Guernsey  counties. 

Catherine,  the  daughter  of  John  Reasoner,  who  first  came  to  Ohio,  was 
the  first  white  child  born  within  the  boundaries  of  what  is  now  Guernsey 


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county.  She  married  John  Connor,  and  for  many  years  lived  in  the  vicinity 
of  Clavs\  ille,  liviiy^'  to  the  age  of  ninety-seven  years.  John  Reasoner’s  wife, 
tlie  mother  of  Catherine,  was  the  seventh  woman  living  within  the  boundaries 
of  (luernsey  county  at  the  time  of  the  arrival  of  the  family,  and  she  lived  to 
he  ninety-six  years  of  age.  Her  husband,  John  Reasoner,  died  a number  of 
Years  ])rior.  John  Reasoner  Iniilt  on  his  farm  the  first  horse  mill,  for  grind- 
ing grain,  the  horse  being  the  motive  power  and  the  grain  came  from  the 
mill  simply  ground,  without- any  separation  of  the  meal  and  flour  from  the 
bran.  A man  by  the  name  of  Arnold  afterwards  built  a grist  mill,  of  water 
power,  on  the  same  site  of  the  old  horse  mill. 

The  Reasoners,  of  which  Lynn  S.  Reasoner  is  the  direct  descendant, 
represent  six  generations  in  Guernsey  county,  first  Peter,  the  father  of  John, 
the  father  of  Penjamin,  the  father  of  Thomas  H.,  the  father  of  Lynn  S., 
the  father  of  Jay  A.  All  have  lived  in  what  is  now  Adams  township,  of 
Guernsey  county,  except  Jay  A.,  who  was  born  in  Byesville,  Jackson  town- 
ship. Guernsey  county. 

Thomas  H.,  the  father  of  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  the  representative 
of  the  fourth  generation,  was  a farmer,  as  were  all  his  ancestry,  and  a man 
])rominent  in  the  affairs  of  Adams  township.  His  family  consisted  of  seven 
children:  Anna,  deceased;  Lynn  S.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Margaret, 

deceased;  Penjamin,  deceased;  McFarland,  deceased;  Jennie,  who  is 
now  Mrs.  AVarren  Young,  of  Aluskingum  county,  Ohio;  Celina  C., 
now  Mrs.  hdmer  E.  Lorimer,  of  Zanesville,  Ohio.  The  father  died 
Septemlier  16,  1864,  in  the  hospital  at  Rome,  Georgia,  being  a 

member  of  Company  H of  the  Seventy-eighth  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry,  in 
the  Civil  war.  His  widow  died  at  the  age  of  eighty  years  in  April,  1904. 
Mrs.  Reasoner's  ancestral  line  in  Guernsey  countv  is  as  follows:  Hugh 

Lynn,  the  father  of  Samuel,  the  father  of  Nancy,  the  mother  of  Lynn  S. 
Reasoner,  the  father  of  Jay  .'\.  ITugh  Lynn  came  from  Pennsylvania  and 
located  in  Adams  township,  Guernsey  county,  Ohio,  some  years  after  the 
Reasoners  came.  Hugh  Lynn  was  a wealthy  man  in  Pennsylvania  and  dis- 
posed of  his  ])ro])erty,  receiving  in  payment  Continental  money.  He  deposited 
the  money  in  the  bank  and  came  to  Ohio  to  seek  a nerv  location,  found  it  and 
returned  to  Pennsylvania  to  get  his  money  to  pay  for  the  new  land.  The 
hanker  would  only  give  him  Continental  money  such  as  he  had  deposited  and 
in  the  interim  lietween  the  deposit  and  the  demand  for  his  money  again  Con- 
tinental money  had  become  not  worth  a continental,  and  he  rvas  transformed 
from  a very  wealthy  man  to  a very  poor  one,  and  he  never  recovered  the 
reverse  in  fortune. 


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Lynn  S.  Reasoner,  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  was  born  on  a farm  and 
spent  his  childhood  and  youth  after  his  father's  death  as  a farm  hand.  He 
obtained  his  education  in  the  country  district  schools  and  for  a few  terms  in 
the  schools  of  New  Concord.  He  afterwards  taught  school  for  five  years 
in  A'luskingum  county,  Ohio,  and  from  school  teaching  he  entered  the  mer- 
cantile business  at  Creighton  in  Knox  township,  Guernsey  county.  He  re- 
mained in  Creighton  two  and  one-half  years,  when  he  went  to  AA'akatonika, 
Coshocton  county,  Ohio,  for  two  years  and  a half,  where  he  engaged  in  the 
mercantile  business.  From  there  he  came  to  Byesville,  Guernsey  county,  in 
1884,  and  engaged  in  the  mercantile  business  there  for  seventeen  years.  In 
1901  he  sold  out  this  business  in  Byesville  and  came  to  Cambridge  and  en- 
gaged in  the  real  estate  business  and  has  continued  ever  since. 

Mr.  Reasoner  was  married  August  4,  1880,  to  Catherine  AI.  Houseman, 
daughter  of  Johnson  and  Nancy  (Gregory)  Houseman.  Air.  Houseman 
was  a farmer  of  near  New  Concord,  Aluskingum  county,  Ohio.  The  House- 
mans were  prosperous  farmers.  Both  the  parents  of  Airs.  Reasoner  are  now- 
deceased.  To  Air.  and  Airs.  Reasoner  were  born  tw'o  children,  one  son  and 
one  daughter.  Jay  A.  and  Ethel.  Both  are  graduates  of  the  Cambridge  high 
school  and  Jay  A.,  who  is  also  a graduate  of  the  law  department  of  the  Ohio 
State  University,  has  been  admitted  to  the  bar  and  is  now-  practicing  law  in 
Coshocton.  Ohio.  The  daughter.  Ethel,  is  a graduate  from  the  Cambridge 
high  school,  taking  both  the  classical  and  scientific  courses,  either  of  which 
rec|uires  four  years  for  completion,  and,  combined,  the  two  recj[uire  six  years 
for  completion,  but  she  completed  the  combined  courses  in  four  years  and  on 
graduation  received  two  diplomas,  a feat  accomplished  by  no  other  girl  stu- 
dent in  the  Cambridge  schools  up  to  this  date.  She  is  now  a member  of  the 
class  of  1913  in  the  art  college  at  the  State  Lhiiversity  at  Columbus. 

Air.  Reasoner  is  a member  of  the  Alasonic  order,  Cambridge  Lodge, 
also  a member  of  Red  Prince  Lodge  No.  250,  Knights  of  Pythias,  at  Byes- 
ville. He  is  a Republican  in  politics,  his  ancestors  being  Republicans  from 
the  birth  of  the  party  in  1856.  He  has  been  active  in  public  matters,  was 
mayor  of  Byesville  for  four  years  and  a trustee  of  Jackson  township,  and 
a member  of  the  Byes^•ille  board  of  education  for  some  years  and  has  always 
been  active  in  educational  matters.  In  1910  Air.  Reasoner  was  appointed 
justice  of  the  peace.  The  family  are  members  of  the  Alethodist  Episcopal 
church  and  Air.  Reasoner  is  a Christian  Scientist,  being  a member  of  the 
mother  church  at  Boston.  The  Reasoner  home  is  at  No.  230  North  Sixth 
street,  and  is  prominent  in  the  social  life  of  Cambridge. 


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HEXRV  H.  WILSON. 


'I'lie  name  of  Henry  H.  W'ilson  is  too  well  known  about  Byesville  and 
"■eiierally  throughout  Guernsey  county  to  need  any  special  laudation  on  the 
])art  of  the  biographer,  for  his  career,  which  has  been  a busy  and  upright  one, 
is  familiar  to  our  readers,  none  of  whom,  we  are  sure,  could  or  \vould  say 
aught  disparagingly  against  him. 

j\Ir.  ^^hlson  was  born  two  miles  from  Byesville,  in  Alay,  1847, 
is  the  son  of  Thomas  and  Elizabeth  (Witten)  AVilson,  the  former  born  in 
I’euusylvania,  near  Peyton’s  Monument,  about  1804.  His  father,  Samuel 
Wilson,  Sr.,  and  his  mother,  Eliza  (Dickinson)  Wilson,  came  here  from 
Pennsylvania  \’ery  early  in  the  nineteenth  century,  prior  to  1804,  and  lo- 
cated near  iMiddletou.  The  Indians  acted  somewhat  hostile  at  their  intru- 
sion and  the  mother  went  back  to  Pennsylvania  for  safety  and  while  there 
Thomas  AM  Ison  was  born.  She  made  the  entire  return  trip  to  Ohio  on  horse- 
back, carrying  her  six-weeks-old  baby.  Here  the  grandparents  spent  the 
rest  of  their  days.  Their  family  consisted  of  five  children:  Henry;  Samuel; 

J;me  is  the  wife  of  Philip  Shoff ; Zachariah  died  when  twenty  years  old,  and 
'fhomas.  AAdien  the  last  named  child  was  two  years  old,  he  was  stolen  away 
bv  S(|uaws,  when  his  father  was  absent  from  home  and  endeavored  to  induce 
the  mother  to  come  into  the  woods  after  him,  but  she  pretended  as  though 
she  thought  they  were  ])laying  and  remained  within  doors,  and  the  Indians 
finally  returned  the  baby  to  the  house  before  the  arrival  of  the  father.  Fol- 
lowing is  an  incident  illustrative  of  the  rough  pioneer  life  as  given  by  Grand- 
father AAllson : A bully  visited  his  cabin  early  one  morning,  determined  to 

fight,  for  no  reason  other  than  to  prove  who  the  best  man  -was.  Mr.  AVilson 
wanted  to  talk  the  matter  over,  but  the  intruder  wanted  to  have  it  out  at 
once.  Grandmother  AVilson  encouraged  her  husband  to  “wade  into  him,” 
and  seized  a butcher’s  knife  and  cut  off  his  hair,  which  was  worn  long  as  was 
the  custom  of  those  days,  so  that  the  visitor  could  not  pull  it  out  and  thus  have 
the  advantage.  Needless  to  add,  the  bully  was  bested  in  the  melee.  Samuel 
AA’ilson  was  in  the  war  of  1812  and,  in  company  with  a friendly  Indian,  acted 
as  a spy  three  months  during  that  war  and  rendered  valuable  service,  mak- 
ing many  perilous  trips,  during  which,  at  times,  they  were  nearly  starved, 
following  trails  with  no  food.  After  the  close  of  that  war  the  old  man  and 
his  good  wife  spent  the  balance  of  their  days  in  Guernsey  county. 

Thomas  AAhlson,  father  of  the  subject,  grew  up  in  this  county  and  entered 
several  pieces  of  land  from  the  government.  Taking  a fancy  to  one  particular 
tract,  which  was  wanted  by  others,  and,  having  no  money,  he  rode  sixty- 


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five  miles  to  the  home  of  a relative  clown  on  the  Ohio  river  and  got  the  money, 
rode  home,  changed  horses  here  and  then  rode  to  Zanesville,  securing  the 
land.  He  followed  farming  near  Byesville  all  his  life.  He  was  also  a fore- 
man on  the  famous  National  pike  east  of  Cambridge.  He  was  a man  of  a 
great  deal  of  natural  ability  and  tact,  although  having  scarcely  any  schooling. 
He  dealt  extensively  in  livestock,  trading  a great  deal  and  could  mentally 
figure  what  amount  of  money  was  due,  before  others  could  make  the  calcula- 
tion on  paper.  He  lived  to  be  about  eighty  years  old,  dying  June  14,  1884, 
his  wife  having  preceded  him  to  the  “narrow  house”  two  years  before.  They 
were  a grand  old  couple  and  highly  respected  by  all. 

Henry  H.  Wilson,  of  this  review,  was  one  of  a family  of  thirteen  chil- 
dren, of  whom  five  lived  to  maturity,  namely : Mrs.  Rachael  Riddle,  now 

living  about  a mile  from  Byesville:  Mrs.  Sarah  Selby,  deceased;  Mrs.  Lizzie 
Crowe,  deceased,  who  formerly  lived  at  Glenwood,  Noble  county,  Ohio;  i\Irs. 
Malinda  J.  Forbes,  of  Byesville,  and  Henry  H.,  of  this  review. 

The  subject  grew  to  manhood  on  the  farm  near  Byesville.  Toward  the 
close  of  the  Civil  war  he  enlisted  in  the  one-hundred-day  service ; being  then, 
however,  only  a boy,  his  father  took  him  out  of  the  service.  He  has  devoted 
his  life  to  agricultural  pursuits  and  has  been  very  successful.  In  December, 
1865,  he  married  Amanda  Orr,  the  daughter  of  Josiah  Parker  Orr  and  Sarah 
(Burt)  Orr.  Her  father  was  born  in  New  York  city,  February  19,  1823,  and 
there  grew  to  manhood.  He  was  the  son  of  Watson  and  Lavina  (Wheeler) 
Orr.  Watson  Orr  was  born  on  February  27,  1780,  and  his  wife  on  January 
7,  1788.  Josiah  P.  Orr  came  to  Jackson  township,  this  county,  in  an  early 
day  and  on  October  12,  1847,  married  Sarah  Ann  Burt,  daughter  of  Daniel 
Burt.  Joseph  P.  Orr  located  at  the  northwest  corner  of  what  is  now  Byes- 
ville when  it  was  all  a wilderness.  There  he  made  his  home  and  reared  his 
family  of  five  children,  of  whom  Mrs.  Wilson  was  the  first  in  order  of  birth. 

Two  children  have  been  born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Henry  H.  Wilson : Lizzie 
married  Silas  Conner,  of  Byesville:  Lennie  married  Edwin  Finley,  cashier 
of  the  First  National  Bank  of  Byesville : she  passed  to  her  rest  on  July  5,  1907. 

Most  of  Mr.  Wilson’s  life  was  spent  on  the  old  homestead  south  of 
Byesville.  About  1885  he  moved  into  Byesville,  where  he  now  resides  in  a 
comfortable  and  neatly  kept  home : however,  he  has  retained  his  farm,  which 
is  highly  improved  and  is  a very  desirable  property.  He  is  a stockholder  in 
the  First  National  Bank  of  Byesville  and  has  been  financially  successful  in 
his  life  work,  having  been  a very  good  manager  and  industrious.  Politically, 
he  is  a Republican,  as  was  his  father,  and  he  has  held  various  township  offices. 
He  and  his  wife  are  members  of  the  Methodist  Protestant  church.  He  is  one 


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of  the  l)est  known  and  most  substantial  and  highly  respected  of  Byesville’s 
citizens.  He,  his  parents  and  grandparents,  consecutively,  have  made  this 
vicinity  their  home  for  more  than  a century,  during  wdiich  time  they  have 
done  much  for  the  general  upbuilding  of  the  locality  and  have  borne  untarn- 
ished reputations.  The  same  land  has  been  orvned  by  this  family  for  nearly 
one  hundred  years. 


D.  DILLON  MARSLI. 

One  of  the  representative  citizens  of  Byesville,  D.  Dillon  Marsh,  has 
won  definite  success  in  life  because  he  has  persevered  in  the  pursuit  of  a worthy 
[)ur])ose,  gaining  thereliy  a satisfactory  reward.  He  has  never  been  found 
wanting  in  the  support  of  such  measures  as  were  calculated  to  make  for  the 
general  good  in  his  locality  and  he  bears  a reputation  for  scjuare  dealing 
among  his  fellow  men. 

Mr.  Marsh  was  born  on  August  31,  1850,  on  the  farm  of  Daniel  Bichard, 
four  miles  north  of  Cambridge,  Ohio.  He  is  the  son  of  Abraham  and  Mary 
A.  V.  ( Bichard  ) Marsh  ; the  father,  it  is  believed,  was  born  in  Belmont  county, 
Ohio,  and  the  marriage  of  these  parents  occurred  on  May  13,  1847.  Abra- 
ham Marsh  was  the  son  of  Jonathan  and  Lavina  (Jones)  Marsh.  The  latter 
was  of  Welsh  descent,  while  the  Marshes  are  of  Irish  descent,  the  father  of 
Jonathan  Marsh  having  come  to  America  from  near  Dublin,  Ireland.  His 
father,  Jonathan’s  grandfather,  rvas  an  extensive  land  owner  near  Dublin.  He 
had  a large  number  of  men  working  for  him,  one  of  whom  imposed  on  him 
and  in  the  melee  Marsh  injured  him  so  severely  that  the  bully  was  apparently 
dead.  Fearing  so,  Mr.  Marsh  fled  to  America  to  escape  answering  to  the 
charge  of  murder;  though  the  man  recovered,  Mr.  Marsh  remained  in 
America.  Dillon  Marsh,  an  uncle  of  the  subject,  died  in  1909  at  Logansport, 
Indiana,  and  it  was  for  him  that  the  subject  was  named.  Abraham  Marsh 
was  a farmer  and  shoemaker  and  he  won  cpiite  a reputation  as  a skilled  maker 
of  boots  and  shoes.  In  i860  he  moved  to  Cambridge,  where  he  followed  his 
trade  until  his  death,  on  March  26,  1893.  The  death  of  his  wife  occurred  on 
February  25,  1910,  at  the  advanced  age  of  eighty  years;  she  had  been  making 
her  home  with  her  daughter,  Maggie,  wife  of  George  Sarchet,  at  Byesville. 
Mary  A.  V.  Bichard  was  the  daughter  of  Daniel  and  Mary  (Ferbrache) 
Bichard.  The  father  was  born  in  the  isle  of  Guernsey,  in  1798,  was  left  an 
orphan  and  when  about  six  years  of  age  rvas  brought  to  this  countiy  by  the 
Sarchet  family.  Mary  Ferbrache  was  four  years  old  at  that  time  and  she 
was  brought  over  on  the  same  ship  on  which  sailed  her  future  husband,  hav- 


D DILLOX  MARSH. 


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ing  accompanied  her  parents  to  the  United  States.  She  was  the  daughter 
of  Daniel  and  Judith  (Sarchet)  Ferbrache,  and  was  one  of  five  children,  born 
on  the  isle  of  Guernsey,  in  the  English  channel.  The  family  came  to  America 
about  1806;  they  were  of  French  Fluguenot  descent  and  natives  of  the  isle  of 
Guernsey.  Three  children  were  born  to  them  after  they  came  to  America, 
one  of  whom  was  Dr.  David  Ferbrache. 

Daniel  Bichard  grew  to  maturity  in  the  Sarchet  family  and  his  one  hun- 
dred and  sixty  acres  of  land  four  miles  north  of  Cambridge  was  bought  from 
the  government  at  one  dollar  and  twenty-five  cents  per  acre.  He  was  a justice 
of  the  peace  for  a number  of  years,  and  he  farmed  on  the  place  mentioned 
above  until  his  death,  on  May  4,  1872,  at  the  age  of  seventy-four  years;  his 
wife  died  on  February  9,  1879,  when  seventy-six  years  old.  Mary  A.  V. 
Bichard  grew  to  maturity  on  her  father's  farm  and  lived  there  until  after  her 
marriage.  Grandfather  Bichard  was  a very  religious  man,  a class  leader  in 
the  Methodist  church.  His  wife,  who  was  known  as  a splendid  cook  and  a 
good  woman,  delighted  in  waiting  on  the  subject  when  he  was  a boy  and  he 
spent  much  of  his  time  at  the  home  of  his  grandparents.  The  subject’s  par- 
ents were  members  of  the  klethodist  Protestant  church,  the  father  being  a 
trustee  in  the  same. 

With  the  exception  of  two  or  three  years  Dillon  Marsh  has  lived  in 
Guernsey  county  all  his  life.  He  attended  high  school  at  Cambridge.  In 
1874  he  was  married  to  Matilda  Randles,  of  Jackson  township,  and  this  union 
resulted  in  the  birth  of  two  children,  William  A.  and  Rosa  L. ; the  former  re- 
sides in  Cambridge,  and  the  latter,  wdio  married  Joseph  Creighton,  deceased,  is 
also  living  in  Cambridge,  and  has  one  son,  Byron,  klr.  Marsh  was  again  mar- 
ried to  Emma  A.  Bonnell,  of  Adams  township,  this  county,  who  died  without 
issue  about  tw'O  years  after  her  marriage.  The  third  marriage  of  Mr.  Marsh 
was  to  Mrs.  Maranda  J.  (Dugan)  Dawson,  of  M’heeling  township,  in  July, 
1889.  She  was  the  daughter  of  AAhlliam  and  Hannah  Dugan.  Her  grand- 
father, Francis  Dugan,  was  a pioneer  in  this  county,  as  was  also  her  mother's 
father,  David  AVolgamott.  Francis  and  Nancy  Dugan  were  natives  of  Ire- 
land and  there  they  were  married,  emigrating  to  America  in  an  early  day  and 
taking  up  government  land  on  Bird’s  Run,  this  county.  David  AVolgamott 
was  born  in  Germany  and  he  came  to  Wheeling  township,  where  he  entered 
land  and  had  a good  farm.  Mrs.  Marsh’s  first  husband  was  Thomas  D.  Daw- 
son, whose  death  occurred  about  1S87,  leaving  three  daughters:  Sarah,  wife 
of  Roy  Dallas,  of  Cambridge;  Emma,  wife  of  Oscar  AAhgfield,  lives  in  Tus- 
carawas county ; Bertha  E.  is  the  wife  of  George  Hilderbrand  and  lives  in 
Byesville. 

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While  a young  man  Mr.  Marsh  worked  on  the  railroad  at  civil  engineer- 
ing umler  Charles  Gould  and  later  under  William  Carlisle.  While  working  in 
the  engineering  corps  he  took  up  the  study  of  civil  engineering  and  followed 
the  railroad  branch  of  it.  Later  he  took  up  the  study  of  mine  engineering  for 
the  coal  mines  near  Byesville  and  for  fifteen  years  was  with  the  Cambridge 
Fuel  Company,  also  their  successors,  the  Wills  Creek  Coal  Company,  and  he 
also  worked  for  a number  of  other  coal  companies,  continuing  with  much  suc- 
cess in  that  line  of  endeavor  until  1907  when  failing  health  compelled  him  to 
retire.  He  has  also  done  a great  deal  of  surveying,  especially  laying  off  towns 
and  additions  to  cities.  He  has  surveyed  a veiy  large  portion  of  the  addi- 
tions of  Byesville. 

In  his  younger  days  Mr.  Marsh  was  an  ardent  Republican,  but  in  late 
years  he  is  more  inclined  to  be  independent.  He  was  mayor  of  Byesville  for 
two  years  and  gave  the  city  a most  praiseworthy  administration.  Since  be- 
coming a mining  engineer  he  has  accumulated  considerable  property  in  Byes- 
\ ille,  business  and  residence,  also  coal  lands.  Fraternally,  he  is  a member  of 
the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  and  he  and  his  wife  belong  to  the 
Methodist  Protestant  church,  as  do  his  daughters,  Sadie  and  Bertha.  He  has 
served  as  superintendent  of  the  Sunday  school.  Fie  takes  an  abiding  inter- 
est in  the  material,  moral,  educational  and  religious  progress  of  the  com- 
munity and  county  and  lends  his  aid  to  all  worthy  movements.  He  is  quiet, 
unassuming,  but  friendly  and  generous,  so  is  well  liked  by  all  who  know  him. 


SAMUEL  M.  JOFINSON. 

We  admire  a man  like  Samuel  M.  Johnson,  of  Fairview,  Ohio,  for  he 
has  shown  what  honest,  earnest,  hard  work  can  accomplish,  although  com- 
pelled to  hew  his  owm  fortune  from  the  obstacles  that  beset  his  way,  finding 
pleasure  in  mounting  the  ladder  of  success  round  by  round  to  the  summit. 

Mr.  Johnson  was  born  October  22,  1864,  on  a farm  one  and  one-half 
miles  south  of  Fairview,  the  son  of  Fred  and  Provy  J.  (Campbell)  Johnson. 
The  father  and  mother  were  both  born  in  Belmont  county,  Ohio,  near  the 
Guernsey  county  line,  and  were  married  while  residents  of  Belmont  county. 
The  father  had  been  a farmer  and  grain  dealer  in  Barnesville  and  on  the  old 
home  in  Oxford  township,  where  he  operated  a flouring  mill  for  many  years. 
He  was  ahvays  an  actire  business  man  and  did  an  extensive  grain  business  at 
Barnesville  in  addition  to  his  farming  interests  and  w'as  a successful  business 


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man.  He  is  a Democrat  in  politics,  but  not  active,  thoug'h  always  a voter 
and  interested  in  public  matters.  In  the  fall  of  1907  the  parents  leftdhe  farm 
and  removed  to  Fairview,  where  Mr.  Johnson  now  lives  a retired  life.  In 
his  parents’  family  are  eight  children,  seven  sons  and  one  daughter,  namely : 
William  E.  is  on  a farm  in  Oxford  township;  Samuel  M.,  the  subject  of  this 
sketch;  George  W.  is  captain  of  police  on  the  Grafton  division  of  the  Balti- 
more & Ohio  railroad,  located  at  Grafton ; Fred  H.  is  a farmer  in  Oxford 
township;  Frank,  of  Wheeling;  Herman,  in  Cambridge;  Thomas  E.,  of  Col- 
orado Springs,  Colorado ; Alma  E.,  now  Mrs.  William  E.  Slasor,  of  Avalon, 
Pennsylvania. 

The  son,  Samuel  M.,  spent  his  childhood  and  youth  on  the  farm  and 
his  early  education  was  obtained  in  the  country  district  schools,  and  later 
attended  Muskingum  College  at  New  Concord,  Ohio,  during  his  vacations 
teaching  school.  He  was  a popular  teacher  in  the  schools  of  Guernsey  and 
Belmont  counties  for  six  years.  In  IMarch,  1889,  he  was  appointed  deputy 
county  auditor  and  served  nearly  six  years.  He  began  a course  of  reading 
law,  while  teaching  and  while  deputy  county  auditor,  he  completed  his  law 
studies  with  Judge  Justus  H.  Mackey,  of  Cambridge,  and  was  admitted  to 
the  bar  in  October,  1891.  He  began  the  practice  in  Cambridge  and  remained 
there  for  a number  of  years,  but  failing  health  necessitated  his  giving  up  the 
practice.  In  the  fall  of  1896  he  established  the  Cambridge  Daily  Sun  and 
published  the  daily  and  weekly  editions,  which  he  continued  for  eighteen 
months,  when  he  sold  out  on  account  of  ill  health  and  returned  to  the  country 
and  has  since  lived  in  Fairview  practicing  law,  and  temporarily  has  been 
interested  in  various  business  enterprises.  He  is  a Democrat  in  politics  and 
has  always  been  active  in  party  affairs.  Being  a Democrat  in  a strong  Re- 
publican county,  he  has  never  held  any  office.  In  1893  he  was  the  Demo- 
cratic candidate  for  mayor  of  Cambridge  and  was  only  defeated  by  ten  votes 
in  a city  giving  nine  hundred  Republican  majority.  Fie  has  been  a solicitor 
of  the  village  of  Fairview  for  several  years  and  in  1910  was  land  appraiser 
for  Fairiew  corporations.  He  is  now  and  has  been  for  a number  of  years 
a member  of  the  Faindew  board  of  education. 

Mr.  Johnson  was  married  on  March  8,  1888,  to  Letta  I.  Smith,  daughter 
of  Thomas  and  IMary  G.  (Gracey)  Smith,  a prominent  family  of  Fairview'. 
To  this  union  have  been  born  three  sons  and  three  daughters:  Carl  M.,  a clerk 
in  the  auditor’s  office  of  the  Pennsylvania  Railroad  Company  at  Pittsburg; 
Martha  G.,  klarion  C.,  Claire  A.,  Theodore  S.  and  Thomas  F. 

]\Ir.  Johnson  is  a member  of  the  IModern  AModmen  of  America.  He 
and  his  family  are  members  of  the  klethodist  church;  klr.  Johnson  is  presi- 


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(lent  of  the  board  of  trustees  and  he  and  his  wife  are  active  in  church  and 
Sunday  school  work.  Mr.  Johnson  is  also  chorister  of  the  church  choir. 
Mrs.  Johnson  is  active  in  the  work  of  the  different  church  societies  and  the 
Johnson  home  is  prominent  in  the  social  life  of  the  community. 


GEORGE  S.  TRENNER. 

Persistently  applied  energy  and  concentration  of  purpose  rarely  fail  of 
success  in  the  accomplishment  of  any  task,  however  great,  and  in  tracing  the 
usefid  and  interesting  career  of  George  S.  Trenner,  the  able  and  popular 
president  of  the  First  National  Bank  of  Byesville,  and  one  of  the  most  influ- 
ential citizens  in  financial,  civic  and  social  circles  in  Guernsey  county,  it  is 
plainly  seen  that  these  and  other  commendable  attributes  have  been  the  secrets 
of  his  rise  to  a position  of  prominence  and  respectability.  Being  a public 
spirited  citizen,  he  withholds  his  support  from  no  movement  intended  to  pro- 
mote public  improvement.  What  he  has  accomplished  in  life  proves  the  force 
of  his  character  and  illustrates  the  steadfastness  of  his  purpose,  his  secure 
jiosition  of  credit  and  honor  in  the  business  circles  of  this  locality  being  the 
direct  outcome  of  his  own  worthy  labors;  however,  he  is  plain  and  unassum- 
ing, and  is  therefore  esteemed  by  all  who  know  him. 

Mr.  Trenner  was  born  in  Valley  township,  this  county,  in  1845,  being 
the  representative  of  an  excellent  and  prominent  old  pioneer  family,  the  son 
of  John  F.  and  Mary  (Sallady)  Trenner,  the  father  also  born  in  Guernsey 
county  on  the  old  Trenner  homestead  in  Valley  township.  He  was  the  son 
of  Henry  and  Sarah  (Frye)  Trenner,  who  came  from  near  Winchester,  in 
the  Shenandoah  valley,  taking  up  their  abode  here  about  the  close  of  the  war 
of  1812,  he  having  served  as  a soldier  a short  time  in  that  war,  and  his 
brother  also  fought  in  that  struggle.  Henry  Trenner’s  father  emigrated  to 
America  from  Germany  during  the  Revolutionary  war  to  fight  for  the  British, 
Init  after  reaching  this  country  he  decided  to  cast  his  lot  in  with  the  Americans 
and  joined  the  patriot  army  and  he  lost  part  of  a foot  by  being  wounded  in 
that  conflict.  Ele  made  his  home  in  Virginia,  finally  moving  with  his  son, 
Henry,  to  Guernsey  county,  Ohio,  where  he  soon  afterward  died.  They  en- 
tered about  two  hundred  and  sixty  acres  from  the  government,  of  which  the 
greater  part  is  still  in  the  possession  of  the  Trenner  family,  having  never  been 
in  other  hands.  Thus  members  of  this  sterling  family  have  been  well  known 
in  the  various  walks  of  life  in  this  county  from  the  days  of  the  earliest  settler, 


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and  useless  to  add  here  that  they  have  performed  well  their  roles  in  the 
drama  of  local  civilization. 

When  George  S.  Tremier,  of  this  review,  was  five  3^ears  of  age  his 
father  and  family  moved  to  Blackford  county,  Indiana,  and  lived  there  four 
years,  then  returned  to  Guernsey  county,  making  their  home  in  Valley  town- 
ship until  1865.  In  that  year  they  bought  a farm  on  the  north  side  of  Byes- 
ville,  the  north  line  of  the  city  touching  the  same,  and  there  the  subject  grew 
to  manhood  and  his  parents  spent  the  balance  of  their  days,  the  father  dying 
in  1906  and  the  mother  in  1894.  John  F.  Trenner  was  a man  of  many  praise- 
worthy characteristics  and  was  a man  of  influence  in  his  community,  his  sense 
of  honor  and  integrity  being  above  reproach  and  he  was  widely  known  and 
highly  respected.  He  devoted  his  life  to  agricultural  pursuits.  He  and  his 
wife  belonged  to  the  Lutheran  church. 

George  S.  Trenner  received  a good  education  in  the  local  schools  and 
after  he  grew  to  maturity  he  followed  farming  and  when  about  thirty  years  of 
age  became  the  owner  of  a good  farm  of  his  own  and  at  one  time  owned 
about  two  hundred  acres  of  valuable  land ; but  notwithstanding  the  fact  that 
he  was  successful  as  a farmer,  his  inclination  seemed  to  lean  strongly  to 
business  and  he  launched  out  as  a hardware  merchant  in  Byesville,  about 
1890,  and  successfully  maintained  a store  for  seven  \^ears,  having  bought  out 
the  store  owned  by  Burt  & Hoopman.  Part  of  the  time  he  and  John  Bliss 
were  partners,  but  two  or  three  years  later  he  purchased  the  interest  of  Mr. 
Bliss  and  conducted  the  business  alone,  selling  out  about  1897  to  L.  S.  Reas- 
oner,  of  Cambridge.  He  then  devoted  his  attention  to  his  extensive  farming 
interests  and  dealt  some  in  real  estate.  He  assisted  in  the  organization  of 
the  First  National  Bank  of  Byesville,  which  began  business  on  February  4, 
1901,  and  from  its  organization  to  the  present  time  he  has  performed  in  a 
most  faithful  and  able  manner  the  duties  of  president,  giving  the  utmost 
satisfaction  to  stockholder  and  patrons,  and,  by  his  indomitable  energy,  busi- 
ness sagacity  and  keen  foresight,  has  built  up  one  of  the  most  popular  and 
sound  institutions  of  its  kind  in  this  section  of  the  state,  whose  standinsf  and 
general  prestige  in  the  world  of  industry  is  second  to  none.  The  other  offi- 
cers of  the  bank  are  : John  A.  Thompson,  vice-president ; E.  P.  Finley,  cashier; 
W.  A.  Thompson,  assistant  cashier;  directors,  H.  H.  Wilson,  George  S. 
Trenner,  John  A.  Thompson,  John  W.  Thompson,  W.  H.  Wilson  and  E.  P. 
Finley.  Following  is  a partial  statement  of  the  condition  of  this  bank  on 
June  30,  1910;  Loans  and  discounts,  $114,986.81  ; banking  house,  furniture 
and  fixtures,  $5,500;  total  resources  due  from  various  banks,  notes,  checks. 
United  States  bonds,  specie,  currency,  etc.,  $223,681.26.  Liabilities,  capital 


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Stock,  paid  In,  $25,000;  surplus  fund,  $14,000;  undivided  profits,  $456.42; 
national  bank  notes  outstanding,  $7,500;  individual  deposits  subject  to  check, 
$153,949.39;  demand  certificates  of  deposit,  $22,275.45 ; bonds  borrowed, 
$500;  total,  $223,681.26. 

Tn  the  month  of  November,  1874,  Mr,  Trenner  was  married  to  Lucinda 
Jane  Grant,  who  was  born  in  Hartford  county,  Maryland,  and  she  was  the 
daughter  of  a fine  old  family,  William  M.  and  Catherine  (Rogers)  Grant,  and 
she  herself  a lady  of  culture  and  talent.  Her  family  emigrated  to  Guernsey 
county  about  1856,  and  located  at  Byesville,  where  Mr.  Grant  maintained 
a store  until  his  death,  and  where  also  occurred  the  death  of  Mrs.  Grant.  The 
father  was  of  Irish  descent,  although  born  in  America,  while  Mrs.  Grant 
was  of  Scotch  descent.  Mr.  Grant  maintained  in  Byesville  a general  store, 
going  into  business  soon  after  coming  here  and  was  actively  engaged  for 
twenty  years,  having  had  a place  for  distributing  the  mails  in  connection  with 
his  store.  He  spent  the  last  few  years  of  his  life  in  retirement;  he  was  very 
successful  in  his  vocation  and  became  a man  of  influence  and  held  a number  of 
public  positions,  having  been  township  treasurer  for  many  years,  also  school 
director  of  the  township,  and  he  and  his  wife  belonged  to  the  Methodist 
Protestant  chnrch  of  Trail  Run.  The  death  of  this  excellent  citizen  occurred 
m 1885,  having  lieen  preceded  to  the  grave  by  his  wife  on  March  18,  1878, 
when  she  was  sixty  years  of  age.  She  was  an  active  and  faithful  church 
worker,  a model  wife  and  mother,  whose  presence  created  an  atmosphere  of 
moral  healthiness  and  social  joy. 

'bhe  real  estate  owned  by  the  subject  lies  in  and  about  the  city  of  Byes- 
ville and  is  valuable  and  desirable  property,  well  kept  and  admirably  located, 
his  farm  land  being  near  the  city  and  in  a location  that  is  almost  sure  to  be 
covered  by  the  city  in  future  years.  He  has  been  one  of  the  most  important 
factors  in  the  development  of  this  city,  having  lived  to  see  it  grow  from  a 
hamlet  of  six  houses  to  its  present  thriving  condition.  He  remembers  well 
when  there  was  to  be  found  only  a mill,  a blacksmith  shop  and  a small  store 
or  two.  He  has  always  been  an  untiring  worker  for  the  general  upbuilding 
of  the  place. 

Mr.  Trenner  is  an  unswerving  Democrat,  and  althctugh  his  party  is  in 
the  minority,  he  has  been  township  trustee  several  times,  also  school  director 
of  Byesville.  Fraternalty,  he  belongs  to  the  Knights  of  Pythias,  and 'he  and 
his  wife  are  members  of  the  Methodist  Protestant  church,  being  earnest  and 
faithful  members  and  liberal,  supporters  of  the  same.  He  was  one  of  the 
leaders  in  the  building  of  the  present  splendid  edifice  of  this  denomination 
here,  having  been,  in  fact,  one  of  the.  heaviest  contributors  and  a member  of 


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the  building  committee.  Personally,  he  is  a man  whom  it  is  a pleasure  to 
meet,  friendly,  kindhearted,  generous  and  unostentatious,  and  one  of  the  solid 
and  substantial  men  of  his  county,  and  his  modern,  commodious  and  attrac- 
tive home  is  a place  of  hospitable  welcome  to  the  many  friends  of  the  family, 
and  the  friends  of  both  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Trenner  are  limited  only  by  the  circle 
of  their  acquaintances. 


JAMES  A.  SKINNER. 

The  prominence  of  James  A.  Skinner,  publisher  of  the  Byesville  Enter- 
prise, in  the  journalistic  field  of  southeastern  Ohio  is  such  that  he  is  recog- 
nized as  one  of  the  leading  editors  and  citizens  of  Guernsey  county,  being 
progressive  and  public  spirited  in  all  that  these  terms  imply.  The  apparent 
ease  with  which  he  has  mounted  to  his  present  commanding  position  in  the 
public  eye,  marks  him  as  the  possessor  of  talents  and  a close  and  critical 
student  of  men  and  affairs,  so  he  experiences  no  difficulty  in  maintaining  the 
high  reputation  he  has  gained  in  all  circles. 

Mr.  Skinner  was  born  at  Marietta,  Ohio,  on  December  20,  1858,  and  he 
is  the  son  of  Samuel  and  Adeline  (Legett)  Skinner,  the  father  being  the  son 
of  William  Skinner  and  wife.  The  Skinner  family  is  an  old  and  honored 
one,  and  came  to  the  Buckeye  state  from  INIaryland,  being  among  the  very 
earliest  settlers  of  the  Northwest  Territory,  braving  the  dangers  incident  to 
pioneer  life,  in  the  days  of  the  hostile  red  man,  and  settled  near  Alarietta, 
Ohio. 

James  A.  Skinner  spent  the  major  part  of  his  boyhood  on  the  farm 
which  he  worked  when  old  enough,  near  Marietta,  and  during  the  winter 
months  he  attended  the  common  schools  there.  About  1890  he  bought  the 
New  Matamoras  Mail,  having  turned  his  attention  to  the  journalistic  field  early 
in  life,  having  been  endowed  by  nature  with  marked  talents  in  this  direction. 
He  successfully  operated  his  paper  at  New  IMatamoras  for  a period  of  five 
years.  The  following  five  years  he  maintained  a job  office  in  jMarietta  and 
built  up  a very  satisfactoiy  business.  In  1900  he  came  to  Byesville.  Guern- 
sey county,  and  purchased  the  Byesville  Enterprise , which  was  then  owned  by 
D.  S.  Burt.  He  built  the  paper  up  and  had  a good  patronage  from  the  first ; 
and  in  1905  he  sold  out,  but  fourteen  months  later  he  bought  it  back  and  has 
since  managed  it  continuously.  It  is  one  of  the  best  papers  of  its  type  in  this 
section  of  the  state,  being  a newsy,  entertaining  and  well  edited  paper,  its 
editorials  strong,  trenchant  and  convincing,  its  mechanical  appearance  second 


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to  none,  and  it  has  lieen  rendered  very  valuable  to  advertising  patrons,  its 
circulation  having  rapidly  increased. 

The  plant  has  always  been  kept  abreast  the  times,  being  operated  by  a 
gas  engine,  and  has  all  modern  ecphpment,  including  a junior  linotype  type- 
setting and  casting  machine. 

From  1878  to  1883  Mr.  Skinner  was  a soldier  in  the  United  States 
armv,  a private  in  Company  F,  Fourth  Infantry.  Most  of  the  time  he  was 
stationed  at  Fort  Russell,  Wyoming,  also  Forts  Sanders  and  Bridger;  he  also 
spent  ten  months  at  Camp  Meeker,  Colorado,  following  an  Indian  massacre 
there.  The  town  of  Meeker  is  now  located  at  that  point.  While  in  the  army 
he  received  a splendid  education  in  the  military  schools  which,  together  with 
his  varied  experiences,  rvere  of  inestimable  value  to  him.  According  to  his 
commanding  officers,  he  made  a very  faithful  and  efficient  soldier.  Mr.  Skin- 
ner is  a member  of  the  Knights  of  Pythias  in  his  fraternal  relations. 

On  January  13,  1884,  Mr.  Skinner  was  united  in  marriage  with  Adelia  L. 
Coo]ier,  who  was  horn  and  reared  at  Woodsfield,  Ohio.  She  is  the  daughter 
of  highly  res])ected  parents,  William  and  Mahala  (Steed)  Cooper.  The 
mother,  a woman  of  remarkalde  vitality,  Christian  fortitude  and  generosity,  is 
still  living,  being  nearly  ninety  years  of  age,  and  is  still  doing  her  house  work. 

Three  children  have  been  horn  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Skinner,  namely:  Leon 
?).,  who  has  followed  in  the  footsteps  of  his  father  in  a business  way,  is  now 
emjiloyed  on  the  Enterprise ; Bessie  is  the  wife  of  Fred  Schumakei',  of  Cleve- 
land, Ohio;  Jim,  the  youngest  son,  is  at  home  with  his  parents. 


WILLIAM  IT.  BROWN. 

When  an  individual  applies  himself  to  his  chosen  vocation  with  the 
fidelity  that  has  characterized  the  labors  of  William  H.  Brown,  well  known 
citizen  of  Fairview  and  Oxford  township,  Guernsey  county,  he  is  eminently 
deseiwing  of  the  large  success  that  he  can  today  claim  his  own,  for  it  seems 
to  be  a law  of  nature  that  success  comes  to  the  deserving. 

Mr.  Brown  was  born  August  6,  1867,  on  a farm  in  Wills  township, 
Guernsey  county,  Ohio,  the  son  of  James  H.  and  Josephine  (Wilkin)  Brown. 
Both  parents  were  born  in  Guernsey  county,  and  the  mother  is  still  living 
on  their  farm  in  Belmont  county,  Ohio,  near  Fairview  and  the  Guernsey 
county  line.  The  Brown  ancestry  are  of  Scotch-Irish  descent,  the  great-grand- 
father, George  Brown,  coming  to  America  in  1810  and  entered  land  in  Ox- 


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ford  township,  Guernsey  county.  His  son,  Joseph,  the  grandfather  of  the 
subject  of  this  sketch,  was  then  only  eight  years  of  age.  The  Browns  were 
farmers  in  those  early  pioneer  days,  when  neighbors  were  few  and  the  for- 
ests filled  with  all  kinds  of  wild  animals  and  game  and  the  Indians  were  even 
yet  disputing  the  title  to  the  lands,  and  when  heroic  characters  were  neces- 
sary. These  pioneers  possessed  all  the  necessary  characteristics  of  the  early 
frontiersmen.  James  H.  Brown,  the  father  of  the  subject  of  this  sketch, 
after  growing  to  young  manhood  on  the  farm,  engaged  in  the  mercantile 
business  in  iMiddleton,  six  miles  west  of  Fairview  on  the  National  pike,  and 
at  that  time  a busy  commercial  point.  During  this  time  he  was  married  and 
soon  after  the  Civil  war  opened  he  enlisted  in  the  army  as  a member  of  Com- 
pany A,  Ninety-seventh  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry,  serving  through  the  war 
in  the  Army  of  the  Cumberland,  his  I'egiment  participating  in  most  of  the 
battles  of  that  army.  Twice  he  was  wounded  and  his  wife  obtained  permission 
from  the  government  to  go  to  the  army  hospital  and  nurse  her  husband,  and 
where  she  remained  for  some  time  doing  general  hospital  work. 

After  returning  from  the  army  Mr.  Brown  returned  to  Oxford  township 
and  engaged  in  farming,  where  he  remained  until  1882,  when  he  sold  his 
farm  in  Oxford  township  and  purchased  his  present  farm  in  Belmont  county, 
adjoining  Fairview,  and  where  he  died  October  30,  1910,  an  honored  and 
respected  citizen.  He  and  his  wife  have  two  sons  and  three  daughters  as 
follows:  Hattie;  William  H.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Kearney  B.,  who 

has  seiwed  in  the  regular  army  and  seen  service  in  the  Philippines,  and  who 
is  now  located  in  St.  Louis,  Missouri ; Maiy  M.,  now  Mrs.  F.  A.  Kupfer,  of 
Scio,  Ohio;  and  Myrta  L,  an  elocution  teacher  in  the  Statesville  Female  Col- 
lege at  Statesville,  North  Carolina. 

William  H.  Brown  spent  his  childhood  and  youth  on  the  home  farm, 
assisting  in  the  general  farm  work  and  attended  the  countiy  schools.  He 
later  attended  Ohio  Lhiiversity  at  Athens.  Leaving  college,  he  read  law  in 
the  office  of  Hon.  Charles  Townsend,  an  eminent  attorney  of  Athens,  and  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  March  4,  1894.  He  began  the  practice,  maintaining  for 
a time  offices  both  in  Fairview  and  Cambridge,  but  in  1900  he  was  appointed 
deputy  probate  judge  of  Guernsey  county,  and  after  two  years  in  the  probate 
office,  returned  to  the  practice,  maintaining  his  office  in  Fairview.  He  is  a 
Republican  in  politics,  as  were  all  his  ancestry,  and  an  active  participant  in 
party  affairs.  He  has  served  and  is  now  a member  of  the  Republican  county 
central  committee  and  has  served  as  a delegate  to  county,  district  and  state 
conventions,  and  also  as  a member  of  the  county  election  board.  Has  been 


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mayor  of  Fairview  and  justice  of  the  peace  of  Oxford  township,  which  office 
he  is  now  filling. 

i\lr.  Brown  was  married  October  4,  1898,  to  Augusta  Rodocker,  daughter 
of  Capt.  M.  D.  and  Mary  (Plattenbnrg)  Rodocker,  of  Fairview.  The  Brown 
home  is  one  of  the  most  pretentious  in  the  town  of  Fairview  cind  is  prominent 
in  the  social  life  of  the  community. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Brown  are  members  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church 
and  active  in  church  and  Sunday  school  work.  Mr.  Brown  is  also  a member 
of  the  Modern  Woodmen  of  America  and  venerable  consul  of  the  Fairview 
camp. 

Mr.  Brown  may  also  he  very  properly  termed  a farmer,  as  in 
recent  years  he  has  conducted  his  father’s  home  farm,  and  is  engaged  in 
general  farming  and  stock  raising,  and  in  addition  to  his  profession  and  offi- 
cial duties  is  a thoroughly  competent  and  up-to-date  farmer. 


CFIARLFS  M.  ALTLT. 

Success  has  been  worthily  attained  by  Charles  M.  Ault,  of  Fairview, 
Guernsey  county,  for  his  methods  have  ever  been  those  of  the  man  of  the 
hour  and  while  laboring  for  his  own  advancement  he  has  not  been  unmindful 
of  his  obligations  to  his  neighbors  and  fellow  citizens  and  has  done  much  for 
the  promotion  of  those  movements  looking  to  the  general  good. 

Mir.  Ault  was  born  on  September  19,  1864,  in  Fairview,  Ohio,  the  son 
of  Daniel  and  Mary  (Cranson)  Ault;  the  father  was  born  in  Belmont  county, 
near  St.  Clairsville,  and  the  mother  was  horn  in  Oxford  township.  The 
Aults  are  of  German  extraction  and  grandfather  John  Ault  came  with  his 
family  to  Ohio  in  the  early  pioneer  days.  Daniel  Ault  came  to  Oxford  town- 
ship, Guernsey  county,  in  1841,  from  the  home  and  farm  of  his  parents,  to 
begin  life  for  bimself.  Fie  learned  the  trade  of  a tanner,  then  an  important 
industiy,  and  soon  engaged  in  the  business  for  himself,  operated  a large 
tannery  and  was  very  successful.  In  later  years  he  engaged  in  the  mercantile 
business  in  Fairview,  then  a most  unimportant  commercial  point  on  the  Na- 
tional road,  and  also  engaged  extensively  in  the  saw-mill  and  lumber  busi- 
ness, in  all  of  which  he  was  successful.  On  the  completion  of  the  Baltimore 
& Ohio  railroad  he  was  also  one  of  the  very  foremost  promoters  of  building 
at  Quaker  City,  building  a planing  and  saw-mill  and  other  enterprises.  He 
was  decidedly  a man  of  great  actirdty  and  his  interests  were  many  and  widely 


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diversified  and  invariably  successful.  It  was  said  of  him  that  his  enterprises 
and  holdings  covered  more  ground  with  roof  than  any  other  man’s  in 
Guernsey  county  at  that  time,  operating  extensively  in  Oxford  and  Millwood 
townships.  Later  in  life  he  gave  up  these  activities  and  devoted  most  of  his 
time  by  looking  after  his  fami  interests,  always  maintaining  his  residence 
in  Fairview.  His  home  was  a large  and  pretentious  brick  residence  for  its 
time  and  it  yet  remains  one  of  the  most  conspicuous  residences  of  the  town. 
He  was  a Democrat  in  politics  and  very  active  in  public  matters,  believing 
this  to  be  the  duty  of  all  good  citizens.  He  filled  various  offices  and  was  a 
justice  of  the  peace  for  many  years.  He  was  a member  of  the  Evangelical 
Lutheran  church  and  liberal  in  the  support  of  Pisgah  congregation,  near  Fair- 
view,  to  which  he  belonged.  He  was  three  times  married,  his  first  two  wives 
being  sisters  named  Bratton.  By  his  first  marriage  there  were  five  children, 
and  by  the  second  marriage  one  child.  From  his  third  marriage  to  Mary 
Crauson  three  children  were  born,  of  whom  Charles  M.,  the  subject  of  this 
sketch,  is  the  onl}'-  one  living.  Of  the  children  of  the  two  former  marriages 
there  are  living,  John  W.,  of  Fairview;  George  W.,  of  Marion,  Ohio,  and 
Ella,  now  Mrs.  R.  E.  Cowgill,  of  Belmont  county,  Ohio. 

The  son,  Charles  M.  Ault,  of  this  review,  was  born  and  spent  his  entire 
life  in  Fairview  and  obtained  his  education  in  the  Fairview  public  schools. 
He  has  been  and  is  yet  engaged  in  farming,  his  farm  being  in  Oxford  town 
ship.  He  has  engaged  in  the  livery  business  in  Faiiwiew  for  twenty-five 

years,  and  for  eighteen  years  in  the  undertaking  business,  all  of  which  he 

still  continues.  He  has  other  interests,  too,  that  require  considerable  atten- 
tion, and  Mr.  Ault  is  a very  busy  man.  He  is  always  a booster  and  with  his 
time  and  his  means  he  is  always  willing  and  ready  to  assist  m every  worthy 
effort  that  has  for  its  object  the  development  of  the  locality  and  benefiting 
the  people.  He  was  one  of  the  moving  spirits  that  conceived  a way  for  get- 
ting a railroad  to  tap  the  rich,  undeveloped  coal  fields  of  the  locality.  A 

careful  estimate  of  the  field  was  made  and  the  matter  was  presented  to  per- 
sons connected  with  railroad  building  and  extension.  There  were  many  dis- 
appointments in  this  effort,  but  he  persisted  and  the  results  were  the  organiza- 
tion of  the  Marietta  & Lake  Railroad  Company,  with  a contemplated  road 
from  the  river  to  the  lake,  with  Fairview  and  the  adjacent  coal  lands  on  the 
line.  Four  miles  of  this  road  is  now  built,  from  Lore  City  to  Washington, 
and  the 'necessary  pfeliminarv  actirnty  is  going  on  all  along  the  line,  and  much 
of  this  effort  and  the  work  already  accomplished  is  due  to  the  perception  and 
foresight  of  Mr.  Ault,'  to  whom  much  credit  is  given. 

Mr.  Ault  is  a Democrat  in  politics  and  an  active  party  member, — in  fact. 


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il  is  impossible  for  him  to  be  a drone  in  any  organization  with  which  he  is 
connected.  He  is  a member  of  the  Democratic  county  central  committee  and 
has  served  in  the  capacity  of  delegate  to  county,  district  and  state  conventions. 
He  has  filled  ^■arious  township  offices,  including  justice  of  the  peace  and  treas- 
urer, most  of  the  village  offices  and  member  of  the  board  of  education. 
He  is  a member  of  the  Masons,  Barnesville  Lodge,  and  was  made  a Mason  the 
night  he  was  twenty-one  years  old.  He  is  also  a member  of  the  Modern 
AVoodmen  of  America. 

Air.  Ault  was  married  Feliruary  8,  1887,  to  Alary  L.  Stevens,  daughter 
of  John  and  Alary  (Coltrap)  Stevens,  a prominent  family  of  Oxford  town- 
ship. To  this  union  one  daughter  was  born,  Ann  G.,  now  Adrs.  Thomas  R. 
Reed,  who  resides  with  Adr.  and  Adrs.  Ault,  and  there  has  been  a little  grand- 
daughter born,  named  Lillian  L.  Reed. 

Air.  Ault  and  family  occupy  the  old  Ault  home  in  Fairview  and  are  prom- 
inent in  the  social  life  of  the  community.  Air.  Ault  has  for  many  years  been 
one  of  the  boosters  of  the  Pennyroyal  Reunion,  a member  of  the  executive 
committee  and  secretary  of  the  organization.  He  retains  his  membership  in 
the  Evangelical  Lutheran  church  and  was  a member  of  Pisgah  congregation 
until  the  congregation  was  dissolved.  Mrs.  Ault  is  a member  of  the  Adethod- 
ist  Episcopal  church  and  Sunday  school,  and  is  an  active  worker  in  both,  as  is 
Air.  Ault  a liberal  supporter. 


ISAAC  E.  STUBBS. 

The  name  of  Isaac  E.  Stubbs  carries  a great  deal  of  weight  in  legal,  po- 
litical and  civic  circles  of  Guernsey  county.  He  is  one  of  the  most  popular 
citizens  of  Quaker  City,  being  known  as  a careful,  cautious,  painstaking  law- 
yer in  his  office  work,  and  in  his  trial  of  causes  in  court  he  devotes  his  entire 
energies  to  his  claims  in  the  contention,  and  with  all  his  power  and  forces  in 
a deliberate,  firm,  conscientious  way  seeks  to  maintain  them.  He  is  deserving 
of  a great  deal  of  credit  for  what  he  has  accomplished,  for  he  started  in  life 
as  a poor  boy,  coming  up  from  the  soil,  and  he  has  worked  his  way  through 
the  world  unaided,  proving  himself  a young  man  of  exceptional  ability,  and 
best  of  all,  he  has  proven  himself  to  be  possessed  of  a sterling  character. 

Air.  Stubbs  is  tbe  scion  of  an  excellent  old  Belmont  county  family,  and 
he  was  born  on  September  26,  1870.  in  that  county,  on  a farm,  east  of  Barnes- 
ville. He  is  the  son  of  James  and  Elmina  (Wood)  Stubbs,  both  having  been 


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born  and  reared  in  Belmont  county.  The  father  was  a farmer  and  during  the 
Civil  war  he  proved  his  patriotism  by  enlisting  in  Company  F,  Thirtieth  Ohio 
Volunteer  Infantry,  for  three  years,  and  later  he  re-enlisted  and  served  until 
the  close  of  the  war  in  a ver)?-  faithful  and  gallant  manner.  His  three  years’ 
service  was  with  the  Western  army  and  the  Army  of  the  Cumberland.  He 
was  present  when  Col.  E.  E.  Ellsworth  'was  killed  at  Fredericksburg  during 
the  early  months  of  the  war  and  he  was  with  Grant  at  Vicksburg,  was  through 
the  Chattanooga  campaign  and  was  in  the  battle  of  Atlanta,  being  wounded  in 
the  last  named  engagement,  and  was  thus  prevented  from  going  with  Sher- 
man on  his  march  to  the  sea.  He  returned  home  after  the  war  and  followed 
farming  the  rest  of  his  life,  his  death  occurring  in  1907.  His  widow  is  now 
living  in  Quaker  City.  Like  her  husband,  she  has  always  been  admired  for 
her  kind,  noble  traits  of  character. 

Isaac  E.  Stubbs  spent  his  youth  on  the  home  farm  and  participated  in  the 
general  farm  work  during  the  crop  seasons,  attending  the  country  schools 
in  the  wintertime,  graduating  from  the  Barnesville  high  school  in  1892.  He 
was  an  ambitious  lad  and  studied  hard,  laying  a broad  foundation  for  higher 
learning  in  later  years.  He  began  life  as  a school  teacher,  and  for  several 
years  he  taught  successfully  in  the  common  schools,  studying  law  between 
terms,  for  early  in  life  he  was  actuated  by  a laudable  ambition  to  be  a lawyer. 
He  studied  law  with  C.  J.  Howard,  of  Barnesville,  and  later  attended  the  law 
department  of  the  Ohio  State  University  at  Columbus,  and  was  admitted  to 
the  bar  with  high  honors  in  March,  1898.  In  the  fall  of  that  year  he  opened 
an  office  in  Quaker  City,  where  he  has  since  remained,  having  enjoyed  a very 
liberal  patronage  from  the  first.  He  practices  in  the  courts  of  Guernsey, 
Noble  and  Belmont  counties,  in  fact,  he  practices  in  all  the  state  courts  and 
has  a large  and  rapidly  growing  clientele. 

Politically,  IMr.  Stubbs  is  a Republican  and  active  and  influential  in  the 
councils  of  the  party,  and  has  served  as  a member  of  the  party  advisory  com- 
mittee. He  was  mayor  of  Quaker  City  for  one  term  and  he  administered  the 
affairs  of  the  office  in  a manner  that  won  the  hearty  approval  of  all  con- 
cerned. He  is  now,  and  has  been  for  some  time,  a member  of  the  Quaker 
City  school  board,  of  which  he  is  clerk,  and  he  is  an  active  advocate  of  ad- 
vanced education.  He  is  a man  of  literary  tastes  and  a lover  of  books  and  he 
is  familiar  with  the  world's  best  literature.  His  office  is  located  in  the  Quaker 
City  National  Bank  building,  and  he  has  an  admirably  appointed  suite  of 
rooms,  his  office  being  well  equipped  with  law  books,  and  he  keeps  in  touch 
with  modern  decisions  and  progress  of  general  jurisprudence.  He  now  prac- 
tices alone,  but  formerly  he  was  in  partnership  with  F.  B.  Doudna.  under  the 


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Iirm  name  of  Doudna  & Stublis.  In  1910  he  was  a candidate  for  prosecuting 
attorney  of  Guernsey  county,  and  his  candidacy  was  looked  very  favorably 
upon  from  the  first  announcement,  owing  to  his  universal  popularity. 

Mr.  Stulibs  was  married  September  26,  1901,  to  Inice  Gregg,  daughter  of 
Liudley  and  Mary  M.  (Lingo)  Gregg,  of  Belmont  county.  She  is  a woman 
of  line  attril)utes  and  comes  of  an  excellent  family.  This  union  has  been 
graced  by  the  birth  of  four  children,  namely;  Ellsworth  G.,  Mildred  M., 
Tlieodore  J.  and  Ruth  E. 

klr.  and  Mrs.  Stubbs  are  members  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church 
and  Mr.  Stubbs  is  assistant  superintendent  of  the  Sunday  school  and  a teacher 
in  the  same. 


WILLIAM  N.  BRADFORD,  M.  D. 

It  is  interesting  to  note  from  the  beginning  the  growth  and  development 
of  a community,  to  note  the  lines  along  which  progress  has  been  made  and  to 
take  cognizance  of  those  whose  industry  and  leadership  in  the  work  of  ad- 
vancement have  rendered  possible  the  present  prosperity  of  the  locality  under 
consideration.  One  of  the  citizens  of  Cambridge  who  deserves  specific  men- 
tion along  this  line  is  Dr.  Whlliam  N.  Bradford,  who  holds  high  rank  among 
the  leading  medical  men  of  eastern  Ohio  and  who  is  one  of  the  representative 
citizens  of  Guernsey  county.  He  was  born  February  14,  1867,  in  Llighland 
township,  Muskingum  county,  Ohio.  He  is  the  son  of  Harvey  N.  and  Eliza 
Jane  (Noble)  Bradford.  The  father  was  a native  of  Muskingum  county  and 
the  mother  was  born  in  Ireland,  from  which  country  she  came  to  America 
with  her  parents  when  only  four  years  of  age,  settling  first  in  Canada,  and  a 
few  years  later,  in  1848,  they  came  to  Muskingum  county,  Ohio,  and  here  the 
jiarents  spent  the  remainder  of  their  lives.  Henry  Noble  Was  a shoemaker 
and  a most  worthy  citizen,  who  established  a good  home  and  was  successful 
in  his  business  life.  Grandfather  John  Bradford  came  with  his  parents  from 
Virginia  al)Out  1804  and  settled  in  the  woods  when  the  Indians  were  still  in- 
habitants of  Highland  township,  Muskingum  county,  Ohio,  and  he  became 
well  known  among  the  pioneers  there.  The  great-grandfather,  also  named 
John  Bradford,  entered  government  land  and  cleared  it  for  agricultural  pur- 
poses, becoming  prosperous  and  influential  in  the  early  pioneer  days.  The 
Bradfords  trace  their  ancestry  back  to  William  Bradford,  one  of  the  “May- 
flower” Pilgrims,  coming  from  a distinguished  English  family.  Harvey  N. 
Bradford  was  a farmer  in  Highland  township,  Vluskingum  county,  this  state. 


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all  his  life  being  spent  there.  He  was  a man  of  quiet  disposition,  deeply 
interested  and  informed  in  public  matters  but  taking  no  active  part  in  public 
affairs,  preferring  to  devote  his  time  to  his  farm;  he  was  one  of  the  estimable 
gentlemen  of  the  old  school  and  was  highly  respected  by  all  who  knew  him. 
He  was  a Democrat  in  politics,  and  for  many  years  he  and  his  wife  were  de- 
vout members  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church.  His  death  occurred  in 
August,  1903,  and  his  wife  died  on  May  30,  1887;  buried  in  the 

Bethel  church  cemetery  in  Highland  township,  Muskingum  county.  They 
were  the  parents  of  eight  children,  five  sons  and  three  daughters,  namely : 
Dr.  Andrew  A.,  a practicing  physician  at  Bremen,  Ohio ; Henry  H.  is  a lawyer 
in  Columbus,  Ohio;  William  N.,  of  this  review;  Etta  May,  deceased;  Clara 
M.  is  single  and  is  living  in  Columbus,  Ohio ; Amaziah  B.  is  farming  in  Edgar 
county,  Illinois ; Calvin  R.  is  an  iron  worker  in  Zanesville,  Ohio ; Mattie  C. 
married  Edgar  H.  Baker,  an  attorney  of  Zanesville. 

AVilliam  N.  Bradford,  of  this  review,  was  reared  on  the  home  farm  and 
he  attended  the  district  schools.  When  fourteen  years  of  age  he  began  work 
as  a farm  hand  for  a neighbor  at  four  dollars  per  month  and  board  and 
worked  thus  for  six  months  in  the  summer  and  attended  school  during  the 
winter.  He  later  spent  two  years  at  McKorkle  College  at  Bloomfield,  Musk- 
ingum county,  and  when  only  eighteen  years  of  age  he  obtained  a certificate 
to  teach  school,  but  did  not  do  so.  After  leaving  college,  he  rvas  married,  on 
January  i,  1891,  to  Mary  L.  Hutcheson,  daughter  of  AVilliam  and  Eunice 
(Ramsey)  Hutcheson,  of  Knox  towmship,  Guernsey  county,  Ohio.  The 
father  was  a farmer  and  this  family  were  pioneers  here,  well  known  and  well 
established.  Both  parents  are  now  deceased.  To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bradford  one 
child,  AVinona  J.,  has  been  born,  and  is  a student  in  the  Cambridge  public 
schools.  After  his  marriage  Mr.  Bradford  farmed  in  Knox  township,  this 
county,  for  two  years,  during  which  time  he  began  the  study  of  medicine  with 
Dr.  J.  Ira  Bradford,  of  Otsego,  Muskingum  county,  this  state,  these  gentle- 
men being  cousins.  After  tw'o  years  of  farming  and  study,  the  subject  entered 
Columbus  Medical  College  at  Columbus,  Ohio,  and  the  following  year  he 
entered  the  medical  department  of  the  University  of  Louisville,  Kentucky, 
and  was  graduated  therefrom  in  1893  with  the  degree  of  Doctor  of  Medicine. 
Thus  well  equipped  for  his  life  work,  he  immediately  began  practice  in  Otsego 
with  his  preceptor.  Dr.  J.  Ira  Bradford,  and  he  remained  there  one  year,  then 
went  to  Indian  Camp,  in  Guernsey  county,  where  he  remained  two  years, 
coming  to  Cambridge  in  1896  and  he  has  practiced  here  ever  since,  building 
up  a large  and  lucrative  practice  and  taking  rank  among  the  leading  medical 
men  of  the  county.  In  1904  he  took  a post-graduate  course  in  surgery  in  the 


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University  of  Louisville,  and  he  has  been  unusually  successful  as  a surgeon  in 
connection  with  his  regular  general  practice. 

Politically,  the  Doctor  is  a Democrat  and  while  always  interested  he  has 
ne\’er  been  in  any  sense  an  office  seeker.  In  1905  he  was  nominated  against 
his  wishes  as  the  Democratic  candidate  for  mayor  of  Cambridge,  and,  al- 
though the  city  is  overwhelmingly  Republican,  he  was  elected  and  assumed 
the  office  January  i.  1906.  So  successful  was  his  administration  that  he  was 
renominated  for  a second  term,  in  1907,  and  again  elected,  serving  with  the 
utmost  satisfaction  to  all  concerned  until  January  i,  1910,  having  refused  to 
he  a candidate  for  a third  term.  He  was  mayor  in  fact  as  well  as  in  name 
and  his  administration  stands  indorsed  by  good  citizens  of  all  parties.  It 
was  a strong  administration  for  good  government  and  law  enforcement. 

I'he  Doctor  is  a member  of  the  Masonic  order  and  also  belongs  to  the 
Cambridge  Commandery ; he  lielongs  to  Cambridge  Lodge  of  the  Independent 
Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  and  the  Encampment;  he  is  a member  of  Cambridge 
Lodge  No.  448,  Benevolent  and  Protective  Order  of  Elks.  He  and  his  wife 
belong  to  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church.  Mrs.  Bradford  is  a most  estimable 
woman,  devoted  to  her  family  and  home.  The  Bradford  residence,  an  attractive 
and  neatly  kept  one,  is  located  at  No.  132  East  Eighth  street,  and  the  Doc- 
tor’s office  is  at  No.  123  West  Eighth  street. 


JUDGE  HOWARD  W.  LUCCOCK. 

In  every  community  there  are  to  be  found  men  whose  names  are  pre- 
eminently and  unmistakably  identified  with  that  community’s  material  growth 
and  development,  and  who  are  always  to  be  found  associated  with  every  move- 
ment which  seems  to  promise  an  addition  to  that  community’s  wealth,  re- 
sources and  enterprise,  and  to  enhance  the  importance  of  its  location  and  sur- 
roundings. Such  men  are  seldom  obtrusive,  though  always  on  the  alert,  and 
always  to  be  found  wh.en  called  upon.  The  masses  feel  their  presence,  though 
it  is  not  thrust  upon  them,  and  almost  insensibly,  but  no  less  surely,  do  they 
leave  their  impress  upon  the  character,  institutions  and  developments  of  that 
community. 

Such  a man  is  Judge  Howard  W.  Luccock.  whose  name  is  a familiar  one, 
not  only  to  the  citizens  of  Cambridge,  but  to  the  people  of  Guernsey  and  ad- 
joining counties,  for  he  has  held  high  rank  at  the  local  bar  for  many  years 
and  is  a public  spirited  citizen  and  successful  business  man.  He  was  born  on 


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March  8,  1859,  in  Kimbolton,  Liberty  township,  Guernsey  county,  Ohio,  and 
he  is  the  son  of  Samuel  W.  and  Elizabeth  W.  (Day)  Luccock.  The  father 
was  born  in  Coshocton,  Ohio.  The  paternal  grandfather,  Naphtali  Luccock, 
came  to  Ohio  in  1829,  and  later  to  Kimbolton,  the  family  being  originally  from 
Kimbolton,  England.  The  father  was  a prominent  factor  in  the  affairs  of 
the  locality  where  he  lived  in  this  county,  as  was  his  father  before  him,  both 
having  been  engaged  in  the  mercantile  business  there  for  many  years,  also 
having  large  land  interests.  The  parents  of  the  Judge  are  still  living,  having 
been  retired  for  many  years,  though  the  father  has  continued  to  look  after 
the  farming  interests.  He  has  a cozy  and  well  furnished  home  in  Cambridge, 
and  he  and  his  faithful  life  companion  are  held  in  high  esteem  by  a host  of 
friends  in  this  community. 

Howard  W.  Luccock,  of  this  review,  spent  his  youth  in  the  family  home 
at  Kimbolton  and  he  was  educated  in  the  public  school  there.  Later  he  at- 
tended the  University  of  Wooster,  from  which  he  was  graduated  in  the  class 
of  1880,  with  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Arts.  He  had  long  entertained  a 
laudable  ambition  to  take  up  the  legal  profession,  and  after  leaving  college  he 
entered  the  law  office  of  Judge  James  W.  Campbell  as  a law  student,  and, 
making  rapid  progress,  he  was  admitted  to  practice  in  1883.  Thus  well  ecjuipped 
for  his  life  work,  he  opened  an  office  in  Coshocton,  Ohio,  where  he  soon 
had  a very  satisfactory  practice  and  where  he  remained  until  1890,  when  he 
returned  to  Cambridge  and  opened  an  office  for  the  practice  of  his  profession. 
For  a time  he  was  in  partnership  with  Hon.  David  Okey,  an  attorne}^  whose 
prominence  was  state  wide.  Mr.  Luccock,  while  engaged  actively  in  the  prac- 
tice, ranked  among  the  best  counselors  of  the  local  bar,  being  profoundly 
versed  in  jurisprudence,  persistent,  painstaking  and  an  eloquent  advocate  be- 
fore a jury.  He  is,  and  always  has  been,  an  active  Republican,  and  in  1896 
he  was  elected  mayor  of  Cambridge  and  served  in  this  capacity  for  four  years 
in  a manner  that  reflected  much  credit  upon  himself  and  to  the  satisfaction  of 
all  concerned,  irrespective  of  party  alignment,  during  which  time  he  did  a 
great  many  things  for  the  permanent  good  of  this  city.  From  1900  to  1906 
he  resumed  the  active  practice  of  law,  and  it  was  during  those  years  that  he 
was  associated  with  Mr.  Okey.  In  1906  he  was  elected  probate  judge  of 
Guernsey  county,  and  he  is  now  serving  his  second  term  in  this  important 
office,  giving  his  usual  satisfactory  service  and  very  faithfully  discharging 
his  every  duty,  being  regarded  by  ever)mne  as  a well  c[ualified  and  popular 
public  official.  In  addition  to  his  official  duties,  Judge  Luccock  is  president 
of  the  Guernsey  National  Bank,  one  of  the  popular  and  sound  banking  houses 


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in  eastern  Ohio.  He  also  has  farming  interests  that  demand  some  of  his 
time.  He  makes  his  home  with  his  aged  parents,  to  whom  he  is  a most  de- 
voted .son. 

The  Judge  lias  never  married.  Fraternally  he  is  a member  of  the  Cam- 
bridge lodge  of  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  the  Protected  Home 
Circle,  and  he  also  belongs  to  the  Camliridge  Country  Club.  He  is  a member 
of  the  Presbyterian  church  and  an  elder  in  the  same.  He  is  regarded  by  all 
classes  as  a most  exemplary  man,  ])ossessing  the  highest  integrity  as  a citizen, 
business  man  and  public  official,  a broad  minded,  genial,  puirlic  spirited  citizen, 
having  continually  in  mind  the  bettering  of  local  conditions  and  the  uplift  of 
all  classes,  consequently  the  high  esteem  in  which  he  is  held  is  richly  deserved. 


SILAS  W.  CONNER. 

I Ia\’ing  earned  the  rig'ht  by  years  of  indefatigable  industry,  rightly  di- 
rected, to  rank  in  the  van  of  the  army  of  Guernsey  county’s  progressive,  men, 
Silas  \X.  Conner,  of  Byesville,  is  eminently  entitled  to  representatiion  in  this 
volume.  He  is  descended  from  a sterling  ancestry  and  many  of  their  winning 
traits  have  outcroi)ped  in  him,  for  he  has  let  nothing  discourage  him  in  his 
efforts  to  forge  to  the  front  and  benefit  alike  himself  and  family  and  the  com- 
munity in  which  he  lives. 

Mr.  Conner  was  born  in  September,  1863,  in  Seneca  township.  Noble 
countv,  Ohio,  and  he  is  the  son  of  John  and  Elizabeth  (McLaughlin)  Conner, 
the  father  a fine  old  Southerner,  born  near  Richmond,  Virginia,  a genteel 
gentleman,  whom  to  know  was  to  admire  and  respect.  The  mother  grew  to 
maturity  and  was  educated  in  Noble  county,  Ohio;  however,  she  was  born  in 
Ireland  and  when  fpiite  small  emigrated  with  her  parents  to  this  country.  The 
Conners  were  of  Dutch  ancestry  and  of  the  thrifty,  honest  type. 

Silas  W.  Conner  spent  his  youth  on  the  home  farm  in  Noble  county 
and  attended  the  neighboring  schools  during  the  winter  months,  remaining 
under  his  |)arental  roof-tree  until  he  was  twenty-one  years  of  age,  at  which 
time  he  came  to  pjyesville,  Guernsey  county,  and  started  life  for  himself  by 
entering  the  restaurant  business,  in  which  he  met  with  a very  satisfactory 
degree  of  success.  In  t888  he  was  married  to  Lizzie  Wilson,  daughter  of 
Henry  H.  Wilson,  a highly  respected  family,  which  is  given  proper  mention 
on  another  page  in.  this  volume.  She  was  horn,  reared  and  educated  in  the 
^-icinity  of  Byesville,  where  her  father  owned  a good  farm ; she  was  grad- 


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uated  from  the  high  school  at  Byesville,  where  she  made  a splendid  record, 
and  at  the  early  age  of  sixteen  was  licensed  to  teach. 

After  his  marriage  Mr.  Conner  farmed  near  Byesville  about  four  years 
and  got  a good  start.  About  1892  he  left  the  farm  and  he,  John  Thomas 
and  George  Winilcer  built  a roller-process  mill  at  Byesville,  the  first  one  of 
the  kind  in  that  part  of  the  county,  the  old  water  mill  having  fallen  to  decay 
and  had  been  out  of  commission  for  some  time.  Contining  in  the  milling 
business  two  or  three  years,  i\Ir.  Conner  sold  his  interest  to  Chads  Chalfont, 
father  of  Rev.  A\h  A.  Chalfont,  who  had  previously  bought  out  the  other  two 
partners.  Then  he  dealt  in  buggies  about  a year,  after  which  he  ran  a livery 
business,  each  with  characteristic  success,  for  Mr.  Conner  had  always  a 
happy  faculty  of  concentrating  his  entire  attention  on  whatever  lie  had  in 
hand  and  making  it  successful.  He  bought  out  the  furniture  and  undertaking 
business  of  James  Smith,  an  undertaker  of  the  old  school,  and’  increased  the 
stock  and  inaugurated  modern  methods  throughout  and  he  has  continued  to 
operate  the  same  with  large  and  increasing  success.  In  1906  he  erected  the 
large,  substantial  and  attractive  business  lilock  which  he  now  occupies.  He 
and  his  son,  Earl  D.,  also  his  wife,  are  all  licensed  embalmers  and  do  a very 
satisfactory  business.  'A  large,  well  selected  and  choice  stock  of  furniture, 
carpets,  rugs,  etc.,  are  carried.  Mr.  Conner  is  deserving  of  a high  rank  among 
Byesville’s  leading  business  men  and  public  spirited  citizens.  He  is  a mem- 
ber of  the  Free  and  Accepted  Alasons  and  the  Knights  of  Pythias,  and  he  and 
his  wife  belong  to  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church.  They  have  four  interest- 
ing children,  two  sons  and  two  daughters,  Earl  Dwdght,  Audree  Lura,  Edra 
W'ilson  and  Winnie  Clyde. 


CLYDE  R.  McILYAR. 

As  superintendent  of  the  American  Sheet  & Tin  Plate  Company,  of 
Cambridge,  Guernsey  county,  Clyde  R.  iMcIlyar  has  shown  what  a man  of 
sound  business  judgment,  correct  principles  and  rightl_v  applied  energy  can 
accomplish  and,  having  been  the  architect  of  his  own  fortunes,  he  is  emi- 
nently worthy  of  the  conspicuous  position  which  he  can  claim  in  the  indus- 
tral  world  and  of  the  hig'h  esteem  which  is -accorded  him  by  his  fellow  men, 
for  his  course  has  ever  been  that  of  a genteel  gentleman  and  public  spirited 
citizen. 

Air.  Mcllyar  was  born  February  5,  1868,  in  Cambridge,  the  son  of 


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William  H.  PI.  and  i\Iary  C.  ( Richaulson)  Mcllyar,  of  Cambridge.  Both 
parents  were  nati\’es  of  Ohio,  and  ever  after  their  marriage  lived  in  Cam- 
hridg'e.  The  father  died  in  October,  1908;  his  widorv  still  survives  him.  The 
father  was  a prominent  dry  goods  merchant  of  Cambridge  for  many  years 
and  a man  highly  respected.  He  was  a Democrat  in  politics  and  was  an 
acti\'e  member  of  the  party  organization  and  always  active  in  public  afifairs. 
lie  was  twice  i)OStmaster  of  Cambridge,  hrst  for  four  years,  from  1884  to 
1889,  and  from  1893  O 1897,  during  both  terms  of  President  Cleveland’s 
administration.  He  was  a member  of  the  iXIethodist  Episcopal  church.  Mr. 
.Mcllyar  was  also  appointed  a member  of  the  board  of  trustees  of  the  Ohio 
Soldiers  and  Sailors  Orphans  Home  at  Xenia,  Ohio,  by  Governor  Hoadley 
in  1884.  He  was  a man  of  high  standing  in  the  community  and  always  active 
for  the  best  interests  of  Cambridge.  He  had  a family  of  two  sons,  and  one 
daughter,  who  died  in  infancy.  The  two  sons  are  Clyde  R.,  the  subject  of 
this  sketch,  and  Ered  P..  of  Cambridge. 

Clyde  R.  Mcllyar  spent  his  childhood  and  youth  in  Cambridge  and  has 
always  lived  here,  and  was  educated  in  the  Cambridge  public  schools.  His 
hrst  business  experience  was  as  a clerk  in  the  Cambridge  postoffice  while  his 
father  was  postmaster  during  his  hrst  term  and  one  year  or  more  with  his 
father’s  successor  in  1891.  When  about  twenty-hve  years  of  age,  he  engaged 
with  the  Cambridge  Iron  & Steel  Compan}^  as  a clerk  in  the  office  and  has 
been  with  that  company  and  its  successors  ever  since. 

The  Cambridge  Iron  & Steel  Company  sold  out  to  the  American  Sheet 
Steel  Company  in  1900,  and  Mr.  Mcllyar  rvent  with  this  company  as  super- 
intendent of  the  plant,  having  been  superintendent  under  the  former  owner- 
ship since  1898.  In  1903,  the  American  Sheet  Steel  Company  was  suc- 
ceeded by  the  American  Sheet  & Tin  Plate  Company,  and  with  that  change 
Mr.  Mcllyar  was  continued  as  superintendent,  and  since  the  ist  of  January, 
1910,  Mr.  Mcllyar  has  been  manager  of  the  Cambridge  plant.  He  is  a thor- 
oughly comjietent  man  and  stands  high  not  only  with  the  company,  but  with 
the  men  in  the  mill  as  well.  He  is  a fine  specimen  of  physical  manhood  and 
every  inch  a man.  His  entire  time  and  attention  is  given  to  the  mill  and  its 
interests.  lie  is  a director  in  the  Central  National  Bank  of  Cambridge  and 
decidedly  a man  of  affairs.  He  also  has  various  other  financial  interests. 

i\Ir.  Mcllyar  was  married  September  4.  1894,  to  Gertrude  D.  Veitch, 
daughter  of  Henry  H.  and  Alvarette  (Orme)  Veitch,  a prominent  Cam- 
bridge family.  To  this  union  two  sons  have  been  born:  William  V.  and 

James  O.,  two  bright  lads  of  fifteen  and  eleven  years  respectivel}v 

Mr.  Mcllyar  is  a Republican  in  politics,  but  not  active  in  political  mat- 


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ters,  though  always  interested  in  public  affairs.  He  is  not  an  office  seeker 
and  has  never  held  an  office,  but  has  always  been  a voter.  He  is  a Master 
Mason  and  a member  of  the  chapter,  also  belongs  to  Cambridge  Lodge  of 
Benevolent  and  Protective  Order  of  Elks. 

The  Mcllyar  home  is  at  No.  220  North  Seventh  street,  and  is  one  of 
the  most  desirable  residence  localities  of  the  city.  Mrs.  Mcllyar  is  a refined 
and  cultured  woman,  devoted  to  her  home  and  family.  The  home  is  well 
supplied  with  good  standard  and  current  literature  and  a private  library. 
Mr.  Mcllyar  is  a well  informed  man  on  many  subjects  and  a man  \vhom  it 
is  a pleasure  to  know. 


JOHN  REYNOLDS. 

The  little  country  of  AATles  has  not  sent  a very  large  quota  of  her  popu- 
lation to  the  United  States,  compared  with  Germany,  the  Scandinavian  penin- 
sula and  other  European  countries,  hut  those  who  have  favored  us  with  their 
citizenship  have  proved  to  be  most  welcome  owing  to  their  habits  of  industiy, 
patriotism  and  honesty.  They,  as  a rule,  succeed  at  whatever  they  attemjit 
and,  soon  after  coming  to  this  land  of  ours,  they  find  themselves  in  possession 
of  a good  property  and  have  good  homes. 

One  of  this  thrifty  class  who  is  deserving  of  mention  in  a history  of 
Guernsey  county's  best  citizens  is  John  Reynolds,  of  Cambridge.  His  birth 
occurred  on  Octolier  10,  1863,  in  Cardigan,  South  AAGles,'  and  he  is  the  son 
of  AAhlliam  and  Nellie  (Thomas)  Reynolds.  The  father  was  a farmer; 
neither  he  nor  his  wife  ever  came  to  America. 

John  Reynolds  spent  his  boyhood  upon  the  farm,  and  he  obtained  his 
education  in  the  public  schools  of  his  native  land.  Later  in  life  his  father 
sold  the  home  farm  and  entered  the  steel  mills  of  Swansea  and  became  an 
iron  worker.  This  was  in  1872,  and  in  1876  the  son  entered  the  Landore  Tin 
Plate  Company's  mills  as  a “scrap”  hoy,  and  he  remained  there  until  1892, 
filling  every  position  in  these  mills  as  catcher,  heater,  doubler  and  roller. 
Leaving  this  mill,  he  came  to  America  in  1892  and  found  enqdoyment  in  the 
Iroudale  Tin  Mill  in  Jefferson  county,  Ohio,  working  in  the  same  capacity 
as  he  worked  in  the  mills  of  the  old  country.  He  remained  there  two  years, 
then  came  to  Cambridge  and  was  employed  in  the  Alorton  Tin  Plate  Com- 
pany’s mills  at  this  place.  He  was  one  of  the  first  men  in  this  mill,  em- 
ployed as  a heater.  In  Decemlier,  1894,  and  in  March,  1895,  he  was  gah'cn  a 
doubling  position,  and  the  following  June  he  was  given  a rolling  position  and 


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])lacccl  in  charge  of  a crew  of  men  and  he  has  very  ably  held  this  position  ever 
since  and  is  considered  an  expert  man  in  his  line.  He  has  seen  Cambridge 
grow  from  what  seemed  to  be  a plowed  field  to  a prosperous  city  in  fifteen 
}ears. 

Politically,  Mr.  Reynolds  is  a Republican,  and  he  has  always  voted  and 
is  interested  in  politics  and  pulilic  matters.  He  is  w'ell  informed  on  public 
(piestions  and  well  (|ualified  to  discuss  puldic  issues.  He  is  a member  of  the 
Modern  Woodmen  of  America  and  the  Protected  Home  Circle.  In  Wales 
he  was  a member  of  Glantawe  Lodge,  Ancient  Shepherds,  also  a member  of 
the  Loyal  George  Lodge  of  Alfreds. 

Mr.  Reynolds  was  married  March  15,  1883,  to  Anna  Griffith,  daughter 
of  William  and  Anna  Griffith,  of  Swansea,  Affiles.  Her  father  was  a prom- 
inent contractor:  he  and  his  wife  remained  in  that  country.  Eight  children 
have  been  born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  l-Ieynolds,  two  of  whom  are  deceased;  those 
living  are,  Anna  married  David  'J.  Thomas,  a roller  in  the  copper  mills  of 
Pittshurg;  William  is  a tin  roller  in  the  same  mill  with  his  father  and  he  is 
an  expert;  David  J.,  Nellie,  Thomas  and  John  G.,  all  of  Cambridge.  These 
children  all  recei\-ed  good  educations  in  the  Cambridge  public  schools.  Mr. 
Reynolds  and  family  are  members  of  the  Baptist  church  and  faithful  sup- 
])orters  of  the  same.  While  Mr.  Reynolds  and  wife  had  few  advantages  in 
tlie  way  of  education,  they  have  been  students  and  readers  of  good  books  and 
their  home  library  is  well  supplied  with  the  writings  of  the  best  standard 
authors.  This  is  a splendid  family,  intelligent,  industrious  and  frugal.  Mrs. 
Reynolds  is  devoted  to  her  family  and  home  and  keeps  her  dwelling  neat  and 
attractive.  Mr.  Jxeynolds  owns  a modern  home  at  No.  322  Woodlawn  avenue, 
which  is  entirely  paid  for.  In  July,  1906,  Mr.  Reynolds  visited  the  scenes  of 
his  childhood  and  youth  in  Wales,  and  was  absent  about  ten  weeks.  Lie  is 
fond  of  his  adopted  country  and  he  and  his  family  are  now  thoroughly 
Americanized. 


SA^IUEL  A.  CRAIG. 

The  name  of  Craig  is  an  honored  one  in  Guernsey  county,  because  of 
the  high  character  and  the  prominence  of  many  who  have  borne  it.  Samuel 
,\.  Craig,  a leading  merchant  of  the  city,  was  born  on  August  8,  1850,  in 
Cambridge,  Guern.sey  county,  Ohio,  of  Scotch-Trish  parents,  in  the  house  at 
the  corner  of  AVheeling  avenue  and  Eighth  street,  long  the  home  of  his  par- 
ents, Samuel  and  Margaret  (McEadden)  Craig.  His  parents  came  to  Cam- 


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bridge,  from  Washington,  Guernsey  county,  in  1847,  Samuel  Craig  having 
been  engaged  in  mercantile  business  there  for  some  years.  On  coming  to 
Cambridge  Samuel  Craig,  Sr.,  bought  property  at  the  corner  of  Wheeling 
avenue  and  Eighth  street,  where  he  engaged  in  the  drygoods  business,  and 
where  his  family  also  resided.  The  Craig  store  became  one  of  the  best  known 
and  busiest  concerns  of  the  city,  and  at  this  same  location  Mr.  Craig  continued 
to  carry  on  business  and  to  reside  until  his  death,  on  March  8,  1891.  His 
widow  died  on  January  21,  1895,  at  the  age  of  seventy-two,  having  been  born 
in  Ireland  on  August  15,  1818.  Both  parents  are  buried  in  the  South  Side 
cemetery. 

Samuel  Craig,  Sr.,  was  a man  of  high  character  and  sterling  worth, 
active  and  progressive  in  business,  liberal  in  charity,  and  strong  in  his  advo- 
cacy of  obedience  to  the  teachings  of  the  Golden  Rule  in  the  affairs  of  every- 
day life.  Mr.  Craig  was  an  Abolitionist  at  a time  when  it  required  courage  to 
be  such,  and  he  was  one  of  these  anti-slavery  advocates  who  was  actively  con- 
nected with  the  operations  of  the  “Underground  Railway,"  assisting  in  the 
secreting  and  forwarding  on  their  way  to  freedom  many  a runaway  slave. 
With  the  birth  of  the  Republican  party  he  became  a member,  and  continued  a 
loyal  adherent  until  his  death.  Always  intensely  interested  in  public  affairs, 
he  was  never  an  office  seeker.  He  did,  ho\vever,  serve  for  a number  of  years 
as  a member  of  the  Cambridge  hoard  of  education,  and  was  always  interested 
in  educational  matters  as  pertaining  to  the  public  schools.  The  beautiful 
grounds  and  stately  shade  trees  surrounding  the  Park  school  building  are  a 
lasting  monument  to  his  interest  and  activity  along  these  lines.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  first  hoard  of  trustees  of  South  Side  cemetery,  and  the  lieauty 
of  its  landscapes  and  arrangement  are  largely  due  to  his  efforts.  Greatly 
interested  in  the  education  of  the  colored  people,  he  was  constantlv  striving  by 
his  personal  efforts  and  financial  assistance  to  provide  ways  and  means  for 
their  betterment.  ]\Ir.  Craig  was  also  greatly  interested  in  agriculture  and 
horticulture,  and  w'as  the  promoter  of  the  first  county  fair  hekl  in  Guernsey 
county.  The  life  of  IMr.  Craig  was  one  of  activity,  and  he  was  closely  iflen- 
tified  with  the  growth  and  development  of  Cambridge.  Liberal  in  his  charity, 
he  gave  without  ostentation  money,  clothing,  food  and  fuel,  never  denying 
the  needy. 

To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Samuel  Craig,  Sr.,  were  horn  five  sons  and  three 
daughters,  namely:  George  H.,  deceased:  Lydia,  now  the  widow  of  Judge 

Lrederick  W.  AYood ; Martha,  now  the  widow  of  David  D.  Taylor,  of  Cam- 
bridge; Cyrus  L.,  of  Cambridge;  Samuel  A.;  William,  deceased:  William 
Alfred,  deceased;  Mary,  deceased.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Craig  were  members  of  the 


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United  Presbyterian  church  from  its  formation,  in  1858,  until  their  death; 
prior  to  1858  they  were  meml^ers  of  the  Associated  church.  They  held  their 
memhership  in  the  First  United  Presbyterian  church  of  Cambridge,  and  for 
many  years  Air.  Craig  was  an  elder  and  prominent  in  church  affairs.  Mrs. 
Craig  was  also  active  in  the  church  and  Sabbath  school,  and  was  the  organ- 
izer and  the  first  president  of  the  Woman’s  Alissionary  Society.  In  such  an 
en\’ironment  their  family  was  reared. 

Samuel  A.  Craig  was  born  in  Cambridge,  and  has  there  spent  his  child- 
hood, youth,  and  his  business  career,  remaining'  in  the  same  location  which  his 
parents  ])urchased  on  coming  to  Cambridge.  After  attending  the  schools  of 
Cambridge  he  S])ent  some  time  at  Ohio  FTniversity  at  Athens,  and  then  entered 
the  store  of  his  father,  who  was  then  in  partnership  with  a Air.  Bryant,  under 
the  firm  name  of  Craig  & Bryant. 

On  Novemher  13,  1873,  Air.  Craig  was  married  to  Ella  Gregg,  the 
daughter  of  Joshua  and  Elizal)eth  ( Broomhall ) Gregg.  Both  the  Greggs  and 
Broomhalls  were  Quaker  families  of  Belmont  county,  Ohio.  Joshua  Gregg 
was  a merchant  for  some  years  at  AIcConnellsville,  Ohio,  and  was  later  in 
the  milling  business  in  Cumberland,  Guernsey  county.  He  was  an  ardent  Re- 
publican, and  in  i86r  was  elected  treasurer  of  Guernsey  county,  and  served 
four  years.  During  his  term  as  treasurer  Gen.  John  Morgan  and  his  band  of 
Confederate  raiders  passed  through  the  county,  and  to  protect  the  county’s 
money  Mr.  Gregg  carried  it  to  the  woods  and  buried  it.  Eor  some  time  after 
leaving  this  office  he  resided  in  Cambridge,  then  removed  tO'  Greenville. 
Darke  county,  where  he  engaged  in  business,  and  later  removing  to  Columbus, 
there  engaged  in  building  and  the  improving  of  real  estate.  He  did  much 
for  the  develo])ment  of  the  communities  in  which  he  resided.  He  died  in 
1903,  his  wife  in  1900,  and  their  bodies  rest  in  the  cemetery  at  Belmont,  in 
Belmont  county,  the  (dd  family  burying  ground.  Mr.  Gregg  was  a man  of 
broad  views,  a great  reader,  and  a devout  Presbyterian.  His  family  consisted 
of  three  sons  and  one  daughter:  Rodney  E.,  of  Columbus,  Ohio;  Allen  B., 
a farmer  of  Licking  county,  Ohio ; Lewis,  of  Cincinnati,  and  Ella. 

To  Air.  and  Mrs.  Craig  have  been  born  four  children.  Frederick  G., 
who  was  liorn  on  Feliruarv  16,  1875,  Gretchen  Eckley,  of  Carrollton, 

and  is  connected  with  his  father  in  business.  Alary  Margaret,  who  was  born 
on  A larch  13,  1877,  married  Jose])h  Pender,  an  attorney  of  Denver,  Colorado. 
Samuel  A.,  Jr.,  was  born  on  December  t6,  1878,  and  married  Ruth  Westfall, 
of  Delaware,  Ohio,  and  is  now  associated  in  business  with  his  father.  Eliza- 
beth O.  was  born  on  October  15,  1884,  and  married  Samuel  C.  Carnes,  an 
attorney  of  Cambridge. 


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After  his  marriage  Air.  Craig  continued  to  clerk  for  the  firm  of  Craig  & 
Bryant  for  several  years,  when  the  interest  of  Air.  Bryant  was  purchased,  and 
Air.  Craig  entered  partnership  with  his  father,  which  arrangement  continued 
until  the  father’s  death,  when  the  son  succeeded  to  the  entire  business,  which 
he  has  since  conducted  with  the  assistance  of  his  brother,  Cyrus  F.,  and  his 
sons. 

Air.  Craig  is  progressive,  and  in  1904  erected  upon  the  site  so  long  occu- 
pied a fine  four-story  business  and  apartment  block.  The  immense  Craig 
drygoods  business  occupies  the  entire  first  floor,  the  basement,  and  the  larger 
part  of  the  second  floor,  while  the  remainder  of  the  fine  building  is  occupied 
by  residence  suites.  Air.  Craig  has  spent  his  entire  home  and  business  life 
in  this  location.  He  is  recognized  as  one  of  the  most  substantial  business  men 
of  Cambridge,  always  interested  in  the  city's  progress.  A lifelong  Republican, 
he  has  never  sought  office,  but  has  loyally  supported  the  party  principles.  He 
has  served  as  a member  of  the  city  council,  and  is  a wide  awake  and  progres- 
sive citizen.  Air.  and  Airs.  Craig  and  the  members  of  their  family  have  al- 
ways been  members  of  the  First  United  Presbyterian  church,  and  active  in  the 
work  of  the  church  and  Sabbath  school.  Airs.  Craig  is  a refined,  intelligent 
and  cultured  woman,  and  takes  her  share  in  the  work  of  the  church  societies, 
and  contributes  largel}"  to  charity. 


ATLLIAAI  C.  SUITT. 

The  achievements  of  William  C.  Suitt,  well  known  manufacturer  of 
Cambridge,  represent  the  result  of  honest  endeavor  along  lines  where  mature 
judgment  has  opened  the  way.  He  possesses  a weight  of  character,  a native 
sagacity,  a discriminating  judgment  and  a sense  of  honor  that  command  the 
approval  and  the  respect  of  all  who  have  occasion  to  know  him  well,  and  he 
is  deserving  of  the  high  rank  he  holds  in  industrial,  social  and  civic  circles  of 
Guernsey  county. 

Air.  Suitt  was  born  February  22,  1869,  in  Bern,  Xoble  county,  Ohio, 
and  he  is  the  son  of  Nathaniel  and  Ella  A.  (Collins)  Suitt.  The  father  was 
born  and  brought  up  in  Palmyra,  Alarion  county,  Alissouri,  and  the  mother 
was  born  and  reared  in  Noble  county,  Ohio,  to  which  state  the  father  came 
in  1867  he  was  soon  afterwards  married  to  Ella  A.  Collins.  He  was  a 
farmer  bv  profession  and  in  October,  1884,  he  became  a resident  of  Cam- 
bridge, Guernsey  county,  and  he  here  engaged  in  the  dairy  business,  which 


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he  continued  for  ten  j'ears  when  he  retired  from  active  business  life.  He 
is  now  li\ing  in  jMuskogee,  Oklahoma.  His  wife  died  in  May,  1901. 
Xathaniel  Suitt  has  been  a lifelong  Democrat,  but  never  active.  He  and  his 
wife  were  llaptists  and  devout  church  people.  They  became  the  parents  of 
five  children,  three  sons  and  tw’o  daughters,  all  living,  namely:  William  C., 
of  this  review,  is  the  oldest;  Wallace  W.  is  a member  of  the  manufacturing 
firm  of  Suitt  Brothers,  of  Cambridge,  Ohio;  Howard  L.  lives  in  Muskogee, 
Oklahoma;  Mary  E.  married  W.  C.  Clough,  of  Chicago;  Martha  married 
Edward  Mercer,  of  Granite  Cit}c  Illinois. 

William  C.  Suitt.  of  this  review,  \vas  educated  in  the  public  schools  of 
Noble  county  and  the  Cambridge  public  schools  and  he  was  graduated  from 
the  Cambridge  Commercial  School.  He  was  first  employed  wdth  the  Altman 
Taylor  Company,  of  Mansfield,  as  bookkeeper  at  Ft.  Wayne,  Indiana,  and 
remained  with  that  company  two  years.  He  then  came  to  the  Cambridge 
Chair  Comjiany  in  1902,  as  bookkeeper,  and,  after  a short  time  in  that  office, 
he  was  given  a position  as  traveling  salesman  for  this  concern,  and  he  con- 
tinued thus  very  successfully  until  1903.  He  then  formed  a partnership  with 
his  brother,  Wallace  W.,  in  the  manufacture  of  chairs,  which  they  continued 
until  1906,  enjoying  a very  liberal  patronage,  then  they  succeeded  to  the  Cam- 
bridge Chair  Company’s  business  and  organized  the  Suitt  Brothers  Manu- 
facturing Company,  which  has  had  a rapid  development  and  has  attained  a 
great  prestige  in  the  manufacturing  world.  They  make  all  kinds  of  chairs, 
including  rockers  of  a high  grade  of  workmanship,  and  owing  to  the  superior 
quality  and  finish  they  are  eagerly  sought  for  by  the  wdiolesale  and  retail  trade. 
Under  judicious  management  their  business  has  grown  to  mammoth  propor- 
tions from  a small  beginning.  Their  annual  business  will  now  aggregate 
about  two  hundred  thousand  dollars,  anti  their  products  are  shipped  to 
almost  everv  state  in  the  union.  The  plant  is  equipped  wdth  modern  and  the 
latest  a])proved  machinery  and  appliances  for  the  rapid  and  economic  produc- 
tion of  their  various  grades  of  chairs,  and  only  skilled  artisans  are  employed. 
-\  large  number  of  em])loves  are  kept  busy  at  all  seasons.  The  Suitt  brothers 
are  regardeil  as  among  Camliridge’s  most  enterprising  and  aggressive  manu- 
facturers and  have  done  much  to  spread  abroad  the  name  and  fame  of  this 
city  as  a manufacturing  center. 

Mr.  Suitt  was  marriecl  on  July  25,  1905,  to  Hallie  F.  Forsythe,  daughter 
of  John  O.  and  Martha  (Frame)  Forsythe,  of  MilFvood  towmship,  Guernsey 
county,  Ohio,  and  they  are  now^  residents  of  Cambridge;  they  enjoy  a wdde 
ac([uaintance  and  w'arm  friendship  throughout  the  county.  To  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Suitt  two  children  have  been  born,  Paul  H.  and  William  M. 


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Politically,  Mr.  Snitt  is  a Republican  and  he  is  always  found  on  the 
firing  line  for  his  friends  and  the  party’s  principles,  but  he  is  not  an  office 
seeker.  He  has  served  the  city  as  a member  of  the  board  of  (public  safety. 
He  and  his  family  affiliate  with  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church  and  he  is  a 
liberal  supporter  of  church  work.  Although  a very  busy  man,  he  devotes 
much  of  his  spare  time  to  familiarizing  himself  with  the  world’s  best  litera- 
ture, and  he  has  a well  selected  and  extensive  private  library  in  his  home. 
He  is  a very  interesting  and  intelligent  eonversationalist  on  current  and  gen- 
eral topics,  and,  being  an  unassuming  and  genial  man,  he  is  a very  agreeable 
companion  and  inspires  the  respect  and  good  will  of  every  one.  His  home  is 
modern,  attractive  and  he  and  Mrs.  Suitt  are  ideal  hos,ts  and  are  prominent  in 
the  social  hfe  of  the  city.  Their  home  is  at  No.  226  North  Tenth  street,  in 
one  of  the  best  residence  sections  of  the  city. 

Mr.  Suitt  is  a man  of  high  ideals,  both  in  private  and  public  life,  and 
he  stands  for  what  is  best  in  all  movements.  He  Eas  long  been  an  ardent  and 
efficient  worker  in  the  cause  of  temperance,  yet  he  is  charitable  to  all  who 
hold  opposite  views  on  any  C|uestion,  meeting  CTi>position  with  argument  and 
not  abuse.  He  merits  in  every  way  the  confidence  and  high  esteem  that  are 
reposed  in  him  by  all  classes. 


ARTHUR  G.  RINGER.  M.  D. 

The  professional  success  which  is  the  legitimate  reward  of  a persistency 
of  purpose  and  determination  has  attended  the  efforts  of  Dr.  Arthur  G. 
Ringer,  one  of  the  best  known  and  popular  of  the  younger  medical  prac- 
titioners of  Guernsey  county,  who,  judging  from  the  splendid  record  he  has 
made  in  the  past,  has  a brilliant  future  awaiting  him..  Me  has  thoroughly  pre- 
pared himself  for  his  life  work  and  has  ever  sought  to  keep  fully  abreast  of 
the  time  in  all  matters  pertaining  -to  his  line  of  endeavor. 

Doctor  Rincer  was  born  in  Cambridge.  Ohio.  No\’ember  30.  1880. 
the  scion  of  a prominent  old  family,  being  the  son  of  Dr.  John  W.  and 
Marv  Ann  (Bliss)  Ringer,  both  representatives  of  honored  pioneer  families 
of  this  county.  The  mother  was  a daughter  of  Washington  Bliss,  long 
a prominent  citizen  here,  and  a sister  of  John  A.  Bliss,  a noted  educator  in 
Guernsey  county  for  many  years.  Dr.  John  W..  Ringer,  father  of  the  sub- 
ject, was  for  many  decades  a well  known  and  successful  physician  in  tliis 
county,  having  first  located  at  Byesjdlle  in  1885,  and  he  was  active  in  pro- 


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moting  the  industries  of  that  town.  The  family  came  to  Cambridge  in 
IQ02  and  the  father  was  active  in  the  practice  of  his  profession  and  was 
also  engaged  in  the  drug  business  until  his  death  in  Jdecember,  1909.  He 
was  prominent  in  public  affairs  and  fdled  many  of  the  municipal  offices  in 
Byesville  and  was  a member  of  the  city  council  of  Cambridge.  His.  family 
consisted  of  seven  cbildren:  Maggie  B.,  now  Mrs.  T.  D.  Lee,  oi . Cam- 

bridge; Arthur  G.,  of  this  review;  Alpheus,  deceased;  an  infant  deceased; 
J.  Code,  a resident  of  Cambridge;  Nellie  B.,  at  home.  The  mother  of  these 
children  is  still  li\'ing,  and  the  family  is  prominent  in  the  professional,  com- 
mercial and  social  fife  of  the  city. 

Dr.  Arthur  G.  Ringer,  of  this  review,  was  educated  in  the  Byesville 
public  schools  and  the  Ohio  Northern  University  at  Ada,  Ohio, « from  which 
institution  he  was  graduated  in  1898,  having  completed  the  commercial 
course.  He  then  attended  the  Western  LTniversity  of  Pennsylvania  and  later 
attended  the  Ohio  Medical  College  at  Columbus,  Ohio,:  and  was  graduated 
from  the  same  in  1904,  having  made  an  excellent  record  for  scholarship 
there.  In  June  of  that  year  he  began  the  practice  of  his  profession  with 
his  father  in  Cambridge  and  bas  been  successfully  engaged  in  the  practice 
ever  since,  taking  a high  rank  among  his  professional  brethren  in  this  sec- 
tion of  the  state  and  enjoying  a rapidly  growing  patronage. 

d'he  Doctor  is  a member  of  the  county,  state  and  national  medical  asso- 
ciations, and  for  a time  he  was  secretary  of  the  county  society.  He  is  a 
progressive  and  successful  practitioner,  as  was  his  father,  and  is  in  every 
respect  a worthy  son  of  a worthy  sire.  In  the  fall  of  1908  he  was  elected 
coroner  of  Guernsey  county,  and  he  made  such  a very  creditable  record 
that  he  was  re-elected  in  the  fall  of  1910  for  a second  term  of  two  years,  hav- 
ing filled  this  important  position  in  a manner  that  reflected  much  credit 
upon  his  ability  and  to  the  entire  satisfaction  of  all  concerned.  ■ Like  his 
father  before  him,  he  is  active  in  local  politics  and  all  public  movements.  He 
is  an  unswerving  Republican.  He  belongs  to  the  Alpha  Kappa  Kappa  med- 
ical fraternity.  Lie  was  rearefl  in  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church,  of  which 
his  parents  were  members,  and  be  and  tbe  rest  of  the  family  also  affiliate 
with  the  same.  1 

Doctor  Ringer  was  married  on  August  28,  1909,  to  Florence  Rowland, 
a young  lady  of  talent  and  refinement,  and  the  representative  of  a prominent 
family,  being  the  daughter  of  Samuel  and  Madeline  (Riggins)  Rowland, 
of  London,  Ohio.  Both  her  parents  are  deceased.  She  is  active  in  church 
and  social  life,  and  their  cozy  and  attractive  home  at  No.  1025  Gaston  avenue 
is  the  scene  of  many  delightful  social  functions.  . . rw 


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ISAAC  J.  OLDHA^I. 

Isaac  J.  Oldham,  of  Cambridge  township,  son  of  iMarling  and  Isalielle 
(iMarling)  Oldham,  was  born  September  7.  1857,  on  the  old  Oldham  farm 
in  the  above  township.  He  came  of  pioneer  stock.  His  grandfather,  Isaac 
Oldham,  came  first  to  Gnernse_y  county  in  1806  and  took  up  one  hundred 
and  sixty  acres  of  government  land.  After  this  he  went  Irack  to  his  home 
in  Pennsylvania,  but  returned  to  Guernsey  county  and  settled  permanently, 
in  1808,  on  the  farm  where  his  grandson  now  lives,  and  where  he  reared  a 
family  of  twelve  children.  All  of  these  are  now  dead.  The  son,  jMarling, 
father  of  Isaac  J..  who  was  born  where  the  latter  now  lives,  was  a prosper- 
our  farmer  and  accumulated  a large  estate  in  the  Iteautiful  AAhlls  creek 
valley.  He  had  a family  of  two  daughters  and  one  son,  Elizabeth,  now  th.e 
widow  of  John  S.  Campliell,  of  Cambridge  township,  died  in  October.  1910; 
Ellen,  now  Mrs.  David  Linn,  of  AATstland  township,  and  Isaac  J.  The  father, 
first  a Whig  and  then  a Republican,  cast  his  presidential  vote  for  William 
Henry  Harrison  in  1840  and  for  Benjamin  Harrison  in  1888.  Though 
never  an  office  seeker,  he  was  always  active  in  public  affairs  and  in  move- 
ments for  the  general  good.  He  and  his  family  were  memliers  of  the  old 
Seceder  church  prior  to  1858,  but  with  the  organization,  at  that  time,  of  the 
United  Presbyterian  church  they  joined  the  latter.  He  died  March  18, 
1894,  and  his  widow^  March  9,  1896,  and  both  are  buried  in  Cambridge 
cemetery. 

Isaac  J.  Oldham,  the  subject  of  the  present  sketch,  grew  up  on  the  old 
home  farm  and  was  educated  at  the  district  school  of  the  neighborhood. 
He  was  married  May  4,  1881,  to  Margaret  E.  Lord,  daughter  of  Robert 
K.  and  Margaret  (Workman)  Ford,  of  Camliridge  township.  The  Fords 
were  a pioneer  family  that  came  from  Washington  county,  Pennsylvania, 
in  1820.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Oldham  had  six  children:  Merle,  now  Mrs.  Oliver 

King,  of  Cambridge  township;  Clare  Ethel,  at  home;  James  Paul,  married 
and  now  living  on  an  adjoining  farm ; Chauncey  hi.,  a progressive  teacher 
of  the  county  ; Ira  F.,  at  home,  and  Margaret  E.,  at  home.  hlrs.  Oldham 
died  February  15,  1893,  and  is  buried  in  the  Cambridge  cemetery,  hir. 
Oldham  was  married  again  June  13,  1895.  to  Esther  Ford,  a sister  of  his 
former  wife.  There  are  no  children  from  this  union. 

A lifelong  farmer,  Mr.  Oldham  now  owns  three  hundred  and  sixty 
acres  of  fine  Wills  creek  bottom  land,  under  a high  state  of  cultivation  and 
well  improved.  This  includes  both  of  the  old  homesteads — the  Oldham  and 
the  Ford.  On  the  former  still  stands  the  original  log  barn,  built  in  1820 


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from  trees  that  stood  on  the  lot  now  occupied  hy  the  barn.  It  was  c[uite 
larqe  for  those  days,  being  thirty  by  sixty  feet.  A stone  house,  still  stand- 
ing and  occupied  as  the  Oldham  home,  was  built  in  1822  of  stones  taken 
from  the  top  of  an  adjacent  hill.  This  was  the  first  house  other  than  a log 
cabin  that  was  built  in  the  townshi]i.  An  apjile  tree  standing  in  the  yard  was 
])lanted  in  1808  by  Grandmother  Sarah  Oldham,  who  came  here  that  year 
with  her  parents,  the  klarlings.  She  had  brought  along  as  riding  whips 
two  apjde  sprouts  cut  from  a tree  at  the  Virginia  home.  After  arriving  here 
she  planted  these  anrl,  strange  to  say,  lioth  grew  and  bore  apples  for  many 
years.  One  still  lives  and  has  an  apple  on  it  this  year  ( 1910). 

]\Ir.  Oldham  is  an  active  Republican,  has  served  ten  years  as  township 
trustee,  and  for  several  years  has  been  a school  director.  He  and  his  family 
are  memhers  of  the  First  United  Presbyterian  church  of  Cambridge  and 
take  their  part  in  church  and  Sunday  school  work.  He  is  knowm  as  a man 
of  character  and  integrity,  and  is  influential  in  the  community  where  he 
lives. 


JOHN  W.  BARNES. 

Prominent  among  the  pioneers  of  Guernsey  county  \vere  the  forbears 
of  John  AAh  Barnes,  wdao  now  resides  near  Cambridge.  His  mother’s  grand- 
father, Ste])hen  Stiles,  came  with  his  family  from  Virginia  early  in  the 
nineteenth  century,  and  this  was  the  first  white  family  to  settle  in  wdiat  is 
now  Jefferson  towmship.  Two  houses  then  stood  wdiere  Cambridge  City 
is;  Indians  and  wild  animals  were  plentiful  in  the  dense  forest  that  cov- 
ered the  country,  an<l  part  of  pioneer  Stiles’  task-  was  to  roll  up  and  burn 
magnificent  timber  that,  if  now  standing,  would  make  his  descendants  rich. 
His  son,  Andrew  Stiles,  became  a large  land  holder,  owning  at  one  time  about 
one  thousand  two  hundred  acres,  and  he  gave  to  each  of  his  children,  as 
thev  were  married,  160  acres.  The  grandfather  on  the  other  side  of  the 
house.  Abraham  Barnes,  w'as  a land  owner  in  A^irginia  and  Pennsylvania. 
He  was  a big-hearted,  lilieral  German.  His  son,  Francis,  the  father  of  John 
AAh.  owned  land  in  Guernsey  county  and  also  owned  and  operated  the  Barnes 
grist  mill,  which  was  bought  from  the  Oldhams.  The  Oldhams  \vere  the 
original  settlers  of  AAhlls  creek  valley,  and  upon  AAhlls  creek  this  mill  w^as 
Iniilt  in  1828.  From  the  Oldhams  it  passed  through  several  hands  until  1865, 
when  it  was  bought  by  Francis  Barnes  and  his  brother  Abraham,  who 
operated  it  jointly  until  1870,  when  Francis  bought  his  brother’s  interest  and 


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continued  as  owner  and  operator.  It  has  been  known  as  Barnes'  mill  since 
1865.  Francis  Barnes  died  in  1888,  his  widow  died  in  February  of  1892, 
and  both  are  buried  in  Center  cemetery.  At  the  settlement  of  the  father's 
estate,  in  1890,  the  sons,  John  \Y.  and  Francis  A.,  became  the  owners  of  the 
mill,  they  having  operated  it  from  the  time  of  the  father's  death.  From  1828 
to  the  present  time  this  mill  has  been  an  important  business  center  in  the 
Wills  creek  valley.  The  first  power  mill  in  Guernsey  countv,  it  kept  pace  with 
the  progress  of  the  times.  From  the  old-fashioned  buhrstone  it  changed  to 
the  roller  process,  and  in  1892  it  was  thoroughly  renovated  and  modernized 
in  all  its  departments.  The  original  mill  burned  down  in  1834.  It  was  rebuilt 
in  1840,  and  this  plant,  after  doing  duty  for  sixty  years,  was  succeeded  in 
1900  by  another  building  on  the  opposite  side  of  the  creek,  into  which  the  old 
machinery  was  remoA'ed.  The  present  mill  has  lioth  water  and  steam  po\ver. 
It  is  as  modern  in  its  equipment  as  any  in  the  county,  and  has  a capacity  of 
fifty  barrels  of  flour  and  two  hundred  and  lift}'  bushels  of  feed,  daily. 

The  children  of  Francis  and  i\Iary  A.  (Stiles)  Barnes  are:  Abraham 

A.,  of  Cambridge;  Mary  C.,  no\v  Mrs.  Thomas  j\Ioore,  of  Cambridge  town- 
ship; John  Wh,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Andrew  S.,  of  Cambridge;  Cora 
D.  and  Francis  A.  Those  deceased  were ; Sarah  L,  Dolly,  Joseph  Ah  and 
Alva  A. 

John  W.  Barnes,  the  third  of  these  children,  was  born  July  3,  1855,  in 
Jefferson  township,  Guernsey  countv,  Ohio.  His  early  childhood  \vas  spent 
on  the  farm,  but  when  he  was  ten  years  old  the  family  removed  to  the  mill 
property,  where  he  has  since  resided.  He  attended  the  district  schools  a few 
months  each  year  until  he  was  fifteen,  after  which  his  time  and  energy  were 
all  taken  up  with  the  mill  work.  On  August  24,  1901,  he  was  married  to 
Ella  A.  Thomas,  daughter  of  Jesse  and  Lavina  G.  (Tolbert)  Thomas,  of 
Guernse}^  county.  No  children  have  been  born  to  them. 

IMr.  Barnes  is  a Republican  in  politics.  For  many  years  he  was  an  active 
party  worker,  and  still  retains  a keen  interest  in  public  and  party  matters. 
He  is  a member  of  the  Cambridge  Lodge.  Knights  of  Pythias,  and  both  he 
and  Mrs.  Barnes  are  members  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church.  The 
Barnes  brothers,  John  Ah  and  Francis  A.,  in  addition  to  their  milling  inter- 
ests, have  a farm  of  one  hundred  and  seventy  acres  in  the  A ills  creek  ^'alley, 
near  the  mill.  John  W.  has  also  landed  interests  of  considerable  importance 
in  other  states.  The  Afills  creek  valley  about  Barnes'  mill  is  a beautiful 
stretch  of  country,  and  the  locality  with  the  old  mill  buildings  as  a center 
have  many  interesting  traditions  of  the  early  life.  Both  the  brothers  are 
excellent  business  men  and  both  stand  high  in  the  estimation  of  the  community. 


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ALBERT  R.  CAIN,  M.  D. 


Among  the  physicians  and  surgeons  of  Guernsey  county  who  have  risen 
to  eminence  in  their  chosen  field  of  endeavor  is  Dr.  Albert  R.  Cain,  of  Cam- 
bridge, whose  career  has  been  that  of  a broad-minded,  conscientious  worker  in 
the  sphere  to  which  his  life  and  energies  have  been  devoted,  and  whose  pro- 
found knowledge  of  his  jirofession  has  won  for  him  a leading  place  among  the 
most  distinguished  medical  men  of  his  day  and  generation  in  this  locality. 

Doctor  Cain  'was  born  November  9,  1850,  at  Carlisle,  Noble  county, 
Ohio,  and  he  is  the  son  of  Doctor  Richard  and  Adelia  ( Mallett)  Cain.  The 
father  was  horn  in  Alonroe  count}^  and  was  a member  of  a pioneer  family;  the 
mother  was  born  in  Ohio  county,  AVest  Alirginia.  The  father  was  a physician 
in  Noble  county  and  well  known  there,  practicing  successfully  until  his  death 
in  1855  : his  widow  survived  until  April  24,  1884,  dying  at  Senecaville,  Guern- 
sey county,  Ohio.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Richard  Cain  were  the  parents  of  three 
children,  one  son  dying  in  infancy,  namely:  Dr,  Albert  R.,  of  this  review; 
Mary,  who  married  W.  M.  Ogle,  of  Middleburg,  Noble  county,  this  state, 
now^  of  Marietta,  Ohio. 

Albert  R.  Cain  was  educated  primarily  in  the  public  schools  and  the  Cald- 
well high  school,  after  which  he  taught  for  six  years  in  Noble  county.  He 
entered  Miami  Aledical  College  at  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  in  the  fall  of  1873,  hav- 
ing read  medicine  two  years  prior  to  this  with  Dr.  William  Martin,  of  Har- 
riettsville.  Noble  county,  Ohio.  After  making  a splendid  record  as  a medical 
student  he  began  practice  at  Carlisle,  Noble  county,  and  remained  there  two 
vears,  then  moved  to  Senecaville,  Guernsey  county,  wLere  he  successfully 
practiced  for  a period  of  sixteen  years.  In  the  fall  of  1891  he  entered  Col- 
umbus IMedical  College,  at  Columbus,  Ohio,  from  which  institution  he  received 
his  degree  the  following  March,  and  then  took  up  his  practice  in  Cambridge 
and  has  remained  here  ever  since,  having  built  up  a large  and  profitable  prac- 
tice. He  also  practices  surgery  in  addition  to  his  regular  general  practice,  and 
he  holds  a very  high  rank  among  the  eminent  medical  men  of  this  part  of  the 
state,  being  'well  grounded  in  his  profession  and  keeping  abreast  of  the  times 
in  every  respect,  and  he  has  the  confidence  and  esteem  of  the  masses.  The 
Doctor  is  a member  of  the  Guernsey  County  Medical  Society  in  wdiich  he  takes 
much  interest,  and  of  the  American  Historical  Association.  He  w-as  elected 
president  of  the  Eighth  Council  District  Medical  Association  at  its  seventh 
annual  session,  held  at  Zanesville,  Ohio,  November  25,  1910.  This  associa- 
tion is  composed  of  the  eight  counties  of  Guernsey,  Athens,  Licking,  Morgan, 
Aluskingum,  Noble,  Peri'y  and  AAfashington. 


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On  April  24,  1880,  Doctor  Cain  was  married  to  Eliza  M.  Hatton,  daugh- 
ter of  James  and  Jane  ( Thompson)  Hatton,  of  Lore  City,  this  county,  repre- 
senting a prominent  pioneer  family.  Frank  Hatton,  who  was  postmaster  gen- 
eral under  President  Garfield,  was  a cousin  of  i\Irs.  Cain.  These  parents  are 
both  deceased,  the}'  having  moved  to  southern  Illinois  some  years  prior. 

To  Doctor  and  Mrs.  Cain  three  children  have  been  born,  one  of  whom 
died  in  infancy;  Laura  and  IMary  are  both  at  home. 

Doctor  Cain  is  a Republican  in  politics  and  he  has  been  active  in  public 
matters ; though  never  being  an  ofifice  seeker,  he  has  always  stood  ready  to  sup- 
port all  just  measures.  His  wife  and  daughters  are  members  of  the  iMethodist 
Episcopal  church  and  are  active  church  and  Sunday  school  workers,  and  the 
Doctor  is  an  attendant  and  liberal  contributor.  He  has  an  attractive  and  pleas- 
ant home  at  No.  322  North  Sixth  street.  The  Doctor  is  an  advocate  of  out- 
door recreation  and  he  and  members  of  his  family  are  accustomed  to  take  an 
annual  eastern  trip  and  enjoy  the  sea  coast  for  awhile. 

In  addition  to  his  general  practice,  the  Doctor  is  assistant  surgeon  for 
the  Baltimore  & Ohio  railroad,  having  charge  of  the  Cambridge  division. 
Personally,  he  is  a genial,  well  rounded,  likable  gentleman,  unassuming  and  a 
good  mixer.  He  is  an  educated,  cultured  and  entertaining  conversationalist, 
and  is  in  every  way  deserving  of  the  large  success  that  has  attended  his  efforts 
as  a medical  practitioner  and  of  the  high  esteem  in  which  he  is  held. 


WILLIAM  Ah  DOWDALL. 

Beginning  life  at  practicall}^  the  bottom  of  the  ladder,  Ahlliam  W.  Dow- 
dall,  an  enterprising  citizen  of  Quaker  City,  Guernsey  county,  has  climbed 
step  by  step  to  the  top,  with  little  other-  aid  than  that  of  a stout  heart  and 
rvilling  hands  and  an  intelligent  brain,  and  he  is  a valuable  example  of  what 
may  be  accomplished  by  thrift  and  perseverance,  even  under  circumstances 
often  discouraging. 

Mr.  Dow'dall  was  born  on  December  3,  1853,  in  Belmont  count}',  Ohio, 
near  Atlas,  and  is  the  son  of  James  and  Elizabeth  (Custer)  Dowdall,  the 
father  a native  of  Loudoun  county,  \"irginia,  and  the  mother  born  in  Belmont 
county,  Ohio.  The  father  came  to  Belmont  county  as  a young  man  and 
was  married  there.  Lie  was  a tailor  by  trade  and  in  his  family  were  nine 
children,  he  having  four  children  by  a former  marriage.  In  1881,  the  family 
removed  to  Quaker  City  and  have  resided  here  ever  since ; both  parents  are 

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living'.  I'he  son,  AA'illiam  AAA,  came  to  Quaker  City  in  1883,  having  gone  to 
Emporia,  Kansas,  from  Belmont  county  in  1878  where  he  worked  at  painting 
and  paper  hanging,  having  learned  the  trade  in  Belmont  county.  His  child- 
hood and  early  youth  was  spent  in  Boston,  Belmont  county,  and  where  he 
obtained  his  education  in  the  public  schools.  On  returning  to  Quaker  City  he 
engaged  in  contracting,  painting  and  paper  hanging.  He  was  married  on 
September  3,  1891,  to  Mary  Gil.)bons,  daughter  of  John  and  Mary  (Black) 
Gibbons,  of  Chester  Hill,  Alorgan  county,  Ohio,  and  \vere  never  residents 
of  Guernsey  county.  To  this  union  have  been  born  one  son  and  one  daughter, 
AAhlliam  J.  and  Eva  A. 

IV'lr.  Dowdall  w^as  engaged  in  the  painting  and  paper  hanging  business 
until  June  i,  1908,  taking  charge  of  the  postoffice  at  Quaker  City  on  that 
date.  The  office  is  doing  a large  business  for  a town  of  the  size,  having  six 
rural  routes  and  one  star  route.  He  is  a popular  and  obliging  official,  a 
Republican  in  politics  and  an  active  party  \vorker  and  has  been  a frec|uent 
delegate  to  conventions.  He  was  elected  assessor  of  Millwood  township  for 
three  successive  years,  and  w-as  health  officer  of  Quaker  City  for  four  years, 
being  ahvays  an  efficient  and  faithful  public  officer  in  whatever  position  he 
was  placed.  He  is  a member  of  Quaker  Lodge  of  Masons.  He  and  his  fam- 
ily arc  members  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church  and  he  is  a member  of  the 
hoard  of  trustees.  Mr.  Dowdall  is  also  a teacher  in  the  Sunday  school,  and 
has  lieen  for  many  years.  He  is  an  honest,  upright  man  and  highly  regarded 
by  all  who  know  him  and  have  had  dealings  with  him.  His  wife  is  assistant 
postmaster  and  his  son,  AVilliam  J.,  is  a clerk  in  the  office,  the  business  being 
admirably  conducted. 


AAHLLIAM  HAMILTON  BELL. 

Among  the  agriculturists  of  Guernsey  county  whose  efforts  have  been 
crowned  with  abundant  success  and  wdio  is  deserving  of  the  high  esteem 
in  which  they  are  held  is  AAhlliam  Hamilton  Bell,  whose  life  has  been  so 
exemplary  that  it  serves  scarcely  any  purpose  here  to  state  that  naught 
derogatory  has  ever  been  said  against  him  by  those  who  know  him  best. 
He  w-as  born  on  August  21,  1837,  on  the  farm  where  he  now  lives,  and  he 
has  done  his  full  share  in  developing  the  community.  He  is  the  son  of  AAhl- 
liam  and  Mary  (Glenn)  Bell.  The  parents  came  to  this  county  from  AAHsh- 
ington  county.  Pennsylvania,  in  the  spring  of  1837.  Gabriel  Glenn,  a brother 
of  Mrs.  Bell,  accompanied  the  family  here  and  invested  largely  in  wood  land, 


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this  being"  the  farthest  point  west  that  the  family  thought  they  could  pene- 
trate with  their  wagons  and  families.  This  country  at  that  time  was  all 
timbered  with  the  finest  quality  of  trees.  There  were  only  two  children  in 
the  family  of  Afr.  and  Airs.  William  Bell,  a son  and  a daughter,  the  latter, 
Agnes  Jane,  being  deceased  many  years ; she  was  married  to  Hugh  P. 
Alorrison,  dying  soon  after  her  wedding.  The  father’s  death  occurred  on 
Alay  30,  1869,  his  widow  surviving  until  Alarch  14,  1882.  Both  are  buried 
in  the  cemetery  at  Lebanon,  Guernsey  county,  as  is  also  the  daughter.  Airs. 
Alorrison.  The  father  was  a farmer  and  large  land  owner,  and  he  was  in- 
duced to  come  to  Guernsey  county  on  account  of  the  cheaper  land.  He  paid 
for  his  land  with  money  he  saved  through  hard  work  as  a "flailer,"  having 
flailed  grain  for  one-tenth  of  the  grain,  threshed  for  the  farmers  of  Wash- 
ington county,  Pennsylvania,  and  thus  his  start  toward  his  acquisition  of 
large  land  interests  in  Guernsey  county.  These  parents  were  devoted  Pres- 
byterians and  active  in  the  establishment  of  the  church  in  the  new  country. 
The  father  was  an  upright  man  in  all  his  dealings,  and  in  politics  he  was 
a Whig  and  later  a Republican  and  a strong  advocate  of  good  government 
and  right  living,  and  he  filled  various  township  offices.  He  was  an  elder 
in  the  Lmited  Presbyterian  church  from  its  organization  here  until  his  death. 
His  life  was  devoted  very  largely  to  his  home  and  family  and  his  land 
interests. 

William  Hamilton  Bell,  of  this  review,  grew  to  maturity  on  the  home 
farm  and  was  educated  in  the  district  schools,  in  a school  house  located  on 
his  father’s  farm.  His  was  a sturdy,  industrious  boyhood,  and  he  has 
always  devoted  his  life  to  farming  and  stock  raising.  He  has  been  twice 
married,  first  to  Jane  Clark,  daughter  of  William  H.  and  Alargaret  Clark, 
of  Knox  township,  this  county,  and  to  this  union  two  children  were  born, 
Nancy  Jane  and  William  C.,  the  former  being  deceased  and  the  latter  living 
on  the  farm  with  his  father.  Airs.  Bell  passed  to  her  rest  in  June,  1871. 
His  second  marriage  was  solemnized  on  April  18,  1872,  to  Alaggie  Alason, 
daughter  of  Henry  and  Catherine  Alason,  of  Knox  township,  this  county. 
Both  these  parents  came  to  this  country  from  county  Down,  Ireland,  in 
1846,  and  settled  in  Guernsey  county,  Ohio.  A sketch  of  this  prominent  old 
family  appears  elsewhere  in  this  \vork.  To  Air.  Bell’s  second  union  four 
children  were  born,  one  dying  in  infancy;  Alary  C.  is  deceased:  Jessie  O. 
and  Annie  Alay  are  at  home  with  their  parents.  This  family  has  spent 
their  lives  on  the  farm  where  they  now  live  and  which  was  first  settled 
by  their  ancestors.  Air.  Bell  is  the  owner  of  an  excellent  farm  of  two  hun- 
dred and  twelve  acres,  and  he  has  kept  it  well  improved  and  carefully  tilled. 


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lieing  a ])roq'ressive  farmer.  Pie  is  an  uncompromising  Republican  and  has 
long  taken  much  interest  in  political  matters.  Pie  and  his  family  are  mem- 
bers of  the  United  Presbyterian  church,  and  for  many  years  he  was  a deacon 
in  the  church  and  has  always  been  active  in  church  affairs  and  Sunday 
school  work. 


REV.  ISAAC  N.  WHITE,  D.  D. 

The  good  that  a high-minded,  whole-souled  man  like  Rev.  Isaac  N. 
Wdiite  does  in  this  practical,  worldly-minded  age,  cannot  be  measured  in  metes 
and  bounds,  and  such  an  one  should  receive  our  heartiest  commendations; 
but  a man  of  such  pure  ideals  does  not  court  the  admiring  plaudits  of  men, 
merely  striving  to  do  his  Master's  will. 

Rev.  I.  N.  White,  of  Fairview,  Oxford  township,  Guernsey  county,  was 
born  y\ugust  17,  1835,  at  Hickory,  Washington  county,  Pennsylvania,  the  son 
of  Nicholas  and  Ann  (Edgar)  White,  the  father  born  in  Canonsburg,  Penn- 
sylvania, and  the  mother  in  Westmoreland  county,  the  same  state.  The  par- 
ents spent  their  entire  married  life  at  Hickory,  Washington  county,  Pennsyl- 
vania, where  they  died  many  years  ago,  and  where  they  are  buried.  The 
father  was  a farmer  and  a devout  member  of  the  Associate  church,  and  died 
a member  of  that  church  in  1851. 

Isaac  N.  White  spent  his  youth  on  the  farm,  assisting  in  the  general  work, 
and  his  early  education  was  obtained  in  the  village  schools  of  Hickory.  He 
later  attended  Jefferson  College  at  Canonsburg,  Pennsylvania,  graduating  in 
1855.  He  then  taught  school  in  Natchez,  Alississippi,  for  one  year  and 
in  the  fall  of  1856  entered  the  theological  seminary  at  Xenia,  Ohio,  prepara- 
tory to  entering  the  ministry.  He  graduated  from  the  seminary  in  1859  and 
the  same  year  was  licensed  to  preach  the  gospel  and  was  first  called  to  the 
congregation  at  Hebron,  in  Washington  county.  New  York,  where  he  re- 
mained about  three  years.  He  then  came  to  the  Steubenville  presbytery,  Ohio, 
and  was  placed  in  charge  of  the  United  Presbyterian  congregations  of  Leba- 
non and  Glade  Run,  in  Columbiana  and  Carroll  counties,  and  was  with  this 
charge  for  ten  years.  He  then  came  to  Guernsey  county,  in  the  Muskingum 
presljytery,  and  was  placed  in  charge  of  Fairview,  Washington  and  Sandhill 
congregations.  In  serving  these  congregations  he. was  to  give  Faiiwiew  one 
Sabbath  and  Washington  the  next  Sabbath,  and  at  the  Sandhill  church  on 
the  evening  of  his  Fairview  service,  riding  seven  miles  through  all  kinds  of 
weather  and  bad  roads  to  fill  this  appointment.  He  remained  serving  these 


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three  congregations  for  thirty  years,  resigning  the  charge  on  Decemher  i. 
1904,  and  since  that  time  he  has  not  been  engaged  in  active  ministry.  During 
all  those  years  he  Avas  active  not  only  in  his  own  church  affairs,  but  in  all  move- 
ments for  the  betterment  of  the  local  conditions,  and  was  foremost  in  all  work 
for  the  uplift  of  the  people  of  all  classes. 

Reverend  White  has  been  twice  married,  hrst  on  October  28,  1865,  to 
Mary  Miller,  daughter  of  klr.  and  hlrs.  Thomas  hliller,  of  Hickory,  Wash- 
ington county,  Pennsylvania.  Two  children  were  horn  to  this  union.  Alice 
M.,  at  home,  and  John  C.,  in  business  at  Cleveland,  Ohio.  The  wife  and 
mother  died  in  April,  1870,  and  his  second  marriage  was  in  December,  1S71, 
to  Margaret  iMcGowan,  daughter  of  hlr.  and  Mrs.  David  klcGowan,  of  Steub- 
enville; no  children  were  horn  to  this  marriage.  In  1902  kluskingum  College, 
at  New  Concord,  Ohio,  conferred  on  Reverend  Wdrite  the  honorary  degree 
of  Doctor  of  Divinity.  He  has  been  a Republican  in  politics  since  the  birth 
of  the  party  in  1856,  voting  for  John  C.  Fremont  for  President  : has  always 
been  interested  in  educational  matters  and  has  served  as  a member  of  the 
board  of  education.  After  his  rvell  spent  years  he  is  now  living  a retired 
life  in  Fairview  where  he  has  since  spent  so  many  active  and  useful  years. 
His  ministerial  labors  and  influence  covered  a greater  portion  of  the  eastern 
half  of  Guernsey  county  and  his  services  were  in  constant  demand  in  per- 
forming marriage  ceremonies  and  conducting  funerals  of  persons  both  in  and 
outside  of  the  church  membership. 

The  daughter,  Alice  M.  White,  is  a highly  educated  and  cultured  woman, 
being  a graduate  of  Washington  Seminary  at  A'ashington,  Pennsylvania,  and 
has  been  a teacher  in  the  Western  Pennsylvania  Institute  for  the  Deaf  about 
ten  years.  During  the  summer  of  1910  she  made  a tour  of  European  coun- 
tries, visiting  most  of  the  cities  and  points  of  interest. 


BENJAMIN  OBURN  POTTS. 

Success  has  been  achieved  by  Benjamin  Ohurn  Potts,  one  of  the  enter- 
prising business  men  of  Lore  City,  Guernsey  county,  because  he  has  worked 
for  it  along  legitimate  lines  and  has  not  depended  upon  the  assistance  or 
advice  of  others,  preferring,  like  all  true  Americans,  to  go  it  alone. 

]\Ir.  Potts  was  born  on  August  27,  1870,  in  Richland  township,  this  coun- 
ty, on  a farm  two  miles  east  of  Senecaville.  He  is  the  son  of  Joseph  Ah  and 
Sarah  (Ward)  Potts,  both  natives  of  Guernsey  county.  The  paternal  grand- 


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father,  Joseph  Potts,  came  to  Guernsey  county  from  Pennsylvania  with  the 
early  pioneers ; the  Wards  were  also  a pioneer  family  here,  coming  from  the 
state  of  Pennsylvania,  and  they  were  all  active  and  influential  in  the  affairs  of 
the  early  days  here.  Both  the  g-randfather  and  father  of  the  subject  were 
farmers  of  modest  means,  but  they  were  honest,  hard-working  people  and  had 
good,  comfortable  homes.  The  parents  of  Benjamin  O.  Potts  are  now  resi- 
dents of  Lore  City. 

The  suliject  spent  his  childhood  and  youth  on  the  farm  in  Richland  town- 
ship, until  he  was  twenty-eight  years  of  age;  he  attended  the  country  district 
schools  during  the  winter  months,  working  on  the  farm  during  the  crop 
season,  and  there  acquired  habits  of  industiy  and  developed  a rugged  constitu- 
tion. On  June  20,  1901.  he  was  married  to  Eva  Todd,  a daughter  of  Joseph 
and  Ruth  (Garvis)  Todd,  of  Lore  City.  Pier  father  came  from  England 
when  a l)oy,  locating  in  Guernsey  county,  and  here  he  engaged  in  mining,  which 
he  continued  to  follow  during  the  years  of  his  activity.  His  wife  died  a few 
years  ago.  To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Potts  four  children  have  been  born,  Harold 
V.,  Earl  R.  (deceased),  Hershel  R.  and  Ruth  E. 

On  February  10,  1898,  Mr.  Potts  came  to  Lore  City  and  engaged  in  the 
meat  business,  which  he  has  continued  ever  since,  building  up  a very  satis- 
factory and  constantly  growing  trade,  and  maintaining  one  of  the  neatest, 
best  e(jui])ped  and  popular  meat  markets  in  the  county.  He  does  his  own 
killing  and  dressing  of  meats  and  there  is  great  demand  for  his  products. 
He  has  Iieen  very  successful,  and  owns  his  place  of  business  and  a good  resi- 
dence adjoining,  which  are  on  the  principal  business  and  residence  street  of  the 
town,  and  he  is  in  the  very  front  rank  of  the  town's  business  and  progressive 
men  of  affairs. 

Politically,  Mr.  Potts  is  a Republican  and  has  long  been  deeply  interested 
in  pul)lic  matters,  and  has  ever  stood  ready  to  aid  in  any  way  possible  the 
development  of  his  community,  lielieving  it  to  be  the  duty  of  all  good  citizens 
to  take  part  in  the  jjublic  life  of  his  locality  and  help  push  forward  the  wheels 
of  progress;  however,  he  is  in  no  sense  an  office  seeker,  preferring  to  give 
his  entire  attention  to  his  business.  He  is  a member  of  the  Lore'  City  board 
of  education  and  takes  a great  interest  in  educational  affairs  and  he  is  regarded 
as  one  of  the  most  active  and  influential  of  the  town's  residents.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Junior  Order  of  American  Mechanics,  and  the  Lore  City  Lodge 
of  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows.  He  was  one  of  the  twenty-three  char- 
ter memliers  who  transferred  their  membership  from  Senecaville  to  the  Lore 
City  Lodge  on  July  29,  1904,  and  he  is  active  in  lodge  work.  He  and  his 
wife  are  members  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church,  both  being  active  in 


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church  and  Sunday  school  work.  He  is  well  informed  on  public  cjuestions  and 
is  always  able  to  defend  his  position  on  public  C[uestions  and  issues.  He  is 
popular  in  the  community  and  a citizen  of  high  repute,  and  he  and  j\Irs.  Potts 
have  a wide  circle  of  warm  and  admiring  friends  throughout  the  county, 
being  prominent  in  the  local  social  life. 


REV.  ALEXANDER  GORDON  EAGLESON,  D.  D. 

AA'ell  known  and  highly  esteemed  among  the  residents  of  Guernsey  county 
is  the  Rev.  Alexander  Gordon  Eagleson,  who  has,  in  many  ways,  served  his 
fellowmen  and  his  God.  He  was  born  October  8,  1844,  at  Pepper  Buffalo, 
Washington  county,  Pennsylvania,  the  son  of  Rev.  John  Eagleson,  D.  D., 
pastor  of  the  L'^pper  Buffalo  Presbyterian  church  for  over  forty  years,  and 
Mary  (Gordon)  Eagleson,  a daughter  of  Alexander  Gordon.  Esq.,  and  Eve 
(Fisher)  Gordon,  her  father  being  a prominent  farmer  of  AVashington  coun- 
ty. His  mother  was  a full  cousin  of  Alajor-Gen.  George  A.  Custer,  who 
served  on  General  Grant’s  staff  during  the  war  of  the  Rebellion  and  was  later 
killed  in  battle  with  the  Indians.  The  place  where  he  fell  is  marked  by  an 
imposing  monument  erected  by  order  of  Congress.  Both  the  Eaglesons  and 
the  Gordons  were  Scotch  people,  the  Eaglesons  coming  originally  from  Nor- 
mandy about  the  time  of  AAhlliam  the  Conqueror.  An  uncle.  Rev.  George 
Gordon,  an  eminent  Presbyterian  minister,  a prominent  educator  and  an  active 
anti-slavery  advocate,  suffered  severe  persecutions  for  abolition  views  and 
activities.  Another  uncle.  Rev.  Joseph  Gordon,  was  a graduate  of  AAAshing- 
ton  College,  AATshington  county.  Pennsyh'ania,  in  the  same  class  with  the 
Hon.  James  G.  Blaine  and  a native  of  the  same  town,  and  with  him  shared, 
equally,  the  first  honor  of  their  class,  and  continued  warm  personal  friends 
through  life.  His  intense  anti-slavery  views  subjected  him  to  severe  discipline 
by  the  church,  from  which  he  withdrew  in  1846  and,  with  the  aid  of  some 
others  of  like  views,  formed  the  Free  Preslwterian  church,  as  a protest  against 
American  slavery,  and  which  continued  till  after  the  close  of  the  war  of  the 
Rebellion,  when  slavery  was  abolished,  when  it  dissolved  itself,  the  object 
for  which  it  had  been  organized  having  been  accomplished,  and  its  adherents, 
mostly,  reunited  with  the  Presbyterian  church. 

Both  the  Gordons,  George  and  Joseph,  died  comparatively  young  men, 
but  left  their  stamp  upon  the  affairs  of  the  community  in  which  they  lived 
and  were  active,  and  to  this  day  many,  among  the  older  people,  hold  them  in 


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esteem.  Rev.  Joseph  Gordon  edited  The  Free  Presbyterian.  George 
was  ])resident  of  Iberia  College  and  gained  a national  reputation. 

The  father  of  Alexander  G.  Eagleson,  the  Rev.  John  Eagleson,  D.  D., 
died  on  January  23,  1873,  at  Buffalo,  A'ashington  county,  Pennsylvania, 
where  he  had  so  long  served  the  people  of  his  church.  He  graduated  from 
Jefferson  College,  at  Canonsburg,  Washington  county,  Pennsylvania,  in  1829, 
at  the  age  of  twenty,  and  was  the  honor  man  of  his  class,  an  accomplished 
linguist,  and  received  the  degree  of  Doctor  of  Divinity  from  Jeiferson  College, 
his  Alma  IMater,  in  1859.  Custom  required  the  honor  man  to  treat  his  class 
to  the  best  of  good  rye  whisky.  But  Doctor  Eagleson,  even  at  that  early 
time,  was  so  much  of  a temperance  man  that  he  declined  to  treat  his  class  to 
whisky,  but  did  buy  them  six  gallons  of  the  best  wane,  for  which  his  class, 
in  which  there  were  many  men  who  afterwards  became  eminent,  held  him  in 
ideal  respect.  His  family  consisted  of  eight  children,  six  sons  and  two  daugh- 
ters : Hon.  Andrew^  S.,  of  Washington,  Pennsylvania,  who  served  his  coun- 

try through  the  Civil  war,  and  is  prominent  in  the  affairs  of  Washington 
county,  Pennsylvania:  David  S.,  a physician,  is  now  deceased;  Rev.  William 
S.,  D.  D.,  lives  in  Columbus,  Ohio;  Alexander  was  the  fourth  in  the  order  of 
birth;  Henry  G.  lives  in  Washington  county,  Pennsylvania;  Jane,  deceased, 
was  the  wife  of  Samuel  Blayney,  of  Washington  county,  Pennsylvania;  Han- 
nah G.  is  unmarried,  and  lives  in  Clinton,  West  Virginia  ; George  G.  lives  in 
Clinton,  West  Virginia.  All  of  the  family  are  graduates  of  classical  institu- 
tions and  are  men  and  women  prominent  in  their  different  localities.  The 
father  was  a Whig  and  later  a Republican  in  politics,  and  active  in  public 
affairs.  A man  of  great  intelligence  and  learning,  he  wielded  a wide  influence, 
both  in  church  and  state  affairs.  He  was  twdee  married,  his  first  wife  being 
Mary  Stewart,  the  daughter  of  David  and  Mary  (Byers)  Stewart,  of  Dallas, 
West  Virginia.  She  died  in  1842  and  was  the  mother  of  Andrew  S.,  David 
S.  and  William  S.  His  second  wdfe  was  Mary  Gordon,  who  was  the  mother 
of  the  subject.  She  survived  her  husband,  dying  in  May,  1891,  and  both  are 
buried  at  Upper  Buffalo,  AVashington  county,  Pennsylvania,  wdiich  was  so 
long  the  scene  of  Dr.  Eagleson’s  labors. 

Alexander  G.  Eagleson  w'as  educated  at  Jefferson  College  and  later  at 
Iberia  College,  from  which  he  graduated  in  the  class  of  1867,  with  the  degree 
of  Bachelor  of  Arts  and  later  was  given  the  degree  of  Master  of  Arts.  He 
studied  theology  at  the  AA'Vstern  Theological  Seminary,  at  Pittsburg,  Penn- 
sylvania, and  was  given  the  degree  of  Doctor  of  Divinity  by  Richmond  Col- 
lege in  1906.  In  1869  he  entered  the  ministry  at  Bucyrus,  Ohio,  in  the  pres- 
bytery of  Marion  and  was  ordained  in  1870  by  the  same  presbytery,  in  serv- 


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ices  held  at  Delaware,  Ohio.  His  first  ministerial  work  was  at  Oshkosh,  Wis- 
consin, where  he  organized  the  First  Presb}herian  church  of  that  city,  the 
congregation  having  grown  large  and  wealthy,  and  now  possesses  the  finest 
church  building  in  all  the  Northwest.  From  1873  to  1875  he  was  pastor  of 
the  Third  Presbyterian  church  of  Wheeling,  West  Virginia.  In  1875  he  came 
to  Washington,  Guernsey  county,  OhiO',  as  pastor  of  the  Presbyterian  church 
of  that  place,  when  that  town  and  congregation  were  prosperous,  and  remained 
there  four  and  a half  years.  In  1882  he  became  pastor  of  the  Presbyterian 
church  at  Dallas,  West  Virginia.  Following  his  pastorate  at  Washington,  he 
spent  two  years  upon  his  farm,  three  miles  north  of  Washington.  Fie  re- 
mained at  Dallas  four  years  and  went  from  Dallas  to  Freeport,  Ohio,  as  pastor 
of  the  Presbyterian  church  at  that  place,  and  remained  there  two  years,  when, 
in  the  spring  of  1888,  he  accepted  a call  to  become  pastor  of  the  church  at 
Hagerstown,  Ohio,  which  he  accepted,  on  account  of  the  academy  of  that  place 
furnishing  a school  in  which  he  could  educate  his  children.  He  retained  this 
pastorate  until  1892,  when  he  returned  to  his  farm  where  he  has  since  resided. 
He  has,  however,  been  active  in  church  work.  Earnest  in  his  advocacy  of 
good  roads,  he  has  preached  that  doctrine,  until  his  spirit  has  grown  and  much 
good  has  been  accomplished. 

Mr.  Eagleson  is  also  a skilled  civil  engineer  and  since  coming  to  his  farm 
has  done  a great  deal  of  work  along  this  line.  His  chief  work,  for  twenty 
years,  has  been  evangelistic,  in  which  he  has  been  very  successful,  and  he  has 
given  the  most  of  his  time  to  evangelistic  work  in  all  the  states  of  the  middle 
West. 

Mr.  Eagleson  was  married  on  September  4,  1867,  to  Laura  Einney,  the 
daughter  of  David  and  Hannah  (Butler)  Finney,  of  Holmes  county,  Ohio. 
Hannah  Butler  was  the  first  white  child  born  in  Wayne  county,  Ohio.  Both 
the  Finneys  and  the  Butlers  were  prominent  families,  cultured  and  refined, 
coming  to  Ohio  from  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania.  To  IMr.  and  Mrs.  Eagle- 
son have  been  born  eleven  children,  nine  of  whom  are  living:  IMary  Eva, 

born  September  4,  1870,  died  on  December  4,  1878:  Walter  F.  is  the  pastor 
of  the  Second  Presbyterian  church  of  Findlay,  Ohio;  John  P.  is  in  the  com- 
missary department  of  the  United  States  Army  at  Chicago:  William  FI.  is  in 
Minneapolis,  Minnesota  ; David  IT.  is  in  St.  Louis,  Alissouri ; James  E.  died 
November  30,  1903;  Dwight  A.  is  in  Oilcentre,  California:  Laura  Liable  mar- 
ried Lewis  Blundon,  of  Washington,  D.  C. : George  I.  is  a student  in  the 
Carnegie  Technical  Schools  of  Pittsburg,  Pennsylvania  ; Lillian  M.  is  a student 
in  Findlay  College,  Findlay,  Ohio : Hodge  M.  is  in  the  high  school  at  Wash- 
ington, this  county,  and  is  the  only  one  at  home. 


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The  Re\  erend  Doctor  Eagleson  is  a Republican  in  politics  and  has  always 
been  active  in  public  affairs,  taking  an  intense  interest  in  civil  affairs,  although 
he  has  never  been  an  office  holder.  He  has  been  an  extensive  contributor  to 
the  public  press  and  is  the  author  of  several  published  sermons,  among  which 
are  the  "Biographical  Discourses  of  Rev.  H.  C.  Foulk,”  at  one  time  pastor 
of  the  Presbyterian  church  of  Cumberland,  this  county,  and  that  of  Rev. 
Samuel  Patterson,  D.  D.,  for  fifty  years  pastor  of  Deersville,  Harrison  county, 
Ohio.  An  article  written  and  published  in  1907,  in  opposition  to  the  taxation 
of  church  property,  when  bills  proposing  such  taxation  were  pending  in  twen- 
ty-two of  the  state  legislatures,  was  extensively  copied  into  the  religious  and 
secular  press  all  over  the  country,  and  is  believed  to  have  been  the  cause  of 
killing  the  proposition  in  all  these  states.  He  is  well  informed,  thoroughly 
educated,  high-minded,  and  a true  Christian  and  friend  to  his  brother  man  in 
every  sense  of  these  words. 


JACOB  H.  HAYMAN. 

The  name  of  Jacob  H.  Hayman  has  long  been  associated  with  the  indus- 
trial, civic  and  social  life  of  Lore  City  and  Richland  township,  and  Guernsey 
county  can  boast  of  no  more  loyal  or  honored  citizen,  for  he  has  always  sought 
to  bear  himself  in  a manner  becoming  a true  American  and  a gentleman  of 
correct  habits. 

Mr.  Hayman  was  born  July  12,  1858,  in  Shenandoah  county,  Virginia, 
the  son  of  Daniel  and  Lydia  (Pence)  Hayman.  The  father  was  a farmer,  a 
man  of  small  means  and  had  twelve  children.  The  son  was  born  and  grew  up 
amid  sucli  environment  as  was  usual  with  the  Virginia  farmer  of  that  day. 
As  he  grew  up  there  was  little  time  for  aught  "but  work  and  all  the  members 
of  the  family  had  a portion  to  perform.  The  son’s  educational  opportunities 
were  meager — in  fact,  prior  to  growing  to  young  manhood  he  had  never 
attended  school.  During  three  months  of  three  winters  he  attended  the  coun- 
try district  schools  of  Licking  county,  after  he  came  to  Ohio  in  1875.  Plis 
father  died  in  1870,  and  then  the  widow  and  the  family,  except  this  son,  came 
to  Licking  county,  Ohio,  where  the  mother  died  in  1895.  Jacob  H.  Hayman 
worked  on  a farm  in  Virginia  for  his  board  and  clothes  until  he  was  sixteen 
years  of  age,  when  he  came  to  Ohio  in  1875,  joining  his  mother  and  other 
members  of  the  family  in  Licking  county,  Ohio.  He  assisted  his  mother  in 
the  care  of  the  family  and  assisted  in  caring  for  his  mother  until  her  death. 


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In  1883  the  son  left  Licking  county,  coming  to  Washington,  Guernsey  county, 
and  engaged  in  work  connected  with  the  lumber  business,  which  he  followed 
for  two  years,  ha\  ing  saved  some  money  and  buying  one  team  and  borrowed 
money  enough  to  buy  another.  AVhile  teaming  with  the  first  team  he  ever 
owned,  his  team  was  killed  on  the  railroad  tracks  while  in  the  pasture,  and  he 
was  compelled  to  go  to  work  again  as  a driver,  until  he  had  saved  enough 
money  to  buy  another  team.  This  accident  befell  him  in  Licking  county, 
prior  to  his  coming  to  Guernsey.  He  had  nerve  and  perseverance,  however, 
and  kept  at  it.  In  1885,  after  these  various  experiences,  he  went  in  business 
for  himself  in  the  timber  business.  He  bought  a piece  of  timber  near  Gibson 
Station,  on  the  Baltimore  & Ohio  railroad,  and,  with  his  brother,  cut  and 
hewed  the  railroad  ties  and  then  hauled  them  to  the  station.  This  was  his 
first  experience  in  business  for  himself.  He  made  money  on  this  deal,  then 
he  bought  more  timber  lands  and  had  a like  experience  and  made  some  more 
money  and  again  added  to  his  facilities  and  ec|uipment.  He  continued  in  this 
way  of  adding  to  his  capital  as  he  cleaned  up  a piece  of  timber  and  in  1890 
he  bought  a threshing  machine  and  operated  it  for  one  season,  when  he  traded 
the  machine  for  a saw-mill,  on  the  pike  west  of  Washington  and  began  operat- 
ing the  mill  for  himself.  He  continued  the  saw-mill  business  successfully 
until  1901.  During  these  years  he  had  accumulated  money  and  in  1892  bought 
a farm  in  Richland  township,  two  miles  west  of  Lore  City,  containing  eighty- 
eight  acres. 

On  December  22,  1887,  he  was  married  to  Mahetable  Rich,  daughter  of 
Abraham  and  Elizabeth  (IMillhone)  Rich,  a farmer  of  Center  township,  one 
mile  west  of  Lore  City.  Her  father  is  still  living,  but  her  mother  is  dead. 
To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hayman  have  been  born  five  children : Orville  K.,  Abraham 
Roy,  Paul  (deceased),  and  Howard  and  Hubert,  twins.  ]\Ir.  and  IMrs.  Hay- 
man  first  began  housekeeping  in  Lore  City  and  in  the  spring  of  1888  moved 
to  the  farm  known  as  the  AATsley  Gibson  farm,  two  miles  west  of  Lore  City, 
and  in  the  spring  of  1889  he  moved  to  what  was  known  as  the  Alexander 
Laughlin  farm  in  Richland  township,  near  Lore  City.  He  lived  here  three 
years  and  in  1892  he  bought  the  old  Hugh  Brown  farm  of  eighty-eight  acres, 
one  and  a half  miles  west  of  Lore  City,  in  Richland  township,  where  he  lived 
for  nine  years,  engaged  in  farming  and  also  extensively  engaged  in  the  timber 
business,  also  operating  a saw-mill,  working  almost  night  and  day.  His  mill 
was  located  near  Hopewell,  in  IMadison  tow  nship,  a long  distance  from  where 
he  lived,  making  it  impossible  for  him  to  get  home  at  night,  his  wife  attend- 
ing the  stock.  He  was  operating  several  mills  along  the  line  of  the  Baltimore 
& Ohio  railroad,  from  Spencer,  eighteen  miles  east  of  Cambridge,  to  New 


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C'onctJi'd,  ]\hiskingum  county,  eight  miles  west  of  Cambridge.  In  1900  he 
l)iiilt  a tine  modern  home  on  the  old  Brown  farm,  and  the  following  year, 
MjOi.  he  sold  this  farm  and  bought  the  John  B.  Laughlin  farm  in  Richland 
township,  one-half  mile  west  of  Lore  City,  containing  one  hundred  thirty- 
three  and  a half  acres,  where  he  still  resides.  It  is  a fine  farm,  splendidly 
ini])roved.  iV  substantial  brick  residence  was  on  the  farm  when  he  bought  it 
and  this  has  been  improved  and  modernized  in  every  way.  He  built  a fine, 
large  bank  barn  in  1905  and  other  farm  buildings.  The  place,  which  was 
naturally  a fine  farm,  r\'as  badly  run  down,  but  he  went  to  work  to  rejuvenate 
the  same,  with  seven  carloads  of  tile  draining  and  refencing  and  fertilizing. 
The  farm  is  now  a fine  producer.  He  now  cuts  about  one  hundred  twenty- 
live  tons  of  hay  every  year,  whereas  when  he  bought  the  same  it  was  yielding 
almost  nothing.  Such  has  been  the  reward  of  industry  and  intelligent  farm- 
ing. His  farm  is  mostly  in  grass,  still  always  raising  some  grain.  In  addi- 
tion to  his  fine  farm  and  stock  interests,  he  is  still  in  the  timber  business, 
handling  the  product  of  two  saw-mills,  and  handling  a great  many  railroad 
ties  for  the  various  railroad  companies;  also  a large  quantity  of  mine  ties 
and  also  lumber  for  building  and  other  purposes.  He  is  also  a breeder  of  fine 
stock,  in  cattle,  sheep,  hogs  and  thoroughbred  Percheron  horses,  one  fine  im- 
])orted  stallion  costing  twenty-five  thousand  dollars.  All  of  his  stock  is  first- 
class  in  every  particular.  He  is  also  extensively  engaged  as  a chicken  raiser, 
and  his  Hocks  of  fine  fowls  number  several  hundred.  He  is  a Republican  in 
politics,  not  an  office  seeker,  but  always  a voter,  and  has  served  seven  years  as 
trustee  of  Richland  township.  He  has  also  served  a number  of  years  as  a 
mcnilier  of  the  Lore  City  school  board.  He  affiliated  with  the  Methodist 
L[)iscopal  church,  of  which  his  wife  is  a member,  and  is  a liberal  supporter  of 
the  church  and  all  movements  calcrdated  to  advance  the  best  interests  of  the 
peojjle.  He  favors  public  improvement  along  the  line  of  good  roads  and 
good  schools.  In  addition  to  the  farm  where  he  lives,  Mr.  Hayman  has  a 
farm  of  one  hundred  thirty-eight  acres  in  Center  township,  one-half  mile 
north  of  Lore  City.  The  Hayman  home,  a large,  suhstantial  brick  structure, 
large,  airv  rooms,  all  comfortably  furnished,  surrounded  by  a large,  well-kept 
lawn,  and  standing  on  an  elevation  overlooking  the  broad  acres  of  the  fertile 
Lcatherwood  V alley,  makes  an  ideal  country  home.  Everything  about  the 
house  and  farm  buildings  and  every  corner  of  the  farm  indicates  an  intelligent 
care  and  attention.  Everything  is  in  perfect  order  and  every  nook  and  corner 
is  free  from  accumulation  of  rubbish  S0‘  often  found  on  the  farms.  Mr. 
Hayman  is  an  example  of  what  industry  and  honesty  combined  with  economy 
can  accom])lish.  Starting  at  young  manhood  penniless,  with  no  education, 


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he  has  acquired  more  than  a comfortalde  fortune,  has  gained  an  education 
equal  to  most  men  of  much  more  superior  opportunities,  and  has  a character 
and  reputation  for  honest  and  thorough  reliability,  a fine  citizen,  a splendid 
neighbor  and  a stanch  friend. 


JOHN  H.  BOND. 

A successful  business  man  of  Lore  City,  Guernsey  county,  who  believes 
in  employing  modern,  twentieth-century  methods,  is  John  H.  Bond,  who,  by 
his  enterprise  and  wise  discrimination,  has  not  only  labored  greatly  to  his  own 
advantage  but  also  the  community  at  large. 

Mr.  Bond  was  born  on  July  4,  1857,  in  Londonderry  township,  Guernsey 
county,  Ohio,  the  son  of  Joshua  Hood  and  Mary  Elizabeth  (Huffman)  Bond, 
the  father  a native  of  Guernsey  county  and  the  mother  of  Alonroe  county. 
Grandfather  Bond  came  from  Ireland  direct  to  Guernsey  county  in  the  early 
pioneer  days;  two  brothers,  Larkin  and  Charles  Bond,  came  with  the  grand- 
father and  all  settled  in  Guernsey  county  and  became  farmers,  and  all  reared 
families.  All  three  of  the  brothers  are  dead. 

Joshua  Hood  Bond  was  one  of  a family  of  twelve  children,  all  of  whom 
are  now  dead.  The  father  died  December  3,  1904,  and  his  wife  died  in  May, 
1878,  and  both  are  buried  in  McCoy’s  cemetery  in  Londonderry  township. 
Joshua  H.  Bond  was  a prosperous  farmer  and  a large  land  owner.  He  was  a 
Republican  in  politics  and  active  in  the  puldic  affairs.  He  filled  several  of  the 
most  important  offices  of  the  township  and  was  a man  always  prominent  in 
public  matters.  In  addition  to  farming,  he  bought  and  sold  horses  extensively. 
He  and  his  family  were  members  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church  and  be 
was  a devout  Christian  for  many  years. 

John  H.  Bond  spent  his  childhood  and  youth  on  his  father’s  farm  and 
assisted  in  the  general  farm  work,  and  his  education  was  obtained  in  the 
country  district  schools.  His  parents’  family  consisted  of  four  sons  and  three 
daughters:  Cornelius  H.,  of  Exter  Park,  Colorado:  John  H.,  the  subject  of 
this  sketch:  Charles  LL,  deceased;  Elizalieth  A.,  now  Mrs.  James  Wilkey,  a 
pioneer  of  Harrison  county,  Ohio;  Jeremiah,  deceased;  Mary  Belle  and 
Maude,  both  live  in  Scio,  Ohio,  the  latter  being  a teacher  in  the  Scio  College. 

John  H.  Bond  has  been  married  three  times,  his  first  wife  being  Sarah 
Margaret  Smith,  of  Londonderry  township,  whom  he  married  on  Eebruary 
12,  1878.  To  this  union  seven  children  were  born:  Emma  E.,  now  Mrs. 


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K;il])li  P>.  S])rnat,  of  Camliridge ; Alliert  A.,  of  Iowa;  Vernon  B.,  of  Cam- 
bridge:  Roney  V.,  of  Lore  City;  Roliert  Austin,  of  Lore  City;  Willinr  R., 
of  Lore  b'ity  ; Ziila  AT.,  at  home.  The  wife  and  mother  died  March  lo,  i8g6. 
llis  second  marriage  took  place  on  July  22,  i8g8,  to  Margaret  J.  Todd,  of 
Belmont  county,  Ohio,  and  one  son  was  horn  to  this  union,  Leonard,  who  died 
one  year  after  birth.  Mrs.  Margaret  Bond  died  on  April  i8,  1900,  and  on 
June  12,  ]go2,  ]\Ir.  Bond  was  married  to  Sarah  M.  AVarne,  daughter  of  Jacob 
and  Mary  J.  AA^arne,  of  Center  township,  Guernsey  county,  Ohio.  No  chil- 
dren have  h’een  horn  to  this  union. 

Air.  Bond  engaged  in  farming  in  Londonderry  township  and  he  followed 
that  jiursuit  until  April,  igoo,  when  he  sold  his  farm  and  moved  to  Lore  City, 
where  he  bought  property  and  engaged  in  the  livery  business,  in  which  he  has 
been  engaged  ever  since.  He  is  also  engaged  in  the  sale  of  farm  machinery 
during  a part  of  the  year,  and  has  established  quite  a business.  He  owns 
several  pieces  of  property  in  Lore  City  besides  business  property  and  equip- 
ment. He  is  a Republican  in  politics  and  has  been  active  and  filled  various 
local  offices  while  living  in  Imndonderry  township,  among  which  was  that  of 
land  appraiser,  which  position  he  filled  in  igoo.  In  igo8  he  was  nominated 
I IV  the  Re])ublicans  of  Guernsey  county  as  a candidate  for  infirmary  director 
and  was  elected  for  a second  term  in  igio.  He  was  vice-president  of  the 
board  during  the  first  term  and  president  during  the  second.  He  and  his 
family  are  members  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church  at  Lore  City.  He  is  a 
ipublic  spirited  citizen,  always  active  in  whatever  pertains  to  the  public  good, 
a man  who  stands  high  in  the  estimation  of  his  fellows,  and  an  honest  and 
efficient  i)ublic  official.  Public  spirited,  he  occupies  a prominent  place  in  the 
affairs  of  the  communitv  in  which  he  lives. 


EDAATN  M.  NELSON. 

.Among  the  old  and  representative  citizens  of  Center  township,  Guernsey 
county,  Ohio,  none  enjoys  a higher  meed  of  respect  and  esteem  than  the  gen- 
tleman whose  name  appears  at  the  head  of  this  sketch.  A life  characterized 
by  the  strictest  integrity  of  'word  and  deed  and  absolute  faithfulness  to  every 
trust  reposed  in  him,  has  earned  for  him  a reputation  of  greater  value  to  his 
family  than  could  have  been  earned  liy  the  possession  of  great  wealth  or  high 
political  honor. 

Edwin  M.  Nelson  was  born  November  14,  1836,  in  Allegheny  county. 


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Pennsylvania,  and  is  the  son  of  Samuel  and  Susanna  (Paden)  Nelson.  Both 
of  these  parents  were  born  and  reared  in  York  county,  Penn'syh’ania,  and 
made  the  rough  and  tiresome  trip  over  the  mountains  to  x\llegheny  county  in 
1835.  Samuel  Nelson  was  a man  of  splendid  educational  attainments,  being 
a fine  Latin  scholar,  which  language  he  taught  in  York  county  in  his  younger 
days.  His  father  was  a native  of  Ireland  and  after  his  death,  Samuel  Nelson 
gave  up  teaching  and  took  charge  of  the  paternal  farm.  Y’hen  the  family 
first  came  to  America  the}^  settled  in  the  Carolinas,  but,  because  of  Indian 
troubles,  they  came  North,  settling  in  York  county,  where  they  engaged  in 
farming.  After  locating  in  Allegheny  count}c  Pennsylvania,  Samuel  Nelson 
engaged  in  farming  until  about  1842,  when  he  took  transportation  down  the 
Ohio  river  to  Wheeling,  West  Virginia,  from  which  point  he  transported  his 
family  and  household  goods  to  the  farm  in  Guernsey  county  where  his  son, 
the  subject  of  this  sketch,  now  lives,  the  place  containing  one  hundred  acres, 
along  the  National  road.  James  Paden,  father  of  Mrs.  Samuel  Nelson,  came 
to  Center  township,  Guernsey  county,  about  1820,  and  lived  here  until  his 
death,  in  1841,  at  which  time  his  farm  descended  to  his  daughter,  Mrs.  Nelson, 
by  inheritance.  Samuel  Nelson  was  a man  of  modest  demeanor,  but  intelli- 
gent and  high  minded,  and  stood  high  in  the  esteem  of  all  who  knew  him. 
Politically  he  was  a stanch  Democrat,  and  a Presbyterian  in  his  religious 
faith.  To  him  and  his  wife  rvere  born  nine  children,  five  sons  and  four  daugh- 
ters, namely:  Elizabeth,  Rebecca,  James,  Robert,  Margaret,  Samuel  H., 
Susanna,  Joseph  and  Edwin  M.,  all  being  now  deceased  excepting  the  last 
named.  The  father  of  these  children  died  in  January,  1851,  and  was  sur- 
vived a number  of  years  by  his  widow,  who  died  in  1865,  both  being  buried 
in  the  cemetery  at  Washington,  where  the  daughters  and  one  son,  James,  are 
also  buried.  In  1807,  and  again  in  1811,  while  a resident  of  York  county, 
Pennsylvania,  Samuel  Nelson  was  commissioned  a captain  in  the  state  militia. 

Edwin  M.  Nelson  has  spent  his  entire  life,  since  Januaiw,  1842,  on  the 
old  family  homestead,  where  he  now  lives.  His  youth  was  devoted  to  farm 
work  as  soon  as  old  enough  and  his  education  was  secured  in  the  district 
schools  of  the  home  neighborhood.  He  was  married,  on  November  3,  1863, 
to  Margaret  Work,  the  daughter  of  James  and  Ann  (Cunningham')  WYrk, 
of  Center  township.  The  Work  family  came  from  Harrison  county,  Ohio,  in 
the  spring  of  1861  and  here  Ylr.  AVork  became  a prosperous  farmer.  He  died 
in  1869  and  his  widow  in  1886,  both  being  interred  in  the  cemetery  at  Cam- 
bridge. Mr.  AAYrk  was  a Republican  in  politics  and  a Presbyterian  in  his 
religious  belief.  To  hlr.  and  Mrs.  Nelson  have  been  born  seven  children, 
two  of  whom  died  in  infancy.  Those  living  are  as  follows:  Flora,  the  wife 


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of  jame.s  Norris;  Ella,  the  wife  of  James  Tedrick,  of  Center  township;  Ida, 
the  wife  of  George  Hanson,  of  the  state  of  Montana;  Mary,  the  wife  of 
Jose])h  Dyson,  who  is  represented  elsewhere  in  this  work;  Everett,  of 
Center  township. 

Edwin  j\I.  Nelson  has  devoted  his  mature  years  to  farming  and  stock 
raising,  in  l>oth  of  which  lines  he  has  met  with  a gratifying  degree  of  success, 
lie  is  a Democrat  in  his  political  affiliations  and  has  taken  an  active  interest 
in  party  affairs.  Although  his  party  is  in  the  minority  in  Center  township, 
he  has  I)een  elected  to  office  almost  continuously,  this  standing  in  unmistakable 
e\-idence  of  his  personal  popularity  and  eminent  fitness  for  the  positions  to 
which  he  has  been  chosen.  He  has  served  as  justice  of  the  peace  for  thirty- 
live  years,  and  there  was  but  one  break  in  this  long  period  of  service.  He 
also  served  as  land  appraiser  of  Center  township  in  1880  and  1900.  He  was 
townshi]!  clerk  for  nine  years,  township  treasurer  one  year,  township  assessor, 
and  for  many  years  a member  of  the  school  board.  He  rendered  efficient 
service  as  a member  of  the  Democratic  county  central  committee  and  has  been 
frequently  a delegate  to  party  conventions.  Religiously,  Air.  Nelson  and  his 
family  are  members  of  the  Presbyterian  church,  to  which  they  give  an  earnest 
support.  In  recent  years  Air.  Nelson  has  not  done  much  active  work  on  the 
farm  and  is  living  practically  retired.  He  holds  broad  and  intelligent  views 
on  public  (juestions  and  exerts  a large  influence  in  the  community  where  he 
li\-es  and  where  for  many  years  he  has  been  a prominent  factor.  His  father 
before  him  was  also  a man  of  wide  repute,  as  during  the  days  of  much  travel 
over  the  National  road  he  kept  a tavern  for  the  accommodation  of  the  travel- 
ing puhlic,  his  place  being  a popular  hostelry  in  the  early  days.  Edwin  Nelson 
enjoys  a wide  acquaintance  over  Guernsey  county  and  his  friends  are  in  num- 
ber as  his  acquaintances. 


WILLIAAf  H.  DAVIS. 

The  Nestor  of  the  mining  industry  in  the  Guernsey  valley  and  the  man 
to  whom,  more  than  any  other  individual,  was  due  the  extensive  mining  de- 
velopments in  that  section,  was  William  H.  Davis.  Air.  Davis  was  born  in 
the  south  part  of  Wales,  June  14,  1851,  and  was  the  son  of  Robert  and  Maria 
Augusta  Davis.  The  father  was  Welsh,  the  mother  English.  When  he  was 
thirteen  years  old  his  parents  brought  him  to  America  and  located  at  Youngs- 
town, Ohio.  At  the  age  of  twenty  he  married  Alary  A.  Cook,  of  Hubbard, 
Ohio,  who  died  in  1881,  and  on  September  21,  1886,  he  was  united  to  Alaiy  A. 


WILLIAM  H.  DAVIS. 


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Morton,  of  Sherman,  Ohio.  iNIiss  Morton  was  a daughter  of  Thomas  and 
Elizabeth  (Scott)  iMorton.  She  was  born  in  the  north  part  of  England  and 
when  eight  years  old  was  brought  to  America  by  her  parents,  who  located  first 
in  Pennsylvania,  then  came  to  Sherman,  Ohio.  Tier  mother  died  about  1884 
and  her  father  about  1888. 

Mr.  Davis’s  whole  life,  virtually,  was  devoted  to  the  mining  industrv,  as 
he  entered  the  mines  in  A\"ales  when  but  a child  of  seven  years  and  from  that 
on  was  connected  with  the  business  in  some  capacity.  In  1888  he  came  from 
Sherman,  where,  for  six  or  seven  years,  he  had  been  in  the  emplov  of  iMr. 
Barrett,  and  on  the  loth  of  May  of  that  year  began  opening  up  the  Pioneer 
mine  at  Byesville,  owned  by  i\Ir.  Barrett.  There  were  then  only  two  mines 
of  any  consecjuence  at  Byesville  and  since  there  was  built  up,  largely  through 
the  energy  and  skill  of  iMr.  Davis,  an  important  coaling  business.  After  the 
Pioneer  mine  was  exhausted  he  went  with  B.  E.  Berry,  who  then  bought  the 
Earmer  mine,  just  south  of  Byesville.  Later  on  other  mines  were  added, 
with  Mr.  Davis  in  charge  of  them,  until  there  were  ten  under  his  supervision 
with  a force  of  nearly  three  thousand  men  and  a payroll  of  considerable  over 
a hundred  thousand  dollars  a month.  About  1907  the  properties  were  taken 
over  by  the  Cambridge  Collieries  Company,  with  headquarters  at  Byesville. 
i\Ir.  Davis  retained  his  position  as  general  superintendent  until  about  May  i, 
1909,  when  he  resigned  because  of  failing  health.  His  ailment  was  cancer  of 
the  spleen,  which  could  not  be  operated  upon,  and  from  its  effects  he  died 
July  II,  1909. 

MTen  about  nineteen  years  old  iMr.  Davis  made  a public  confession  of 
his  faith  in  Christ  and  joined  the  AA’elsh  Baptist  church,  but  for  many  years 
he  had  no  actual  church  connections,  although  he  always  manifested  a kindly 
spirit  in  this  direction,  contributing  freely  of  his  means  and  encouraging  his 
family  in  their  religious  relations.  During  his  later  days  much  of  his  time  was 
spent  in  prayer  and  he  professed  his  trust  in  God  and  his  faith  in  salvation. 
He  was  a member  of  the  Knights  of  Pythias,  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd 
Pellows  and  the  Elks.  He  is  buried  in  Norwood  cemetery,  at  Cambridge. 

Air.  Davis  was  prominently  identified  with  the  Eirst  National  Bank,  of 
Byesville,  where,  by  reason  of  his  wide  knowledge  of  men  and  affairs  and  his 
sound  judgment,  he  was  an  efiicient  and  valued  officer.  According  to  one 
who  knew  him  best,  no  one  else,  perhaps,  was  so  popular  with  the  men  in  the 
mines  as  was  wholehearted,  genial  “Billy”  Davis,  by  which  name  he  was 
affectionately  called  alike  by  his  business  associates  and  the  men  who  worked 
under  him.  Throughout  the  Guernsey  valley  he  was  known  as  an  upright, 
honest  Christian  gentleman,  and  no  one  was  esteemed  more  highly  by  all 

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classes.  Me  was  a man  very  fond  of  his  home  and  family,  and  he  left  his 
hnsiness  troiihles  outside  the  gate,  presenting  his  most  cheery  aspect  in  the 
domestic  circle.  He  was  fond  of  music  and  delighted  in  singing  with  his 
family.  A man  of  close  a])])lication  to  his  business,  he  allowed  himself  but 
one  vacation  a year  and  that  of  hut  few  days'  duration.  A man  of  no  school- 
ing, he  yet  acquired  a great  deal  by  home  study  and  became  well  educated. 

Mr.  Da\'is  was  the  father  of  six  children.  Three  by  the  first  wife  were: 
lliram,  now  of  P>yes\'ille;  Mrs.  David  Morse,  deceased,  and  William  H. 
Davis,  Jr.,  of  Byes\'ille.  Hiram  is  superintendent  of  the  Little  Run  Trail 
mine.  He  is  married  and  has  two  children.  William  LL  is  electrician  for 
the  Cambridge  Collieries  Company,  and  is  also  married.  The  children  by  the 
second  wife  are.  Ceorge  Henry,  Louia  Augusta  and  Elizabeth,  all  of  cvhom 
now  reside  with  their  mother  at  their  present  little  home  farm  adjoining 
Ryesville.  Ceorge  Henry  is  a jeweler  at  Byesville.  Louia  Augusta  is  book- 
keeper for  the  Byesville  Coal  Company,  and  Elizabeth  will  soon  graduate 
at  the  Byesville  high  school. 


JAklES  HODGE  McCREARY.  D.  D.  S. 

d'hough  young  in  years.  Dr.  James  Hodge  McCreary,  of  Byesville,  one 
of  the  best  known  of  the  younger  dentists  of  Guernsey  county,  has  shown 
what  energy,  high  purpose  and  proper  training  can  accomplish  -when  coupled 
with  sound  judgment  and  an  altruistic  impulse.  He  comes  of  an  excellent 
old  family  uhose  honored  name  he  has  w'orthily  upheld.  He  was  born  in 
Center  townshi]),  this  county,  Se])teml)er  20,  iS/8,  and  he  is  the  son  of  Hugh 
and  Martha  (McKelvy)  McCreary.  For  a more  complete  record  of  the 
Doctor’s  parents  and  ancestry  the  reader  is  referred  to  the  sketch  of  his 
brother,  John  L.  iMcCrearv,  a])pearing  herein. 

Doctor  McCreary  grew  to  maturity  on  the  home  farm  and  there  built  up 
a robust  constitution  hv  outdoor  work,  which  has  stood  him  in  good  stead 
during  his  suhse(|uent  battle  of  life.  He  attended  the  district  .schools  in  the 
wintertime  and  later  went  to  the  normal  school.  He  studied  dentistry  at  the 
Ohio  Medical  L^niversitv,  now  Starling  Medical  College,  where  he  made  an 
excellent  record  and  from  which  he  was  graduated  in  1903,  after  which  he 
began  the  jiractice  of  his  ])rofession  in  Bvesville  where  he  has  remained  ever 
since,  enjoying  a e ery  liberal  patronage,  which  is  constantly  growing,  for  his 
reputation  as  a careful,  painstaking  and  thoroughly  equipped  dentist  has  be- 


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come  well  established  and  he  has  kept  abreast  of  the  times  in  everything  per- 
taining to  his  profession. 

Doctor  klcCreaiy  was  married  on  December  28,  1905.  to  klabel  Frame, 
daughter  of  Roland  S.  Frame,  Sr.,  a highly  respected  and  influential  family. 
To  the  Doctor  and  wife  one  son,  Roland  Alexander,  has  been  born. 

Besides  his  practice,  Doctor  McCreary  is  interested  in  the  C.  L.  Frame 
Dental  Supply  Company  at  Chicago.  Fie  also  owns  various  properties  in 
Byesville.  Fraternally,  he  is  a member  of  the  klasonic  order,  having- attained 
the  Knight  Templar  degree.  He  also  belongs  to  the  Independent  Order  of 
Odd  Fellows.  He  and  his  wife  belong  to  the  klethodist  Episcopal  church  at 
Byesville,  and  they  stand  high  in  church  and  social  circles. 


CTIXTOX  D.  WARXE. 

Among  the  sterling  citizens  of  Center  township  and  the  representative 
farmers  of  Guernsey  county.  Clinton  D.  A'arne  is  deserving  of  conspicuous 
mention,  having  worked  long  and  hard  to  achieve  the  ample  competence  that 
is  today  his.  and  while  he  has  labored  for  his  own  advancement,  as  is  right 
and  proper,  he  has  never  neglected  his  duties  of  citizenship,  but  has  always 
stood  ready  to  aid  his  neighbors  and  the  promotion  of  the  general  good  in  this 
county. 

Mr.  W'arne  was  born  on  September  25.  1868,  on  the  farm  on  which  he 
now  resides,  being  the  son  of  an  old  and  highly  honored  family,  Jonathan 
and  Ann  ( Smith)  A’arne.  The  father  was  also  born  on  this  farm,  while  the 
mother's  birth  occurred  in  Licking  county.  Ohio.  Grandfather  Jonathan 
Warne  came  from  X^ew  Jersey  with  his  family  when  the  countiw  was  very  new 
and  began  life  here  in  tvpical  pioneer  fashion,  making  their  home  in  the 
woods.  He  cleared  the  land  and  built  a cabin  which  was  their  residence  for 
some  time,  thus  this  family  has  lieen  known  in  Guernsey  county  for  many 
generations  and  the  reputation  it  has  borne  has  been  second  to  none.  Jona- 
than Warne.  Jr.,  father  of  Clinton  D..  was  a farmer  all  his  life,  and  he  reared 
a family  of  seven  daughters  and  two  sons,  all  living  with  the  exception  of  two 
daughters.  The  father's  death  occurred  on  August  6.  1903,  and  he  was  fol- 
lowed to  the  “narrow  house"  only  a few  days  later,  August  nth.  by  his  faith- 
ful life  companion,  and  they  are  buried  in  the  Pleasant  Hill  cemetery. 

Clinton  D.  AA'arne  spent  his  childhood  and  youth  with  his  parents  and 
obtained  his  education  in  the  district  schools,  working  on  the  farm  the  mean- 


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wliile.  He  was  married  on  April  7,  1897.  to  Lena  Gardner,  daughter  of 
I ’ark  and  Cynthia  ( Hagan)  Gardner,  of  Quaker  City;  both  parents  are  living 
on  a farm.  To  i\Ir.  and  i\Irs.  Warne  one  son  has  been  horn,  Clinton  D.,  Jr., 
also  one  daughter,  Rettie. 

Mr.  H'arne  has  always  lived  on  the  farm  where  he  was  horn  or  on  an  ad- 
joining farm.  He  has  been  very  successful  and  is  now  the  owner  of  a splendid 
farm  of  three  hundred  and  fifty-six  acres  of  good  land  and  he  is  also  extensive- 
ly interested  in  the  saw-mill  business,  which  he  has  operated  for  fourteen 
years.  By  the  judicious  management  of  his  farm  and  mill  he  has  laid  by 
quite  a competence  and  is  now  prosperous,  as  he  deserves,  for  he  has  been  a 
])ersistent  worker  and  has  forged  ahead  without  the  assistance  of  anyone. 

Politically.  IMr.  AA'arne  is  a Republican  and  has  always  been  loyal  to  the 
])rinciples  of  this  party,  as  was  his  father.  He  has  been  township  trustee  for 
three  vears  and  is  now  serving  his  second  term.  He  and  his  wife  are  mem- 
bers of  the  Methodist  Episco])al  church  and  liberal  supporters  of  the  same, 
lie  is  decidedly  a man  of  affairs,  ami  great  liusiness  capacity  and  untiring 
energy,  and  he  stands  high  among  his  fellow  men  in  all  the  relations  of  life. 


JOHN  WESLEY  SHRIVER. 

The  Shriver  family  has  been  for  several  generations  identified  with  the 
life  and  interests  of  the  community  of  Jackson  township,  and  the  gentleman 
whose  name  heads  this  sketch  is  one  of  the  representative  men  of  his  township, 
an  able  farmer,  well  known  citizen,  who  has  taken  his  part  in  the  development 
of  the  common  good,  and  a friend  esteemed  and  loved  by  those  who  know 
him  best. 

John  Wesley  Shriver  was  horn  in  section  19,  Jackson  township,  Guern- 
sey county,  Ohio,  on  August  30,  1868.  He  is  the  son  of  Mark  Gordon  and 
Caroline  (Camp)  Shriver,  whose  record  precedes  this.  He  grew  up  on  the 
home  ])lace,  and  has  followed  farming  practically  all  his  life,  though  he  has 
been  engagecl  in  mining  for  a small  jiortion  of  the  time.  His  farm  is  well 
culti\-ated,  and  shows  to  the  [jasser  that  its  owner  is  an  up-to-date  farmer. 

i\Ir.  Shriver  was  married  on  August  25,  1906,  to  Mildred  Moorhead,  the 
daughter  of  Frank  and  Sarah  L.  (Pilcher)  iMoorhead.  She  wms  born  and 
reared  at  Senecaville,  where  her  mother  still  resides.  Her  father  w-as  the  son 
of  Jonathan  and  Mary  Ann  ( McElwee)  Moorhead,  and  the  Moorhead  fam- 
ily have  lieen  residents  of  the  county  from  early  times,  while  Mary  Ann  Me- 


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Ehvee  was  one  of  the  first  children  to  be  liorn  at  Hartford.  Jackson  town- 
ship. Frank  Moorhead  was  a wholesale  tobacco  merchant,  and  died  at  Sen- 
ecaville  on  November  ig,  1908.  His  wife  is  a native  of  Vinton  county,  Ohio. 

]\Ir.  and  Mrs.  Shriver  are  the  parents  of  two  children,  Consuelo  klarie 
and  Adam  Gordon.  After  the  death  of  his  father  John  \\h  Shriver  continued 
to  live  on  the  old  home  farm,  before  mentioned.  He  owns  one  hundred  and 
ninety-four  acres  of  land.  He  is  not  a politician,  but  has  accepted  some 
minor  offices,  such  as  that  of  school  director,  from  a sense  of  civic  duty,  aud 
votes  with  the  Democratic  party.  Both  he  and  his  wife  are  members  of  Mt. 
Zion  Baptist  church.  Mr.  Shriver  is  a man  of  strong  and  consistent  Chris- 
tian character,,  and  a devoted  husband  and  father,  highly  esteeming  his  wife 
and  children,  and  the  pleasures  of  his  home. 


BENJAMIN  TRENNER. 

Another  of  the  old  soldiers  and  loyal  defenders  of  the  National  Union 
during  the  greatest  civil  strife  in  the  history  of  the  world,  a man  who  deserves 
the  highest  praise  for  his  unselfish  sacrifices  in  giving  up  the  pleasures  and 
comforts  of  home,  the  opportunities  of  business  and  the  peaceful  pursuits  of 
life  and  offering  his  services  and  his  life,  if  need  be,  on  the  fields  of  carnage 
in  the  southland  in  order  that  “this  government  might  not  perish  from  the 
earth,”  in  the  language  of  the  great  emancipator  whom  he  loved — our  first 
President  martyr — is  Benjamin  Trenner.  a well  known  citizen  of  Jackson 
township,  who,  through  a long  and  useful  life,  has  seen  this  locality  forge  to 
the  front. 

i\Ir.  Trenner  was  horn  in  the  northwestern  part  of  Valiev  township, 
Guernsey  county.  Ohio,  on  September  19,  1830.  He  is  the  son  of  Henry  and 
Sarah  (Frye)  Trenner.  Henry  Trenner  came  from  Virginia,  probably  from 
Loudoun  county,  when  about  twenty-five  years  old.  Henry  Trenner’s  father 
(probably  also  named  Henry)  came  to  America  from  Germany  during  the 
American  Revolution,  and  he  fought  for  the  colonies.  His  people  in  the  old 
country  had  been  wealthy  and  influential,  but  he  dare  not  go  hack  after  having 
joined  the  American  colonists.  After  the  Revolution  he  settled  in  Virginia. 
His  son  Henrv  came  to  this  countv  in  a very  early  day  and  bought  a farm 
in  Valiev  township,  when  very  little  land  had  lieen  cleared.  After  Henry 
came,  then  his  father,  the  old  Revolutionary  soldier,  came  too,  and  lived  with 
him  until  his  death. 


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Henry  Trenner  married  Sarali  Frye,  who  was  liorn  in  Virginia,  and  she 
came  to  Oliio  with  lier  ])arents  while  she  was  a girl. 

Benjamin  'Frenner  was  one  of  eight  children,  all  boys.  One  died  in  in- 
fancy, seven  grew  to  manhood,  namely : Xoah,  John  and  Isaiah  are  dead,  Wil- 
liam and  Henry  are  living  in  the  west;  Caleb  lives  on  the  old  homestead  in 
(Inernsey  county:  Benjamin  is  the  subject  of  this  sketch.  Henry  Trenner, 
the  father,  first  bought  one  hundred  and  sixty  acres  of  land,  to  which  he 
later,  added  eight  more  acres.  It  was  during  the  war  of  1812  that  Henry 
d'renner  settled  in  Valiev  township.  He  intended  to  go  to  the  war,  but  an 
attack  of  the  measles  prevented  his  doing  so,  so  he  hired  a substitute. 

The  family  grew  up  in  pioneer  conditions.  Roads  were  very  few.  The 
Clay  pike  was  laid  out,  but  it  was  by  no  means  a good  road.  Cambridge  was 
a very  small  place.  Vdien  the  settlers  wanted  shoes  they  killed  a beef  and 
took  the  hide  to  a tanner  at  Cambridge,  who  took  half  of  the  hide  for  the 
tanning.  Then  they  had  the  shoemaker  come  to  the  house  and  make  shoes 
for  the  family.  Boots  did  not  come  into  use  until  the  subject  was  fifteen  years 
old.  Later  boots  became  the  only  footwear  of  the  men.  They  raised  their 
own  flax  and  wool  and  worked  it  up  for  clothes.  The  subject  never  had  an 
overcoat  until  after  he  was  twenty-one  years  old.  He  wore  woolen  flannel 
shirts. 

In  October,  1851,  Benjamin  Trenner  married  Barbara  Spaid,  daughter 
of  William  Spaid  and  wife.  William  Spaid  came  from  Virginia  about  as 
early  as  the  Trenner  family. 

After  his  marriage  Mr.  Trenner  rented  a farm  on  the  Clay  pike  and  made 
a Inisiness  of  keeping  overnight  the  great  droves  of  stock  that  were  constantly 
passing  along  on  the  road  to  eastern  cities  in  those  days. 

Two  years  later  he  liought  an  eighty-acre  farm  in  the  north  part  of  Valley 
township  and  li\’ed  there  three  years,  then  sold  that  and  bought  another  near 
by.  but  li\-ed  there  only  a short  time.  About  1856  he  bought  the  farm  where 
he  has  li\'ed  ever  since,  in  the  south  part  of  Jackson  township.  He  has  one 
hundred  and  thirty-two  acres  well  improved  and  he  has  been  very  successful 
as  a farmer. 

During  the  Ci\dl  war  he  was  in  Company  E.  (3ne  Hundred  Seventy-sec- 
ond Regiment  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry,  and  saw  some  of  the  hardest  service. 
.After  the  war  he  returned  to  his  farm.  He  has  followed  farming  all  of  his 
life.  He  has  very  \-aluable  coal  deposits  on  his  farm,  which  are  now  being 
worked,  and  he  is  comfortaljly  fi.xed  in  his  declining  years. 

Air.  Trenner  and  his  wife  had  four  children,  namely:  Vhlliam  Leander 
married  Elizabeth  Grant  and  lived  in  Zanesville.  He  died  about  1908,  when 


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about  fifty-one  years  old,  leaving  three  boys  and  two  girls,  besides  one  child 
that  died  in  infancy.  Sarah  Alice  Trenner  married  Justice  Thompson  and 
lived  at  Hartford,  this  county.  iMary  Ann  married  A.  R.  Cabin  and  lives  in 
Cambridge  and  she  has  one  daughter.  Henry  i\I.  Trenner  married  Harriett 
Brown,  of  Cambridge.  He  is  in  the  shoe  business  in  that  city.  He  and  his 
wife  have  two  children. 

Mr.  Trenner  was  a member  of  the  Crand  Army  of  the  Republic,  at  Byes- 
ville,  until  it  surrendered  its  charter.  He  and  his  wife  are  members  of  the 
Lutheran  church.  They  are  a grand  old  couple  and  have  enjoyed  almost  sixt}" 
years  of  wedded  life,  and  both  are  fairly  well  preserved  for  their  vears.  Their 
house  is  a large  white  structure,  a handsome  home,  with  well  kept  grounds. 

j\Ir.  Trenner  is  one  of  the  few  old  pioneers  and  he  has  lived  a life  that 
has  resulted  in  much  good  to  the  community,  and  is  in  every  way  deserving 
of  the  high  esteem  in  which  he  is  held  by  all  who  know  him. 


CEORCE  S.  KAHO. 

The  name  of  Ceorge  S.  Kaho  has  been  so  intimately  associated  with  the 
material  and  civic  interests  of  Senecaville.  Cuernsey  county,  where  he  has  long 
resided,  as  to  reflect  great  credit  upon  the  town  and  vicinity,  at  the  same  time 
gaining  the  undivided  respect  of  all  who  know  him  for  his  well  directed  life, 
which  has  been  along  paths  of  honor  and  uprightness. 

hfr.  Kaho  was  born  on  July  9,  1849,  Baltimore  county,  IMaryland,  the 
son  of  Daniel  and  Eliza  (Armstrong)  Kaho,  both  natives  of  the  state  of 
iMaryland,  the  father  born  in  Baltimore  county  and  the  mother  in  Hartford 
county.  The  family  emigrated  to  Senecaville,  Richland  township,  Guernsey 
count}',  Ohio,  in  1857.  The  father  was  a tinner  by  trade,  but  upon  coming 
to  this  place  he  engaged  in  the  grocery  business,  which  he  continued  until  his 
death.  He  was  very  well  known  in  commercial  circles  of  this  locality.  His 
widow  survived  him  many  years,  dying  in  Quaker  City  about  1900.  Daniel 
Kaho  was  a Democrat  up  to  1861,  when  he  became  a Republican.  He  was 
interested  in  public  matters,  and  he  served  as  treasurer  of  Richland  township. 
He  was  also  treasurer  of  the  town  of  Senecaville  for  a period  of  twent}'-four 
years.  He  was  a man  of  fine  character  and  high  standing.  He  was  a mem- 
ber of  the  village  council  and  held  other  public  positions.  He  belonged  to  the 
Presbyterian  church  and  was  an  elder  in  the  same  for  many  years,  being  a 
devoted  churchman.  His  father,  Daniel  Kaho,  was  from  Tipperary.  Ireland. 


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and  the  Armstrongs  were  Scotch-Irish,  having  come  to  America  in  the  early 
years  of  the  last  century.  The  family  of  Daniel  and  Eliza  Kaho  consisted  of 
eiglit  children,  six  sons  and  two  daughters,  namely:  Alexander,  deceased; 
James,  deceased;  George  S.  Hezekiah,  of  Linton,  Indiana;  Sylvester,  de- 
ceased; Susan  L.,  now  Mrs.  Frank  Stevens,  of  Senecaville;  Catherine  M.,  a 
teacher  in  the  Senecaville  schools:  John  D.,  of  Cleveland,  Ohio,  is  a minister 
in  the  IMethodist  Episcopal  church. 

George  S.  Kaho  spent  his  childhood  and  youth  in  Senecaville  and.  he  was 
educated  in  the  public  schools  here.  On  December  6,  1872,  he  was  married 

to  Anna  Dennison,  daughter  of and  Rachel  (Finley)  Dennison,  a 

family  of  Senecaville.  The  father  of  Airs.  Kaho  was  a member  of  the  vast 
tide  of  emigrants  to  the  California  gold  fields,  and  while  en  route  overland  he 
took  sick  and  died.  As  a young  man  Air.  Kaho  learned  the  watchmaking 
business  in  Senecaville  and  at  the  time  of  his  marriage  he  was  located  in  busi- 
ness in  Summer  field.  Noble  county,  remaining  there  about  three  years.  In 
-1 874  he  went  to  Portland  City  and  engaged  in  the  jewelry  business  for  more 
than  a vear.  In  April,  i'S75,  returned  to  Senecaville  and  engaged  in  busi- 
ness as  a painter  and  contractor,  working  at  the  wagonmaking  trade  during 
the  winter  months.  He  has  continued  these  lines  of  endeavor  and  has  been 
very  successful.  All  his  life  he  has  been  a very  busy  man. 

Politically.  Air.  Kaho  is  a Republican  and  has  long  been  active  in  the 
affairs  of  his  party,  seiudng  it  in  an  advisory  way,  with  the  county  Republican 
central  committee  and  as  a delegate  to  party  conventions.  He  has  served  as 
a member  of  the  Senecaville  board  of  education  for  three  y'ears,  during  which 
time  he  succeeded  in  introducing  some  needed  reforms  necessary  for  the  ad- 
vancement of  the  schools. 

In  July,  T910,  Air.  Kaho  was  appointed  postmaster  at  Senecaville  and  on 
August  24th  tlie  following  he  assumed  the  duties  of  the  same,  and  is  giving 
the  best  of  service  in  this  capacity.  He  is  a member  of  the  Junior  Order  of 
American  Alechanics  and  is  presiding  officer  in  the  local  council.  He  and  his 
family  are  memliers  of  the  Presbyterian  church  and  he  is  a deacon  in  the  same. 

Four  children  have  been  born  to  Air.  and  Airs.  Kaho : Howard  F.  is 
married  and  resides  in  Salida,  Colorado;  Lulu  H.,  now  Airs.  AVilliam  T. 
Strausthon,  of  Senecaville:  Estella,  now  Airs.  Grant  Trott,  of  Cumberland, 
this  county;  Helen,  now  Airs.  Alark  E.  Sayer,  of  Portersville,  California. 

This  family  is  prominent  in  church  and  Sunday  school  work,  and  the 
Kah.o  home  is  prominent  in  the  social  life  of  this  community.  It  is  one  of  the 
cozy  and  attractive  cottages  of  Senecaville. 


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ANTON  E.  DRUESEDOW. 

Success  has  been  worthily  attained  by  Anton  E.  Druesedow.  the  well 
known  and  popular  photographer  of  Cambridge,  who  has  always  believed  in 
doing  well  whatever  was  worth  doing  at  all,  and  as  a result  of  his  painstaking 
efforts  in  his  chosen  calling  he  ranks  second  to  none  in  his  line  in  eastern 
Ohio.  He  was  born  JanuaiT  14.  1872,  in  Wheeling,  West  Virginia.  He  is 
the  son  of  Albert  and  Amelia  (Hoy)  Druesedow,  both  natives  of  Germany, 
from  which  country  they  came  to  America  when  young  and  were  married  after 
coming  here.  The  father  was  a stationary  engineer,  but  he  was  never  a 
resident  of  Guernsey  county.  John  Hoy,  the  maternal  grandfather  of  the 
subject,  was  for  many  years  a resident  of  Guernsey  county,  but  later  moved  to 
Nebraska  where  he  spent  the  remainder  of  his  life.  He  was  a carriage- 
maker  in  Germany  and  followed  this  trade  after  locating  at  Winterset,  Guern- 
se}"  county,  Ohio.  The  parents  of  the  subject  are  both  deceased,  the  father 
being  buried  at  Washington,  Pennsylvania,  and  the  mother  is  buried  at  Steu- 
benville, Ohio.  They  were  people  of  the  most  sterling  attributes. 

Anton  E.  Druesedow  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Pittsburg. 
Pennsylvania,  and  Cambridge,  Ohio.  The  family  moved  to  Pittsburg  when 
he  was  young,  and  after  the  mother's  death,  the  son  came  to  Cambridge  and 
attended  school  and  here  he  has  resided  ever  since.  His  first  einployment  was 
in  the  Cambridge  Chair  Factory,  when  he  was  sixteen  years  of  age  and  he 
remained  there  three  years.  He  then  found  employment  in  the  freight  office 
of  the  Baltimore  & Ohio  railroad  at  Cambridge,  in  which  he  remained  about 
three  years.  He  always  had  an  eye  for  the  beautiful  and  on  many  occasions 
his  esthetic  nature  asserted  itself  and  he  was  always  apt  with  brush  and  pencil, 
and  after  leaving  the  Baltimore  & Ohio  road  he  took  up  fresco  work  and  in- 
terior decorating,  which  he  followed  at  different  cities,  but  only  for  one  sea- 
son. He  was  then  employed  by  the  Standard  Oil  Company  at  Pittsburg  for 
six  months.  During  all  these  years  he  had  been  studying  photography  with 
a view  of  engaging  in  the  business  and  in  1902  he  opened  a studio  on  North 
Sixth  street  where  he  operated  successfully  for  about  three  years,  then  he 
moved  to  his  present  quarters  in  the  Guernsey  Bank  building,  the  studio  form- 
erly occupied  by  W.  T.  Dollison,  an  old  established  studio.  He  has  always 
been  very  successful  in  this  line,  being  recognized  as  an  artist  of  rare  skill  and 
artistic  ability,  his  work  being  excellently  done  in  all  lines  of  photographic 
work.  He  has  a finely  equipped  studio  and  his  work  has  won  him  wide 
notoriety  and  patrons  come  to  him  from  remote  localities. 

hlr.  Druesedow  is  a member  of  the  National  Association  of  Photograph- 


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ers  ami  he  attends  their  annual  meetings  and  takes  an  active  interest  in  them, 
lie  is  greatlv  interested  in  his  work.  He  helongs  to  the  iMethodist  Protestant 
church,  and  ])ulitically  he  is  a Democrat,  hut  he  is  not  active  in  the  party, 
though  well  informed  on  public  questions.  Until  recently  he  gave  a great  deal 
of  attention  to  music  and  for  some  time  he  was  a memher  of  Cambridge's 
famous  hand,  hut  the  press  of  l)usiness  compelled  him  to  give  up  this  avoca- 
tion and  he  now  merely  plays  a little  occasionally  as  a sort  of  diversion  from 
his  work. 

Air.  Druesedow  was  married  October  26,  1910,  to  Alary  E.  Hommer, 
daughter  of  David  and  Rachael  (Keller)  Hommer,  of  Huntingdon,  Pennsyl- 
vania, a well  known  and  prominent  family  of  that  city. 


AHCHAEL  E.  SHKIVER,  M.  D. 

d'he  relief  of  actual,  gnawing  pain,  and  life-destroying  sickness,  the  pro- 
longation of  the  days  of  man’s  sojourn  on  this  earth,  sometimes  accomplished 
by  snatching  him  from  the  very  portals  of  death — these  are  some  of  the 
achievements  which  l)ring  the  physician  close  to  his  l)rother  man,  and  render 
him  more  tangibly  than  the  memher  of  any  other  profession  a servant  of 
humanity.  For  he  heals  material  disease,  apparent  and  real : the  lawyer  and 
the  minister  prescribe  for  intangible  troubles  of  mind  and  soul,  not  outwardly 
a])i)arent.  And  in  no  ])rofession  is  there  need  of  higher  qualities  of  mind  and 
heart  than  in  the  physician's,  nor  in  no  other  is  there  such  complete  abnega- 
tion of  self  to  the  demands  of  others.  Truly  in  these  days  you  will  find  in 
the  ranks  of  the  practitioners  of  medicine  much  of  the  old  spirit  which  ani- 
mated the  martyrs.  The  present  sketch  is  concerned  with  the  life  of  a young 
man  who  was  horn  and  reared  in  Guernsey  county,  the  descendant  of  a well 
known  family,  and  who  has  so  strongly  felt  the  call  to  the  practice  of  medicine 
that  he  entered  upon  it  at  a later  period  of  life  than  most  men  care  to  take  up 
a new  profession. 

Alichael  E.  Shriver  was  horn  on  Alarch  ii,  1874,  on  his  father’s  farm 
in  Jackson  township,  Guernsey  countv,  Ohio.  He  is  a son  of  Alark  Gordon 
and  Caroline  (Camp)  Shriver,  rvhose  record  appears  in  a j^receding  sketch. 
His  boyhood  was  spent  on  the  farm,  and  in  attending  the  district  schools.  At 
the  age  of  nineteen  he  went  to  Illinois,  and  there  farmed  and  taught  school  for 
several  years.  He  then  in  1899  '\vent  to  Council  Bluffs,  Iowa,  and  was  there 
for  four  years  in  the  enqdoy  of  a grain  dealer.  In  the  autumn  of  1903  he 


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began  the  study  of  medicine  in  the  medical  department  of  Creighton  Uni- 
Yersity,  at  Omaha.  Nebraska,  and  graduated  from  that  institution  in  the  class 
of  1907,  on  May  14  of  that  year.  At  once  he  began  the  practice  of  medicine 
at  McClelland,  Nebraska,  which  was  his  location  until  Octolier,  1909.  \vhen 
he  moYed  to  his  present  home  at  Calloway,  Nebraska,  where  he  is  now  prac- 
ticing, and  is  meeting  with  success.  He  is  much  de\'oted  to  his  profession, 
and  keeps  abreast  of  the  latest  developments  in  the  medical  realm,  and  his 
\-aried  experience  in  life  is  of  great  aid  in  his  beginning  practice. 

Doctor  Shriver  was  married  on  October  24,  1909,  to  Blanch  Fox,  of 
Council  Bluffs,  Iowa. 


MARK  GORDON  SHRIVER. 

In  the  present  article  is  recorded  much  of  the  history  of  a family  which 
from  pioneer  times  to  the  present  day  has  been  prominently  identified  with 
the  activities  and  interests  of  Kckson  township,  the  members  of  which  have 
been  men  and  women  of  solid  worth  and  substantial  virtues,  fulfilling  their 
duty  in  every  situation  in  which  they  were  placed — men  and  women  who  ha^'e 
caused  the  name  of  Shriver  to  be  honored  and  respected  in  their  community. 

IMark  Gordon  Shriver  was  born  about  a mile  and  a half  southwest  of 
Byesville,  Jackson  township,  Guernsey  county,  Ohio.  He  was  the  son  of 
Adam,  Jr.,  and  Delilah  ( Gordon)  Shriver,  who  were  pioneers  of  that  locality. 
Adam  Shriver,  Jr.,  was  the  son  of  Adam  Shriver,  Sr.,  and  was  born  in  [Mary- 
land; Delilah  Gordon  was  born  in  IMonongahela  county,  Virginia,  in  1790. 
Adam  Shriver.  Sr.,  was  a soldier  in  the  Revolution,  and  was  the  father  of 
four  sons,  Adam,  Jacob.  Elijah  and  Michael,  and  with  his  family  lived  for 
some  time  in  Greene  countv,  Pennsylvania,  near  Jollytown.  In  1808  he 
came  to  Guernsey  county,  Ohio,  and  entered  a large  amount  of  land  south  of 
B}'esville,  then  returned  to  Pennsyh'ania.  In  1809  his  son.  Adam  Shriver, 
Jr.,  and  his  wife  set  out  for  the  new  country,  where  his  father  had  made  his 
entries  from  the  government.  They  came  on  foot  and  horseliack,  he  walking 
and  she  riding,  and  thev  led  a colt  that  carried  a lied  and  other  possessions 
necessary  to  pioneer  life  when  necessities  were  few  and  simple. 

Adam  Shriver,  Jr.,  came  to  this  country  at  such  an  early  day  that  wild 
turkeys,  deer  and  bears  were  still  seen,  the  former  in  abundance.  He  once 
met  a bear  on  his  farm  coming  toward  him  and  shot  it,  but  as  the  bear  kejit 
coming  he  ran;  however,  the  bear  fell  dead  from  its  wound  before  it  could 
reach  him.  He  also  killed  deer  near  his  house.  All  the  land  about  was  a 


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forest  wilderness,  none  of  it  having  Iieen  cleared  at  that  time.  His  cabin  was 
hnilt  of  logs,  with  no  doors  or  wdndows  except  holes,  and  they  hung  a quilt 
before  the  door  at  night.  Thus  he  established  his  first  humble  home  in  the 
wilderness,  and  set  to  work  to  improve  his  farm.  In  later  life  he  became  the 
owner  of  a large  tract  of  land,  was  prominent  in  his  community,  and  held 
numerous  minor  offices.  He  died  in  iSdi.  his  wife  in  1871. 

Mark  (lordon  Shriver  grew  up  on  his  father’s  farm,  and  during  the  Civil 
war  was  a soldier  in  Company  E,  One  Hundred  and  Seventy-seventh  Ohio 
V’olunteer  Infantry,  and  served  in  many  arduous  campaigns.  Throughout 
life  he  was  a farmer  and  a capable  one.  He  was  first  married  to  Rachel  Kirk- 
]>atrick,  who  bore  him  two  daughters,  Alice  Odella  and  Mary  Etta.  Alice 
( )della  married  George  L.  Beach,  and  lives  just  west  of  Byesville.  Marv  Etta 
married  Rev.  H.  Id.  Dunaway,  and  died  in  Kansas,  After  the  death  of  his 
first  wife,  Mr.  Shriver  married  Caroline  Camp.  She  was  the  daughter  of 
Joseph  and  Louisa  (Jordan)  Camp,  and  was  born  in  the  ivestern  part  of 
Jackson  townshi]),  w here  i\It.  Zion  church  now^  stands.  To  this  marriage  six 
children  were  born  : Ida  L.  married  Asbury  Watson,  and  lives  between  Byes- 
\ ille  and  Trail  Run  ; Adam  G.  lives  near  iMt.  Zion  church  in  Jackson  towmship ; 
John  W.  lives  on  the  home  farm;  Leota  L.  married  Andrew  Gibson,  and  lived 
in  Byes\dlle,  wdiere  she  died  wdien  about  thirty  years  old;  Michael  is  a prac- 
ticing ])hysician  at  Calloway,  Nebraska;  Josephine  married  John  B.  Smock, 
and  lives  at  Osborne,  Kansas. 

Mark  G.  Shriver  died  on  Februaiw  26.  1905,  a man  respected  and 
esteemed  by  all  who  knew  him.  His  wife  now  lives  on  the  old  home  place, 
with  her  .son,  John  Wesley  Shriver,  and  his  family. 


GEORGE  ALEXANDRIA  McMILLEN. 

C)ne  of  the  owners  of  extensii'e  farming  interests  in  Westland  towmship, 
Guernsev  countv,  is  the  gentleman  wdiose  name  initiates  this  sketch.  His 
\-aluable  property  has  been  acquired  through  his  own  efforts,  hi§  persistency 
of  purpose  and  his  determination,  and  the  prosperity  wdiich  is  the  legitimate 
reward  of  all  earnest  effort  is  today  his.  Mr.  McMillen  has  also  richly  earned 
the  high  esteem  in  wdiich  he  is  held  by  all  who  know'  him  owing  to  his  life 
of  honestv,  his  straightforward  dealings  wdth  his  fellow  men  and  the  fact 
that  w hile  advancing  his  own  interests  he  has  never  lost  sight  of  the  fact  that 
it  is  his  duty  to  lend  his  influence  in  furthering  the  interests  of  his  community. 


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George  Alexandria  IMcMillen  was  born  in  Washington  county,  Penn- 
sylvania, July  14,  1850.  and  he  is  the  son  of  John  and  Xancy  Jane  i\Ici\Iillen, 
both  born  in  the  same  county  in  the  old  Keystone  state  and  were  schoolmates 
there.  Their  marriage  took  place  on  February  19,  1839.  She  was  two  years 
his  junior;  their  married  life  was  a happy  one  and  they  were  popular  in  their 
community  and  by  hard  work  and  economy  became  well  established.  Five 
children  were  born  to  them,  named  as  follows:  i\Irs.  Mary  Jane  Ewing,  John 
F.,  Mdlliam,  George  Alexandria,  of  this  review,  and  iMrs.  i\Iargaret  M’ilson. 
This  family  remained  in  Pennsylvania  until  1871  when  they  moved  to  Guern- 
sey county,  Ohio,  making  the  overland  trip  in  a covered  wagon,  and  the 
father  bought  the  farm  which  is  now  owned  by  his  son,  George  Alexandria,  of 
this  review.  John  McMillen  was  a good  farmer  and  he  continued  his  voca- 
tion until  his  death,  on  December  13.  1895,  and  his  wife  was  called  to  her  rest 
on  January  6,  1901.  They  were  both  members  of  the  United  Presbyterian 
church  and  took  active  parts  in  its  maintenance  until  their  deaths. 

The  subject  of  this  sketch  was  twenty-one  years  old  when  he  came  to  this 
county.  Fie  had  received  a very  sendceable  education  in  the  common  schools 
of  his  native  county  and  he  early  in  life  began  working  in  his  father's  fields 
and  took  up  farming  for  himself  when  he  reached  maturity.  He  located,  upon 
his  arrival  here,  on  the  farm  where  he  still  resides,  which  is  situated  five  miles 
southwest  of  Cambridge.  While  carrying  on  farming,  he  learned  the  black- 
smith’s trade.  Later  he  took  up  breeding  fine  stock,  became  one  of  the  leading 
stock  raisers  in  this  part  of  the  county,  and  owing  to  the  superior  quality  of 
his  livestock  he  has  always  found  a very  ready  sale  for  what  he  placed  on  the 
market.  He  is  regarded  as  an  excellent  judge  of  stock  and  he  has  made  a 
specialty  of  Poland-China  hogs  and  Devon  cattle.  The  latter  have  taken  many 
blue  ribbons  at  the  county,  state  and  general  fairs,  showing  as  far  west  as 
the  state  of  MMshington,  and  the  name  of  i\Ir.  IMciMillen  in  this  connection 
is  known  to  the  stock  men  of  the  West  and  middle  AATst  and  parts  of  the 
East,  his  fine  stock  being  greatly  admired  by  all  who  have  seen  them  and  they 
have  commanded  tip-top  and  fancy  prices.  He  was  honored  by  the  Republican 
party  by  being  elected  to  membership  on  the  board  of  agriculture  of  Guern- 
sey county,  and  he  served  in  a manner  that  reflected  much  credit  upon  himself 
and  to  the  entire  satisfaction  of  all  concerned  for  a period  of  eighteen  years, 
and  he  is  now  the  efficient  president  of  that  organization  which  is  one  of 
considerable  importance  and  is  doing  a \-ery  commendable  work. 

On  the  19th  day  of  February,  1873.  i\Ir.  iMclMillen  was  married  to  IMary 
Elizabeth  Eergus,  a very  estimable  lady  and  the  representative  of  a sterling 
old  family  of  the  Keystone  state,  she  being  the  daughter  of  John  and  Ellen 


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I'crgTis,  both  nati\  es  of  ^^’ashing■ton  county,  b^ennsylvania.  To  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
McTIillen  five  children  have  lieen  honi,  named  as  follows;  Martin,  who  lives 
at  home:  John  1'.  married  Xannie  J’atton,  and  they  have  one  child,  Ada  Eliza- 
beth: I )essa  Ellen  lives  in  Cambridge,  and  she  married  A.  C.  Braden;  Sarah 
Belle  married  f.  R.  Enlton,  of  Jackson  township,  and  they  have  two  children, 
h'dna  and  Anna;  h'rank  1'.  is  single  and  liihng  at  home.  These  children  have 
all  recei\  ed  good  educations  and  were  reared  in  a wholesome  home  atmosphere. 

IMrs.  ( ieorge  ,\.  McMillen  is  one  of  a family  of  eight  children,  named 
as  follows;  Agnes  has  remained  single;  Mrs.  Sarah  IMcClay,  i\Irs.  Belle 
McClay;  John  married  Lida  Walker-Eergns ; and  Thomas. 

.\s  already  indicated,  i\lr.  McMillen  is  a prominent  Repnldican  and  has 
long  been  actii'e  in  the  affairs  of  his  township  and  county.  He  has  served 
eighteen  vears  on  the  local  .school  hoard  and  has  done  a great  deal  in  pro- 
moting the  cause  of  education  here.  In  1910  he  was  elected  director  of  the 
conntv  inhrmarv  and  he  is  serving  very  conscientiously  as  such.  He  is  a 
faithful  member  and  a lilieral  snjiiiorter  of  the  Lnited  Presbyterian  church 
at  East  Lhhon,  l;)eing  treasurer  of  the  same. 

i\lr.  IMcAlillen  is  deserving  of  the  large  success  that  has  attended  his 
efforts  and  he  has  one  of  the  “show”  places  in  his  locality.  The  old  home- 
stead is  a ])ictnres(pie  place,  the  dwelling  being  commodious,  attractive,  on  the 
order  of  the  famous  old  ])lantation  homes  of  the  South.  It  is  in  the  midst  of 
beautiful  surroundings,  in  a grove  of  stately  e\-ergreens  and  a spacious,  well- 
kept  and  inviting  lawn,  and  this  place  has  always  been  known  for  its  genuine 
hospitalitv  and  the  cordial  welcome  to  the  many  friends  of  the  family  and  the 
good  cheer  generously  dispensed  to  them  here. 

Personallv,  Mr.  McAIillen  is  a gentleman  of  pleasing  address,  generous, 
honoialile  in  all  the  relations  of  life,  hut  never  ostentations  or  found  seeking 
the  plaudits  of  his  fellowmen. 


'fHOMAS  AOUILA  SPAID. 

,\  prosperous  and  well  known  business  man  of  Pleasant  City,  of  which 
])lace  he  is  a nati\’e,  and  a descendant  of  a family  long  resident  in  this  region, 
is  Thomas  Aquila  Spaid,  who  was  horn  at  Pleasant  City,  Guernsey  county, 
( )hio,  on  August  28,  1864,  the  son  of  John  Wesley  and  Elizabeth  (Dyson) 
.Spaid. 

The  Dyson  family  were  among  the  hrst  settlers  in  Valley  township,  and 


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the  postoffice  at  Pleasant  City  was  formerly  called  Idyson.  The  family  was 
well  known  and  some  of  their  descendants  are  still  living  in  Valley  town- 
ship and  are  of  high  standing  in  their  community.  Of  the  Spaid  family,  it 
is  said  that  they  are  descended  from  a Hessian  soldier  who  located  in  Vir- 
ginia after  the  Revolution.  George  Spaid  was  the  first  of  the  family  to  come 
to  Guernsey  county.  He  was  a farmer  and  large  landowner  in  Hampshire 
county,  Virginia,  near  Winchester,  and  in  1819  came  by  wagon  and  located 
here,  and  owned  a large  amount  of  land  in  Valley  township.  He  had  a son, 
William,  who  was  nineteen  years  old  when  the  family  came  here  from  Vir- 
ginia, and  who  married  Elizabeth  Secrest,  the  daughter  of  Jacob  Secrest,  also 
of  Hampshire  county,  Virginia,  near  Winchester.  She  came  here  with  her 
parents  about  the  same  time  the  Spaid  family  came,  when  the  county  was  still 
wild  and  mainly  unsettled.  Jacob  Secrest  was  a large  landowner,  and  both 
the  Secrest  and  Spaid  families  were  prominent  in  the  public,  business  and 
social  life  of  the  community. 

William  Spaid  was  also  a farmer  in  Valley  township,  owning  many 
acres,  and  a successful  man  during  the  years  of  his  activity.  He  took  much 
interest  in  fine  horses.  John  Wesley  Spaid  was  one  of  the  ten  children  of 
William-Spaid.  He  married  Elizabeth  Dyson,  and  was  a tanner,  owning  and 
operating  a large  tannery  on  the  south  side  of  Main  street  in  Pleasant  City, 
half  a square  east  of  the  railroad,  on  the  present  site  of  Grossman's  department 
store.  He  also  ran  a shoe  shop,  and  made  shoes,  saddles  and  harness. 

Thomas  xTquila  Spaid  was  one  of  twelve  children,  four  of  whom  died  in 
childhood.  The  others  who  are  deceased  are  Mrs.  Eliza  Jane  WTller,  who 
left  four  children:  Olive,  who  died  unmarried;  James,  who  died  at  about 

twenty-six  years  of  age,  leaving  a son  and  daughter.  The  living  are:  Wil- 

liam Joseph,  of  Morristown,  Belmont  county,  Ohio;  John  Wesley,  of  Jasper 
county,  Missouri;  Charles  L.,  of  Joplin,  Missouri;  Thomas  x\.,  and  Elverson 
Luther,  a Lutheran  minister  at  Carey,  Wyandot  county,  Ohio.  John  W.  Spaid 
died  on  March  3,  1877,  and  his  wife  survived  until  June,  1900,  both  being 
much  respected  in  the  community.  Thomas  grew  up  in  Pleasant  City,  and 
worked  at  various  occupations,  in  coal  mines,  on  the  railroad,  etc.  He  and 
his  brother-in-law  for  five  years  were  in  the  general  mercantile  business  in 
Pleasant  City.  Then,  in  1895,  he  returned  to  coal  mining,  and  remained  at 
that  until  about  1900,  when  he  bought  out  J.  H.  B.  Dan  ford’s  tin  shop  in 
Pleasant  City.  Since  he  has  added  a good  line  of  hardware  and  has  continued 
in  this  business,  and  has  prospered  and  increased  his  trade  greatly. 

Mr.  Spaid  was  married  in  1890  to  Sonora  L.  Secrest,  the  daughter  of 
David  and  Sarah  Jane  (Miller)  Secrest.  David  Secrest  was  a son  of  John 


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and  Sallie  Secrest,  who  came  from  Virginia,  and  is  of  the  same  branch  of 
tlie  family  as  are  Noah  E.  Secrest,  Sr.,  and  William  Secrest,  of  Hartford. 
IMrs.  Spaid  was  one  of  thirteen  children,  and  was  born  and  reared  near  Hart- 
ford, Valley  township,  Guernsey  county.  To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Spaid  has  been 
born  one  daughter,  Olive  Ruth. 

iMr.  Spaid  is  a member  of  the  Knights  of  Pythias.  He,  his  wife  and  his 
daughter  are  members  of  the  Lutheran  church,  and  all  are  active.  Mr.  Spaid 
has  served  as  Sunday  school  superintendent,  and  has  been  a deacon  in  the 
church  since  the  second  year  of  his  membership,  and  began  to  teach  in  the 
Sunday  school  \vhen  only  fifteen  years  old.  He  is  a thorough  Christian,  a 
man  of  sterling  character  and  spotless  integrity,  successful  in  business,  and 
prominent  and  inliuential  in  his  community. 


LAFAYETTE  TEMPLE. 

Among  the  respected  farmers  and  influential  citizens  of  Wheeling  town- 
shi]),  Guernsey  county,  is  LaFayette  Temple,  who  was  born  on  February  27, 
1865,  farm  where  he  now  lives,  one  mile  east  of  Guernsey  station.  He 

is  the  son  of  William  and  Martha  Jane  (Lanning)  Temple. 

Edward  Temple,  the  grandfather  of  LaFayette,  came  with  his  wife,  Jane 
(Gibson)  Temple,  from  WYstmoi'eland  county,  Pennsylvania,  in  1808,  and 
entered  eighty  acres  of  land  wdiich  are  yet  a part  of  the  farm  on  which  LaFay- 
ette Temple  now  lives.  Grandfather  Temple  was  a sturdy  man  and  began 
life  in  the  new  country  by  building  a log  cabin  which  served  as  a family  home, 
with  some  additions,  until  1886,  when  it  was  destroyed  by  fire.  Grandfather 
'Femple  was  active  in  the  affairs  of  the  community.  His  family  consisted  of 
seven  children : George,  Thomas,  Whlliam  and  John,  four  sons,  and  Jane, 
Ruth  and  Elizabeth,  daughters.  Of  these,  John  now  resides  in  Columbus, 
Ohio,  and  Elizabeth  is  now  Mrs.  William  Alloway,  in  Kimbolton ; the  rest  are 
deceased. 

William  Temple,  the  father  of  LaFayette,  was  always  a farmer,  at  which 
occupation  he  prospered,  and  accumulated  over  three  hundred  acres  of  land, 
the  care  of  which  made  him  a busy  man.  A stanch  Republican,  he  was  not 
an  office  seeker,  but  was  always  a voter  and  interested  in  public  affairs.  He, 
bis  family  and  bis  ancestry  were  all  members  of  the  Methodist  church.  He 
died  on  December  29,  1899,  his  first  wife  had  passed  a\vay  in  1866,  when  La- 
Fayette was  but  eighteen  months  old.  The  father  was  married  a second  time 


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to  Lucy  Ann  Terrell,  the  daughter  of  Jerre  Terrell,  of  Wheeling  township. 
She  died  in  April,  1897.  By  his  first  marriage  Wfilliam  Temple  was  the  father 
of  four  sons  and  four  daughters : Alexander,  deceased ; Isaiah,  lii’ing  on  a 
farm  adjoining  that  of  LaFayette;  Samantha,  deceased;  Flarriett,  who  mar- 
ried James  Elliott,  of  Coshocton  county.  Ohio;  Lucinda,  deceased;  INIartha  J., 
deceased;  William,  deceased;  and  Lafayette.  Tliere  were  no  children  by  the 
second  marriage. 

LaFayette  Temple  spent  his  childhood  and  youth  on  his  father’s  farm, 
and  received  his  education  in  the  country  schools,  keeping  busy  on  the  farm  in 
vacations.  On  May  18,  1892,  he  was  married  to  Ella  M.  Gibson.  t4ie  daugh- 
ter of  William  P.  and  Jane  (Kennedy)  Gibson,  residents  of  Kimbolton,  now. 
deceased.  To  this  union  seven  children  have  been  liorn ; Paul  H.,  Grace  E., 
one  who  died  in  infancy,  John  L.,  Foster  G.,  Edith  J.  and  William  D..  the 
latter  named  for  his  grandfather.  Mr.  Temple  has  spent  his  life  on  the  farm 
first  entered  by  his  grandfather,  which  consists  of  one  hundred  and  sixty  acres 
in  the  Birds  Run  valley,  one  mile  south  of  Guernsey  station,  Mdieeling  town- 
ship, Guernsey  county.  He  is  prosperous  and  is  a raiser  of  fine  sheep,  horses 
and  cattle,  making  a specialty  of  good  horses,  his  motto  being  the  ‘'best  is  none 
too  .good.”  In  politics  he  is  a Republican  and  he  has  been  active  in  public 
matters.  In  1908  he  rvas  elected  a member  of  the  board  of  county  com- 
missioners, and  ivas  president  of  the  lioard.  In  1910  he  was  re-elected,  and  is 
an  honest  and  faithful  public  servant,  enjoying  the  full  confidence  of  the  peo- 
ple. He  is  a member  of  the  Modern  Woodmen  of  America,  and  his  family 
are  members  of  the  United  Presbyterian  church,  of  which  Mr.  Temple  is  sup- 
porter, and  the  services  of  which  he  regularly  attends.  He  is.  a man  of  high 
character  and  sterling  integrity,  respected  by  all  classes. 


ELIJAH  NEELAND. 

Prominent  in  the  activities  of  the  village  of  Hartford,  in  which  for  many 
years  he  has  cast  his  lot,  is  Elijah  Neeland,  who  was  born  at  Claysville,  Guern- 
sey county,  Ohio,  on  June  20,  1854,  the  son  of  James  and  Marinda  ( Galloway) 
Neeland. 

James  Neeland  came  from  county  Tyrone,  Ireland,  when  he  was  about 
twenty-one  years  of  age.  He  died  on  August  24.  1900,  aged  about  eighty. 
In  1841  he  came  to  Cambridge,  Ohio,  and  there  learned  the  blacksmith's  trade 
under  James  Davis,  and  after  three  years  went  to  Claysville,  where  he  kept 


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a blacksmith  shop  lor  the  rest  of  his  life,  fifty-six  years.  While  in  Cambridge 
learning  his  trade,  he  married  Alarinda,  the  daughter  of  Elijah  and  Susan 
(K.ector)  Galloway.  Elijah  Galloway  was  born  on  October  19.  1789,  near 
Washington,  D.  C.,  in  Maryland,  of  German  ancestry.  Susan  Rector  was 
born  in  Eoudoun  county,  Virginia,  on  May  24,  1804,  from  which  place  her 
])arents  moved  to  Belmont  county,  Ohio,  where  Susan  was  married  to  Mr. 
Galloway  on  January  25,  1820.  The  young  couple  moved  to  Guernsey  county 
and  entered  half  of  a (juarter  section  of  virgin  forest  land  from  Congress, 
purchasing  the  other  half  from  a neighlior.  Here,  amid  pioneer  hardships, 
they  huilt  a log  cabin,  and  raised  a little  corn  to  make  bread  for  food,  and  a 
little  garden.  The  next  year  more  land  was  cleared,  and  they  raised  wheat 
and  tobacco.  VIrs.  Galloway  bravely  did  both  a man's  and  woman’s  part,  and 
worked  in  the  tobacco  while  carrying  her  baby.  Later  they  got  beyond  these 
hardships,  and  estalilished  the  home  which  has  since  been  that  of  the  Galloway 
family,  and  where  their  fourteen  children  were  horn  and  reared  to  maturity. 
They  all  wore  homespun  clothes  of  flax  and  wool,  and  the  family  cooking 
was  done  on  the  hig  eight-foot  fireplace  with  its  big  backlogs  and  swinging 
crane.  Elijah  Galloway  died  on  February  19,  1858,  aged  sixty-nine,  his  wife 
on  January  i,  1889,  aged  eighty-five.  Both  were  active  members  of  the 
IMethodist  church,  Mrs.  Galloway  being  a charter  member  at  Claysville.  James 
Xeeland  and  his  wife  were  also  life-long  members  of  this  church,  taking  lead- 
ing ])arts  in  church  work.  James  Neeland  was  a plain,  quiet  and  hospitable 
man  and  a very  worthy  citizen.  He  and  his  wife  were  the  parents  of  eleven 
children,  one  of  whom  died  in  infancy,  while  the  following  gre\v  to  maturity, 
and  were  all  living  until  1907:  Mrs.  Susan  Burman,  of  Van  Buren,  Ohio; 

Andrew  Neeland,  of  Leipsic ; Mrs.  Ellen  Sheppler,  wdio  lived  near  Cumber- 
land, and  died  in  1907;  Mrs.  Sarah  Frazier,  of  Zanesville,  Ohio;  Elijah,  of 
Hartford;  Mrs.  Mary  Foulk,  of  near  Claysville:  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Hammond, 
of  New  Concord;  Mrs.  Grace  Moore,  of  Zanesville;  James,  Jr.,  a carpenter 
and  builder  of  Claysville:  John  B.,  of  Hartford. 

Elijah  Neeland  lived  at  Claysville  until  he  was  twenty-five  years  old,  and 
learned  the  blacksmith's  trade  from  his  father.  In  April,  1879,  he  came  to 
Hartford,  Guernsey  county,  and  for  a time  ran  a blacksmith  shop,  then  was 
for  many  years  a blacksmith  at  the  mines.  Once  or  twice  in  his  life  he  has 
been  aw'ay  from  that  work  for  a few  years,  but  it  was  his  main  occupation 
until  November  15,  1909,  when  he  left  the  occupation.  He  also  has  a farm 
of  eighty  acres  adjoining  Hartford  on  the  north,  and  in  1910  he  platted  about 
twentv-six  acres  into  town  lots  as  an  addition  to  Hartford.  This  is  an  un- 
usuallv  well  situated  tract  for  town  lots,  and  will  prove  a valuable  addition 


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to  the  residence  district  of  Hartford.  l\lr.  Xeeland  has  in  his  possession  sev- 
eral deeds  from  the  government,  one  dated  in  1807,  signed  by  Thomas  Jeffer- 
son, a patent  to  Joshua  W.  Satterthwaite  for  land  in  section  4,  \’alley  town- 
ship, a part  of  which  is  the  land  which  IMr.  Xeeland  has  just  platted  for  an 
addition  to  Hartford. 

On  October  27,  1886,  iMr.  X’eeland  was  married  to  Jessie  F.  Robins,  the 
daughter  of  Peter  D.  and  Deborah  (Thompson)  Robins.  Fifty-three  years 
before,  lacking  three  days,  the  minister,  the  Rev.  G.  Keil,  who  married  them, 
had  married  her  parents,  and  three  years  previously  her  parents  had  cele- 
brated their  golden  wedding.  For  the  early  history  of  the  Robins  family  see 
sketch  of  Dr.  James  E.  Robins.  Mrs.  X'eeland  has  in  her  possession  a silver 
cup  brought  from  the  isle  of  Guernsey  by  her  grandparents,  engraved  June  23. 
1777.  Peter  D.  Robins  was  in  early  life  a miller,  owned  a large  farm,  and 
later  engaged  in  wool  Iniying  as  his  main  business.  He  was  an  influential 
citizen  in  his  neighborhood.  Deborah  Thompson  was  the  daughter  of  James 
and  Mary  Thompson.  Her  father  was  born  near  Senecaville,  Ohio,  and  her 
mother  was  from  Pennsylvania.  i\Ir.  X’eeland's  father  is  a iMethodist  and 
Mrs.  Xeeland’s  father  an  Evangelical  Lutheran:  both  were  faithful  members 
of  church  and  their  homes  were  always  stopping  places  for  the  preachers  and 
church  people,  and  i\Irs.  N^eeland's  mother  has  been  known  to  get  supper  for 
the  preacher  even  as  late  in  the  night  as  two  o'clock,  after  the  late  protracted 
meetings. 

Peter  D.  and  Deborah  Robins  were  the  parents  of  fourteen  children, 
namely:  John  AAhlliam,  deceased,  of  Cambridge:  Alary  Jane,  who  died  at  the 
age  of  thirteen:  James  Thompson,  who,  as  a soldier  in  the  Civil  war,  was 
accidentally  shot  by  another  Lhiion  soldier:  Aladison,  deceased,  of  Cambridge; 
Harrison,  a commission  merchant  in  Baltimore:  Alexander,  of  Cambridge; 
Peter  Hubert,  of  Eureka.  Kansas ; Alartin  Luther,  deceased,  father  of  Dr. 
James  E.  Robins,  whose  sketch  see;  Alartha  Alaria,  the  wife  of  E.  J.  Alilhone, 
deceased;  Charles  Abraham,  of  Eureka,  Kansas;  Rosa  E.,  who  married  Henry 
AIoss,  of  Cambridge;  and  Jessie  F..  the  wife  of  Elijah  X’eeland. 

Air.  and  Airs.  Elijah  X’eeland  are  the  parents  of  one  son,  Llarold  Robins, 
now  a student  at  the  Ohio  Aledical  L’niversity  at  Columbus,  Ohio,  in  his 
second  year.  Air.  X’eeland  has  held  various  township  offices,  has  been  school 
director,  and  was  township  trustee  for  five  years.  Both  he  and  his  wife  are 
faithful  members  of  the  Lutheran  church.  Air.  Xeeland  is  a man  who  has 
striven  to  do  his  duty  in  every  situation  of  life  as  he  has  seen  that  duty,  and 
his  neighbors  all  testifv  as  to  the  true  value  of  his  character  and  life.  In  his 
community  he  is  much  esteemed. 


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THOMAS  I.  MOORE. 

One  of  the  oldest  li\dng  residents  of  \^alley  township  is  Thomas  I.  Moore, 
wlio  enjoys  the  ])eculiar  distinction  of  having  spent  his  entire  life  on  the 
farm  where  he  was  l)orn,  on  October  20,  1827.  He  is  the  son  of  Isaac  and 
Elizabeth  (Hickle)  iMoore.  Isaac  iVloore  was  born  in  1802,  and  about  1825 
w alked  from  bis  home  on  the  Big  Capon  river  in  West  Virginia  to  Guernsey 
county  to  look  at  the  land,  his  brother  Joseph  accompanying  him.  He  had 
been  married  in  Virginia  to  Elizabeth,  the  daughter  of  Stephen  and  Susannah 
( Hoo\-er)  Hickle.  both  of  whom  were  natives  of  Hampshire  county,  Virginia, 
where  Ste])hen  Hickle  was  born  on  August  20.  1767,  and  Susannah  Hoover  on 
January  19,  1 779.  They  later  came  to  Guernsey  county,  where  they  spent  the 
remainder  of  their  lives  on  a farm  along  the  Clay  pike.  They  were  the  par- 
ents of  the  following  children;  John,  born  on  June  30,  1797;  Jacob,  on 
February  8,  1799:  Stephen,  on  June  21,  1801:  Abram,  on  iMay  29,  1803: 
Timothy,  on  October  7,  1805;  Elizabeth,  on  January  ' 23,  1808;  Rachel,  on 
April  4,  .1810:  Alary,  on  June  30,  1813:  George,  on  April  24,  1815;  Sarah, 
Jidy  30,  1817,  and  Isaac,  on  December  27,  1821. 

Isaac  Aloore  bought  one  hundred  and  sixty  acres  in  what  is  now  the 
southwestern  part  of  Valley  township  near  Opperman,  a portion  of  the  town 
of  Oiiperman  being  built  on  that  land.  There  he  lived  and  reared  his  family. 
Within  a year  after  they  came,  their  house  was  burned  dowm,  leaving  them 
not  e\’en  a change  of  clothing.  The  neighbors  came  and  helped  build  a new 
house  that  was  finished  in  a day,  and  were  r^ery  kind  in  assisting  them  to 
make  a new  start,  after  the  pioneer  fashion  of  heljiing  each  other.  Thomas 
I.  Aloore  was  the  only  son  of  Isaac  Aloore,  but  he  had  nine  sisters,  namely: 
Susan,  born  August  10,  182c) ; Rebecca,  September  20,  1831  ; Sarah,  Novem- 
ber 30,  1833;  Alabala,  January  i6,  1835:  Alary,  December  6,  1836;  Rachel, 
Decemlier  25,  1839;  Elizabeth,  February  15,  1843;  Harriet,  Alarch  28,  1846; 
Rhoda,  Alay  16,  1848.  Isaac  Aloore  and  his  wife  were  among  the  founders 
of  the  Bethel  Alethodist  church  and  he  w-as  active  in  church  and  school 
work,  giving  the  ground  on  wdiich  the  school  w'as  built,  w’here  his  son  and 
grandson  both  attended.  He  died  in  1882,  and  w^as  a man  of  considerable 
influence  and  much  esteemed  in  the  community  in  wdiich  he  lived,  and  wTich 
he  had  helped  to  convert  from  a wdlderness  into  a prosperous  farming  district. 

Thomas  I.  Aloore  has  lived  all  his  life  on  the  home  farm.  His  recollec- 
tions of  early  times  are  vivid,  wdien  deer,  wild  turkey  and  other  game 
abounded,  and  the  family  lived  in  a log  cabin  wdtb  a puncheon  floor,  w’ore 
clothes  homespun  and  w'oven  from  home-grown  flax,  and  had  not  even 


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andirons  for  the  fireplace,  Ixit  used  stones  instead.  As  an  infant  he  used  to 
roll  on  the  floor  on  a deer  hide,  and  his  mother  would  sometimes  give  him 
a piece  of  venison  to  suck,  tying  it  by  a string  to  his  toe,  so  that  he  could  not 
swallow  it  and  strangle.  The  first  lumber  floor  which  was  put  in  the  cabin 
he  remembers  quite  distinctly,  as  that  was  a great  ad\’ance  in  prosperity  and 
luxury. 

Mr.  Moore  sen-ed  during  the  Civil  war  in  Company  C,  One  Hundred 
and  Seventy-second  Ohio  Regiment,  with  an  honoraljle  record.  On  December 
5,  1850,  he  was  married  to  IMargaret  Gander,  the  sister  of  David  C.  Gander, 
whose  sketch  see  for  her  family.  She  was  horn  in  1830  on  Salt  creek,  near  the 
IMuskingum  county  line,  and  when  she  was  se\'en  moved  to  Spencer  township, 
where  she  grew  to  maturity.  Four  children  were  born  to  them,  Isaac  W., 
a child  who  died  in  infancy,  Rebecca  Elizabeth,  who  married  Fillmore  Spaid, 
of  Hartford,  and  Rachel  Alice,  the  wife  of  O.  R.  Taylor,  of  Pleasant  City. 
In  the  winter  of  1853,  Thomas  I.  IMoore  and  his  brother-in-law.  Jonathan 
Gander,  went  into  partnership  in  a saw-mill,  and  for  twenty  vears  continued 
in  partnership  with  saw-mills  and  threshing-machines.  Except  for  this. 
Thomas  I.  Moore’s  interests  have  been  confined  to  farming.  He  and  his  wife 
are  both  members  of  the  Bethel  iMethodist  church  and  are  highly  respected 
in  their  community. 

Isaac  W.  IMoore  was  born  on  July  22.  1852,  and  grew  up  on  his  father's 
farm.  While  his  father  was  gone  to  war.  Isaac  W..  then  a boy  of  twelve,  had 
to  do  a man’s  work  on  the  farm,  and  he  well  remembers  when  IMorgan’s 
raiders  passed  their  home.  In  1874  he  married  iMary  Adeline  Finley,  the 
daughter  of  Joseph  and  Jane  (Johnson)  Finley,  who  was  reared  near  Old- 
ham’s Station,  north  of  Cambridge.  To  this  marriage  three  children  were 
born,  Charles  Albert,  Marion  Milton  and  Ida  Olive.  In  1885  he  and  his  family 
moved  to  northwestern  Kansas  where  he  took  up  a homestead  and  a tree  claim 
of  one  hundred  and  sixty  acres  each,  and  here  lived  for  sixteen  years.  In 
1890  his  wife  died  here.  In  1901  Isaac  W.  Moore,  who  had  by  this  time 
accumulated  a half  section  of  farming  land  besides  his  tree  claim,  sold  his 
stock  and  implements,  left  the  farm  with  his  sons,  and  himself  returned  to  the 
old  home  farm  in  Guernsey  county.  Ohio. 

Charles  Albert  Moore  married  IMinnnie  Haseley,  and  has  a half  section 
of  land  of  his  own  three  miles  from  Colby,  seven  miles  nearer  that  town 
than  his  father’s  farm.  INIarion  i\I.  IMoore  married  Ethel  Hutchinson,  and 
li\'es  on  his  father’s  farm,  while  he  also  owns  one  hundred  and  sixty  acres  of 
his  own. 

On  August  3,  1904,  after  his  return  to  hfs  native  county,  Isaac  W.  Moore 


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was  married  to  Harriett  A.  Larrick,  the  daughter  of  Benjamin  Larrick. 
Isaac  W.  iMoore  is  an  acti\’c  memlier  of  the  Bethel  Methodist  church.  He 
lives  with  his  father  on  the  oUl  farm,  which  Thomas  Moore,  the  father  of 
Isaac  and  Joseph  Moore,  entered  for  them  from  the  government  in  1825. 
Tliomas  Moore  ne\’er  came  to  this  county  to  live  hut  he  and  his  wife  went  to 
iMissouri,  and  there  sjient  their  days.  Three  generations  of  Moores  have 
owned  that  farm,  and  three  generations  were  born  there,  four  generations 
lived  together  on  it  for  some  years,  and  it  has  never  lieen  out  of  the  family 
since  it  was  entered  from  the  government. 

Thomas  I.  iMoore  and  his  wife  have  had  the  very  exceptional  privilege 
of  passing  sixty  years  of  wedded  life  together,  the  sixtieth  anniversary  of 
tlieir  wedding  occurring  on  December  5,  1910,  and  all  their  children  and 
grandchildren  and  two  great-grandchildren  rvere  present,  e.xcept  Ida  O. 
iMoore,  who  was  teaching  in  Leavenworth,  Kansas.  Their  married  life  has 
been  a beautiful  example  of  domestic  felicity.  Both  of  them  have  very  vivid 
recollections  of  pioneer  days,  and  can  talk  entertainingly  of  the  early  life  of 
the  county.  They  have  seen  their  children  and  grandchildren  taking  active 
and  usefid  places  in  the  work  of  the  world,  and  they  themselves  in  their' later 
days  are  enjoying  the  deserved  esteem  of  those  who  know  them. 


D.WID  C.  GANDER. 

The  present  sketch  is  concerned  with  a resident  of  Byesville  whose  ac- 
([uaintances  are  many  in  Guernsey  county,  and  who  by  the  worth  of  his  char- 
acter has  made  many  friends  and  has  in  life  been  successful.  David  C.  Gander 
was  horn  in  Spencer  township,  Guernsey  county,  Ohio,  near  Cumberland,  on 
June  30,  1844,  the  son  of  l)a\'id  and  Rachel  (Shull)  Gander.  His  father 
was  horn  on  October  10.  1800,  his  mother  on  January  16,  1803,  and  after 
their  marriage  they  came  from  the  neighborhood  of  Capon  Springs,  in  A\Ast 
Virginia,  to  Altiskingum  county,  Ohio,  and  settled  on  Salt  Fork  lietween 
Zanesville  and  Chandlers\’ille,  whence  they  later  moved  into  Spencer  town- 
ship and  located  about  three  miles  from  Cumberland.  Their  children  were, 
with  the  dates  of  their  births  : Samuel  H.  Gander,  January  23,  1824:  Rebecca, 

October  2,  1825;  Jonathan  Shull,  December  22,  1827;  Margaret  Shull,  Feb- 
ruary II,  1830:  Barbara  Anue,  April  27,  1833,  died  on  December  25,  1833; 
George  Washington,  January  d,  1836:  Elizabeth  Catherine,  December  16, 
1840:  David  Cross,  June  30,  1844.  The  father  of  these  children  died  on 


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June  18,  1871.  the  mother  on  September  18.  1869.  David  Gander  farmed  all 
his  life,  beginning  with  a small  farm,  but  adding  t(.)  it  until  he  owned  three 
hundred  and  sixty  acres.  He  held  various  township  offices,  and  was  promi- 
nent in  his  community,  taking  an  interest  in  public  affairs. 

David  C.  Gander  grew  up  on  the  home  place,  and  enlisted  in  Company 
C,  One  Hundred  and  Seventy-second  Ohio  Infantry,  serving  with  an  honor- 
able record.  After  the  war  he  came  back  to  his  home  community  and  re- 
turned to  farming.  On  November  i,  1868,  he  was  married  to  Rhoda  IMoore, 
the  sister  of  Thomas  I.  IMoore,  whose  sketch  see  for  her  ancestry.  She  was 
born  on  IMay  16,  1848,  in  the  southwest  part  of  Valley  township,  where  her 
brother  now  lives.  To  this  union  were  born  nine  cbildren.  Wilbur  Grant 
was  born  on  September  19,  1869,  and  now  lives  in  Newark,  an  engineer  on 
the  Baltimore  & Ohio  railway.  Rachel  Elizabeth  was  born  on  February  18, 
1871,  and  died  in  June,  1894.  just  six  weeks  later  than  her  mother.  Cora 
Olive  was  born  on  June  3,  1873,  on  September  i,  1876.  Harrison 

Ross  was  born  on  August  17,  1875,  now  a miner,  living  in  Pleasant 

City.  Homer  Strawl  was  born  on  March  4,  1877,  and  is  now  a mine  super- 
intendent. Anna  Maude  was  born  on  January  18,  1879,  and  married  IM.  B. 
Buckey,  of  Oklahoma.  Robert  Halley  was  born  on  September  22,  1880,  and 
is  employed  in  the  shoe  business  in  Cambridge.  Alice  Irena,  who  was  born 
on  January  19.  1884.  and  Florence  Ethel,  born  on  August  9,  1888,  are  at 
home  with  their  father  in  Byesville. 

After  marriage  Mr.  and  IMrs.  Gander  lived  on  the  old  home  farm  in 
Spencer  township  until  1885,  when  they  moved  to  Kansas,  where  he  l)ought 
a farm  and  they  lived  for  about  a year  and  a half,  when,  because  of  I\Irs. 
Gander’s  failing  healtb,  they  sold  out  and  returned  to  Ohio,  living  for  four 
years  in  the  northern  part  of  Jackson  township.  They  then  moved  near  to 
Byesville.  and  it  was  while  here  that  Mrs.  Gander  contracted  measles  and 
pneumonia  at  the  same  time,  in  her  already  weakened  condition,  and  died  on 
April  28,  1894.  She  was  a good  woman,  a faithful  wife  and  conscientious 
mother,  and  she  and  her  husband  were  both  active  in  the  work  of  the  IMeth- 
odist  church. 

j\Ir.  Gander  continued  to  live  on  the  farm  until  IMay,  1901,  when  he 
moved  to  Byesville,  and  engaged  in  teaming,  which  he  found  at  that  time  to 
be  a lucrative  business.  Since  his  childhood  ]\Ir.  Gander  has  been  an  ardent 
Republican,  taking  an  active  part  in  the  councils  of  his  partv.  He  has  lived 
to  see  his  children  taking  an  active  and  useful  work  in  the  communities  in 
which  they  live,  while  he  himself  is  still  in  the  harness.  A\hdelv  known  in 
the  countv,  he  is  well  liked  bv  all 


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OR.\  F.  YOUXG. 

One  of  the  well  known  and  prominent  citizens  of  Pleasant  City,  Valiev 
township,  is  Ora  1'.  Young,  who  was  born  in  East  Union,  Xoble  county,  Ohio, 
May  2f).  iS66,  and  is  the  son  of  William  and  Sarah  ( Robinson)  Young.  AVil- 
liam  'N^oung’s  parents  came  from  Anne  Arundel  county.  IMaryland,  and  located 
near  what  is  now  Tem])eranceville,  X'oble  county,  at  that  time  a portion  of 
Hclmont  county.  William  Young  grew  up  on  the  farm  and  later  in  life  be- 
came a miller,  following  his  trade  for  forty-five  years  in  Sarahsville,  Summer- 
held,  Sharon,  01i\-e,  Byesville,  Hartford  and  Point  Pleasant  or  Pleasant  City. 

I le  married  Sarah  Robinson,  daughter  of  Solomon  Robinson  and  wife.  She 
was  Ijorn  in  Washington  county.  Penn.sylvania,  and  came  to  Ohio  in  1828, 
when  she  was  six  years  of  age.  They  came  in  emigrant  wagons  in  typical 
pioneer  fashion,  went  on  to  P.ig  iMeigs  creek  above  Pennville,  near  a Quaker 
settlement  in  iMorgan  count}-,  Ohio.  They  afterwards  moved  back  to  Sharon, 
w here  William  Young  engaged  in  the  milling  business.  After  their  marriage 
they  moved  to  East  Union,  where  the  elder  Young  engaged  in  the  milling 
business  until  1873,  then  came  to  Pleasant  City  and  engaged  in  the  milling 
business  the  rest  of  his  life,  dying  in  1897,  his  widow'  surviving  until  1907. 
Me  had  been  a soldier  in  Company  G,  One  Hundred  and  Eighty-sixth  Ohio 
V’olunteer  Infantr\'.  Me  and  his  wdfe  were  life-long  members  of  the  Method- 
ist E]iisco])al  church.  Their  family  consisted  of  nine  children,  namely:  Mrs. 
Xancy  Shri\-er,  wife  of  Xicholas  Shriver,  living  near  Caldwell:  Mrs.  B.  E. 
Pee,  of  Byesville;  Mrs.  Erancis  Rebecca  Secrest,  wife  of  J.  M.  Secrest ; John 
kl.,  of  Cambridge:  i\Irs.  Jennie  Speers,  wnfe  of  Europe  Speers,  of  Cambridge: 
T'lora,  wife  of  Charles  Robins,  of  Eureka,  Kansas:  iMrs.  Ida  M.  Secrest,  of 
Cleveland,  wife  of  W.  T.  Secrest;  iMartha  died  in  1876:  Ora  F..  of  this  re- 
view. 

From  the  time  he  was  six  vears  of  age.  Ora  F.  Young  lived  in  Pleasant 
City,  .\fter  his  father  got  too  old  to  work  in  the  mill,  he  took  up  the  w'ork, 
which  he  followed  until  1908,  in  wdiich  year  he  went  into  business  for  him- 
self in  Pleasant  City,  wholesale  and  retail  flour  and  feed.  He  erected  one  of 
the  most  substantial  business  houses  in  the  town,  which  he  now-  occupies.  It 
is  of  tile  and  concrete,  is  neat,  well  arranged  and  attractive,  and  he  has  car- 
ried on  a verv  extensive  business  ever  since.  He  has  been  very  successful  as 
a business  man  in  whatever  he  has  turned  his  attention  to. 

iMr.  Young  was  married  in  1889  Amanda  Crow,  of  X^oble  county, 
daughter  of  John  aufl  Elizabeth  ( Wilson)  Crow.  Her  death  occurred  on 
jMay  22,  1894,  and  on  June  7,  1900,  i\Ir.  Young  was  married  to  Belle  McCoy, 


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daughter  of  Alexander  McCoy,  who  was  county  commissioner  of  this  county, 
and  whose  death  occurred  in  1891.  His  wife  was  Jane  Johnson,  descended 
from  a pioneer  family  from  Braddock,  Pennsylvania.  The  IMcCoys  were 
also  a prominent  pioneer  family,  having  come  from  Pennsylvania.  One  daugh- 
ter, Virgil  Amanda,  has  been  born  to  Air.  and  Mrs.  Young. 

Since  1895  Air.  Young  has  been  a local  preacher  in  the  Alethodist  Epis- 
copal church,  and  he  has  been  a member  of  the  church  thirty-one  years.  He 
is  a class  leader,  steward  and  a Sunday  school  teacher,  and  was  superintendent 
of  the  Sunday  school  for  twelve  years.  He  was  township  clerk  for  four  years, 
beginning  when  he  was  only  twenty-two  years  old.  In  all  his  positions  of 
public  trust  he  has  been  veiy  faithful  in  the  discharge  of  his  duty  and  has 
won  the  commendation  of  all  concerned.  His  first  wife  was  a Alethodist.  as 
is  also  his  present  wife. 

Air.  A'oung  is  a successful  business  man,  a fiuent  and  interesting  speaker 
and  a man  whom  to  know  is  to  respect  and  admire  for  his  industry. 


NOAH  ELV'OOD  SECREST. 

Aluch  is  to  be  found  within  the  covers  of  this  volume  regarding  the 
Secrest  family,  but  too  much  could  not  well  be  said,  owing  to  the  fact  that  its 
members  have  been  prominent  in  Guernsey  county  in  ^■arious  walks  of  life 
from  the  early  pioneer  days  and  they  have  borne  reputations  of  high  grade 
citizens,  unassailable  and  irreproachable,  and  have  played  well  their  parts  in 
the  drama  of  civilization.  A worthy  representative  of  this  old  and  influential 
family  is  Noah  Elwood  Secrest,  of  Wiley  township,  of  whom  the  following 
paragraphs  deal.  Pie  was  horn  on  his  father's  old  home  farm  a short  distance 
east  of  Hartford,  this  township,  on  June  9,  1855.  He  is  the  son  of  Vhlliam 
and  Alary  (Buckley)  Secrest,  highly  esteemed  old  residents  of  A'alley  town- 
ship, who  are  mentioned  in  a separate  sketch  in  this  work. 

Noah  E.  Secrest  grew  to  maturity  on  the  home  farm  on  v hich  he  worked 
during  his  boyhood  and  youth  and  attended  the  district  schools.  He  followed 
farming  most  of  the  time,  but  also  did  some  teaming,  remaining  with  his 
father  until  he  was  thirty-four  years  of  age.  He  was  married  in  1879  to  Alary 
R.  Jackson,  who  was  born  and  reared  at  Pleasant  City,  this  township,  the 
daughter  of  Samuel  and  A^irginia  (Trott)  Jackson,  a well  known  and  highly 
respected  family  here.  This  union  has  resulted  in  the  birth  of  four  children, 
namely : Carl  Dwight,  who  lives  at  Belle  A^alley,  this  county,  working  as  a 


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foreman  for  a construction  gang  at  the  mines;  Ella  Violet  and  William  Jack- 
son  are  at  home;  Melba  Virginia  is  attending  school  at  Pleasant  City. 

In  1888  Mr.  Secrest  bought  a farm  of  one  hundred  and  four  acres  one 
mile  south  of  Hartford,  where  he  has  since  made  his  home.  The  house, 
a cosy,  substantial  and  attractive  one,  stands  on  top  of  a ridge,  overlooking  the 
\-alley,  commanding  a view  of  several  towns  and  a most  inspiring  panorama 
of  field  and  farm  as  well.  From  it  the  lights  of  Cambridge  may  be  seen  at 
night  and  in  another  direction  one  can  see  at  a distance  of  eighteen  miles. 
He  has  a most  excellent  farm  which  he  has  brought  up  to  a high  state  of  im- 
provement and  cultivation  and  which  is  one  of  the  choice  places  of  the  town- 
ship. He  carries  on  general  farming  and  stock  raising  in  a most  successful 
manner  and  is  regarded  as  one  of  the  leading  agriculturists  of  his  community. 

Mr.  Secrest  is  a loyal  Democrat  and  he  is  more  or  less  active  in  local 
party  affairs,  having  served  his  township  as  trustee  in  a most  acceptable  man- 
ner. He  is  a member  of  the  Knights  of  Pythias  at  Pleasant  City,  and  in  his 
religious  relations  he  holds  meml)ership  with  the  Tmtheran  congregation,  while 
iMrs.  Secrest  l)elongs  to  the  VIethodist  Episcopal  church. 


ALBERT  E.  WYCOFF. 

'Idle  Wycoff  family  is  deserving  of  s])ecific  mention  in  this  work  owing  to 
the  fact  that  it  is  an  old  and  honored  one  in  Guernsey  county,  its  several  mem- 
bers having  conducted  themselves  in  a manner  as  becomes  American  citizens 
of  a high  order.  Of  this  numl)er  Albert  E.  Wycoff  is  a worfhy  representa- 
tive. He  was  born  at  Claysville,  this  county,  in  July,  1861,  and  he  is  the  son 
of  John  R.  and  Eliza  (Hammond)  Wycoff.  It  is  believed  this  family  came 
originallv  from  Pennsyh’ania,  moving  from  this  county  to  Indiana,  but  later 
returned  here  before  the  subject  was  born.  His  boyhood  was  spent  at  Clays- 
ville. where  he  attended  school  and  clerked  a little.  When  sixteen  years  of 
age  he  entered  the  photography  luisiness  at  his  home  town,  later  went  to 
Hiramslmrg,  then  to  Byesville,  hut  owing  to  the  fact  that  this  line  of  work 
seemed  to  be  detrimental  to  bis  health  he  gave  it  up  and  began  doing  contract 
work,  following  that  business  very  successfully  until  about  1882.  He  then 
went  to  farming  and  l)ought  and  sold  livestock,  near  Hartford  and  Buffalo. 
Later  he  clerked  about  three  years  for  Moss  Brothers  & Rigby  in  Hartford. 
,\fter  leaving  tbeir  employ  he  clerked  for  the  Wills  Creek  Supply  Company, 
three  or  four  months.  In  July,  t888,  he  entered  into  business  for  himself  at 


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Hartford,  opening  a new  store,  dealing  in  general  merchandise.  He  built  up 
an  excellent  trade  and  had  the  confidence  of  the  entire  community.  When  the 
lease  expired  on  the  building  occupied  by  his  former  employers,  he  rented  the 
])lace  and  moved  to  his  present  location  where  he  has  continued  everv  since, 
enjoying  a large  trade  with  the  surrounding  country  and  always  carrying  a 
very  carefully  selected  stock  of  up-to-date  goods,  tastily  arranged  in  a neat 
building.  In  July,  1909,  he  started  another  store  at  Walhonding  No.  2 mine. 
He  has  been  very  successful  as  a merchant,  being  a good  manager  and  court- 
eous and  honest  in  his  dealings  with  his  many  customers.  On  December  4, 
1899.  he  was  ajipointed  postmaster  at  Hartford,  'which  office  he  still  holds,  dis- 
charging his  duties  in  this  connection  in  a manner  that  reflects  much  credit 
upon  himself  and  to  the  satisfaction  of  the  peojile  and  the  department  at 
AVashington.  Politically,  he  is  a Repuldican,  and  is  loyal  to  his  ]>arty's  prin- 
ciples. In  fraternal  matters  he  is  a worthy  member  of  the  IMasonic  fraternity 
and  of  the  Knights  of  Pythias. 

Mr.  AAh'Coff  was  married  in  1882  to  Arizona  Dickerson,  daughter  of 
George  and  Eliza  ( Vorhees)  Dickerson,  mentioned  elsewhere  in  this  work. 
She  was  born  and  reared  at  Derwent,  her  father  having  lieen  a prominent 
citizen  there,  owning  nearly  all  the  ground  on  which  that  town  now  stands. 

Seven  children  were  born  to  IMr.  and  Mrs.  AAAcoff,  of  whom  one  died  in 
infancy,  namely:  Roy,  who  married  Ethel  Garrett,  lives  in  Hartford,  clerking 
in  his  father’s  store ; he  has  one  son,  Pjyron ; Paul  married  Hattie  Clendenning 
and  lives  in  Hartford,  lieing  an  electrician  in  the  mines;  Harrison  is  in  charge 
of  his  father’s  store  at  AADlhonding  mine  No.  2 ; Forrest  clerks  in  his  father’s 
store  at  Hartford ; Carl  and  Catherine  Eliza  are  both  at  home. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  AAAcoff  both  belong  to  the  klethodist  Episcopal  church  in 
Hartford,  and  they  .stand  high  in  all  circles  in  this  community. 


GEORGE  AAA  DICKERSON. 

A highly  honored  and  influential  citizen  of  Derwent.  Guernsey  county, 
is  George  AAA  Dickerson,  who  was  l)orn  at  Hartford,  AOlley  township,  in  1839. 
and  he  has  lived  to  see  wondrous  changes  take  place  in  this  locality  and  has 
done  his  full  share  in  liringing  about  the  transformation.  He  is  the  son  of 
Asa  and  Catherine  (Secrest)  Dickerson.  It  is  believed  that  the  father  was 
born  in  the  south  edge  of  Jackson  township,  this  county,  about  1805,  but  it 
may  be  that  he  was  born  in  Center  township ; however,  he  was  certainly  a 


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pioneer  cliild,  growing  up  in  the  forest  when  the  red  men  were  yet  abroad  and 
wild  l)casts  plentiJ'jl.  He  was  the  son  of  Ricliard  and  Anna  (Huston)  Dick- 
erson. Richard  Dickerson  came  here  from  AAHshington  county,  Pennsyl- 
\ ania.  Id  is  father,  also  named  Richard,  was  brought  to  America  as  a soldier 
to  tight  for  England  in  the  ReYolutionary  war,  but  deserted  upon  reaching 
our  shores  cvhen  he  learned  the  cause  of  the  \var,  and  joined  the  American 
forces,  tighting  under  George  AAHshington.  Richard  Dickerson  was  twice 
married,  Asa  being  a son  of  the  second  marriage.  Richard  came  to  Guernsey 
county,  Ohio,  from  his  Pennsylvania  home  about  1804,  and  settled  first  in 
Center  township,  then  moved  to  w hat  is  now  the  south  part  of  Jackson  town- 
ship, along  AAdlls  creek.  Richard’s  children  were  Isabel,  wdio  married  Solo- 
mon Peters;  Joshua.  Richard,  Simeon  and  Asa. 

-Asa  Dickerson  married  Catherine  Secrest,  daughter  of  John  Secrest,  of 
near  Hartford.  The  latter  was  the  lirother  of  Henry  Secrest,  father  of  AAdl- 
liam  Secrest,  wdiose  sketch  a])pears  herein.  After  his  marriage  Asa  Dicker- 
son  s])cnt  nearly  all  his  days  near  Hartford.  He  was  a carpenter  by  trade  and 
was  a fine  workman.  He  had  four  children,  namely:  Samuel  died  wdien  three 
months  old  ; Jane  is  the  wife  of  James  Edward  Spaid.  wdiose  sketch  appears  on 
another  page  of  this  work;  George  AA^.,  of  Derwent,  and  John,  deceased. 

In  1868  Asa  Dickerson  and  sons  bought  a farm  of  one  hundred  and  sixty 
acres  wdiere  Derwent  now  stands  and  this  was  his  home  the  rest  of  his  life, 
his  death  occurring  in  1887.  His  wdfe  survived  him  until  1905,  having 
reached  the  advanced  age  of  ninet}"  years.  Asa  Dickerson  made  a profession 
of  the  Christian  faith  and  was  of  Baptist  belief.  His  wdfe  belonged  to  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  church.  They  were  excellent  people  in  every  respect. 

George  A\d  Dickerson  was  about  eighteen  years  old  wdien  his  father 
bought  the  farm  at  Derwent,  and  he  has  made  his  home  there  ever  since,  wdth 
the  exception  of  the  summer  of  1862,  wdiich  he  spent  in  the  Rocky  mountains, 
])rospecting  for  gold.  He  then  returned  to  the  farm  and  has  since  been  en- 
gaged in  agricultural  pursuits  and  the  carpenter’s  trade,  at  wdiich  he  has  been 
very  successful,  huildiiig  many  of  the  houses  and  barns  in  this  vicinity,  and  as 
a farmer  his  labors  were  verv  satisfactorily  rewarded. 

Mr.  Dickerson  was  married  in  the  spring  of  1863  to  Eliza  Vorhies,  the 
daughter  of  Eli  and  Nancy  ( AIcLaughlin ) Vorhies.  She  w^as  horn  in  Noble 
county,  this  state,  of  w hich  her  people  were  very  early  settlers,  both  her  great- 
grandfather and  grandfather  having  lived  in  that  county  and  are  buried  there. 

ddiree  children  have  been  born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Dickerson : Arizona, 
who  married  Albert  E.  AAAcoff,  of  Hartford,  wdiose  sketch  appears  herein; 
Norval  AA’einier  lives  in  Derwent,  wdiere  he  is  a carpenter  in  the  mines;  he 


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married  Mattie  Perry,  and  they  have  three  daughters  and  two  sons  living, 
one  child  being  deceased:  Eli  Asa  also  li^■es  in  Derwent,  engaged  as  a plas- 
terer; he  married  Annie  Buckmaster,  and  they  have  three  children  li\'ing, 
one  being  deceased. 

i\[r.  Dickerson  is  a member  of  Red  Prince  Lodge  Xo.  230,  Knights  of 
Pythias,  at  Byesville,  and  also  the  Pythian  Sisters  at  Pleasant  Citv. 

A part  of  his  farm  is  now  laid  off  in  town  lots,  and  comprises  the  greater 
portion  of  the  town  of  Derwent  and  that  immediate  vicinit}'  as  originally  laid 
off',  he  having  owned  all  east  of  the  railroad  fronting  on  three  streets.  He  is 
the  oldest  citizen  of  this  town  and  community,  in  point  of  length  of  residence. 
He  is  held  in  high  esteeem  by  all  classes. 


THOMAS  Mb  kIcKIXLEY. 

Among  the  enterprising  farmers  of  Valley  township,  Guernsey  county, 
who  believe  in  keeping  abreast  of  the  times  in  all  matters  pertaining  to  their 
special  line  of  endeavor  and  thereby  not  only  benefit  themselves  and  family  to 
the  greatest  degree,  but  also  the  community  at  large  is  Thomas  AM  klcKinley, 
who  has  spent  his  life  in  this  community,  having  been  born  in  the  northwestern 
part  of  this  township,  along  the  Clay  pike,  on  August  12.  1S47.  He  is  the 
son  of  Ebenezer  and  Lucinda  (Russell)  AIcKinley,  the  former  born  June  21, 
1815.  and  the  latter  on  April  3,  1814.  The  father  was  the  son  of  AAfilliam 
McKinley,  who  came  from  A'irginia  to  Belmont  county,  Ohio,  in  a very  early 
day,  thence  moved  to  Guernsey  county,  locating  in  the  northwestern  part  of 
A^alley  township  where  he  became  the  owner  of  about  two  hundred  and  eighty 
acres  of  land ; there  he  established  a good  home  and  became  influential  among 
the  early  settlers.  He  lived  to  be  about  eighty  years  of  age.  His  family  con- 
sisted of  five  sons  and  two  daughters : Aaron,  Israel,  AA^illoughby  and  a son 
usually  called  “Uncle  Peidmond”  all  went  west:  Aaron  lived  on  the  home 
place  and  was  married,  but  died  childless;  AAhlloughby  married  Elizabeth  Car- 
ter and  lived  at  Cumberland  for  a number  of  years,  then  moved  to  Hummisten, 
Iowa,  where  he  became  the  owner  of  over  a section  of  land:  he  left  two  sons 
and  one  daughter : Ebenezer  married  Lucinda  Russell,  daughter  of  Thomas 
Russell  and  wife.  Thomas  Russell  was  a soldier  during  the  war  of  1812  with 
England.  She  was  born  in  Belmont  county  and  was  brought  to  Guernsey 
county  by  her  parents  when  a child.  After  the  father  was  married  he  lived  on 
the  home  place  and  his  death  occurred  on  October  30,  1857,  at  the  age  of 


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forty-two  years:  his  widow  survived  thirty-seven  years,  dying  on  November 
12,  iS(;4.  1'he  following  children  were  liorn  to  them:  Thamer  E.  married 
Landon  Starr  and  li\'cd  near  Claysville:  the}^  both  died,  leaving  five  children; 
Sarah  A.  married  Stephen  Elickle  and  lives  near  Cumberland:  Rachel  died  on 
y\ugnst  30,  1844.  when  one  year  old:  William  A.  was  married  to  Elizabeth 
1 lammontree  and  they  became  the  parents  of  two  children,  both  of  whom  died 
in  infancy:  the  father  is  also  deceased:  Thomas  W.,  of  this  review;  Aaron 
married  Mahala  Aplin,  lives  in  the  southwestern  part  of  Jackson  township 
on  his  farm,  and  they  are  the  parents  of  three  children,  Charles,  Eorest  E. 
and  Fern;  Clarinda  J.  married  John  Bristol  and  lives  in  Byesville ; Hayden 
E.  lives  at  Columbus.  Kansas,  and  is  married  to  Alice  Clark,  daughter  of  Wil- 
liam Clark,  and  they  have  two  children,  a boy  and  a girl.  Jay  and  Cecil. 

Thomas  Ah  McKinley's  boyhood  w-as  spent  on  the  home  farm  where  he 
assisted  with  the  general  work  and  attended  the  neighboring  schools.  In  I'Sdg 
he  was  married  to  iMary  J.  Heskett,  daughter  of  Elam  and  Sytha  Heskett, 
old  pioneers  from  Belmont  county.  After  their  marriage  they  lived  on  the 
old  Heskett  homestead,  in  the  northwestern  part  of  Valley  township,  about 
three  years,  then  lietween  Cumberland  and  Claysville  five  or  six  years.  Her 
death  occurred  on  July  21,  1877,  and  she  left  two  children,  a son  and  a daugh- 
ter, Walter  Ray  and  Mary  A.  Another  daughter  died  when  two  and  one- 
half  years  of  age.  The  son  lives  near  Chaseville  and  works  for  the  Ohio  Fuel 
Su])ply  Company:  he  married  Claude  Goodin  and  they  have  five  children,  four 
sons  and  one  daughter,  Guy,  Earl,  Fred,  Mack  and  Grace.  Mary  A.  McKin- 
ley married  George  Wilson  and  has  two  sons,  Victor  and  Chester;  she  lives  on 
the  home  farm  with  her  father. 

After  the  death  of  his  wife  Thomas  W.  McKinley  bought  the  old  home- 
stead where  he  now  resides,  and  on  which  he  has  been  very  successful  as  a 
general  farmer.  On  November  15,  1892,  be  W'as  married  to  Sarah  L.  Bugher, 
of  Spencer  township,  the  daughter  of  George  and  Joan  Bugher. 

Mr.  McKinley  is  a loyal  Prohibitionist,  and  he  and  his  wife  belong  to 
the  Christian  church  near  their  home,  of  which  he  is  a deacon  and,  in  fact, 
a ])illar,  lieing  e\’er  active  in  the  same.  They  have  an  attractive  and  well- 
kept  dwelling  and  Mr.  McKinley  has  kept  his  fine  farm  in  first  class  condition, 
now  owning  three  hundred  and  thirteen  acres  of  as  good  land  as  the  town- 
ship can  boast.  This  land  does  not  all  join,  but  is  in  the  immediate  vicinity 
where  he  lives.  Besides  general  farming,  he  is  known  to  be  a very  succes.s- 
ful  stock  raiser.  He  bas  just  bought  one  hundred  more  acres  of  land,  owning 
in  all  four  hundred  and  thirteen  acres. 

Mr.  iMcKinley  has  inherited  many  sterling  traits  from  his  ancestors,  wdio 


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were  known  for  their  integrit}T  honor  and  public  spirit.  His  great-grand- 
father was  a fine  Virginia  gentleman  of  the  old  school ; he  owned  an  extensive 
plantation  and  had  about  twenty-tii’e  or  thirty  slaves.  At  his  death  they  fell 
to  his  son  William,  the  subject's  grandfather,  but  he  was  not  in  favor  of 
slavery  and  ne^•er  went  back  to  the  old  plantation  to  claim  them. 


^lATTHEW  STRAUCH. 

The  province  of  Lorraine  has  furnished  a large  number  of  most  welcomed 
and  enterprising  citizens  to  various  localities  of  the  United  States,  and  almost 
invariably  they  have  in  due  course  of  time  become  property  holders  and  made 
valuable  citizens,  loyal  to  our  institutions  and  ready  to  lend  whatever  aid 
necessary  in  advancing  the  general  good.  Of  this  large  number  the  name  of 
Matthew  Strauch,  of  Jackson  township,  Guernsev  countv,  should  be  men- 
tioned. He  was  born  in  the  province  named  above  (then  a part  of  France, 
but  now  belonging  to  Germany)  June  3,  i86o.  He  is  the  son  of  Vhlliam 
and  Margaret  ( Losqyl ) Strauch.  He  grew  to  maturity  and  was  educated 
in  his  native  land,  and  in  1881,  when  twenty-one  years  of  age,  he  emigrated 
to  America,  locating  in  Pennsylvania  where  he  followed  mining — in  fact, 
he  has  been  a miner  all  his  life,  having  entered  the  mines  of  France  when  only 
thirteen  years  of  age.  About  two  years  after  he  located  in  Pennsylvania  he 
went  to  Hocking  Valley.  Ohio,  then  went  to  Alal.iama  and  was  there  about  six 
months,  then  came  to  Guernsey  county  and  located  at  Byesville,  where  he 
worked  about  a year.  He  then  went  to  Trail  Run  and  has  been  there  ever  since, 
making  this  his  home  and  working  in  various  mines.  In  1898  he  became  min- 
ing boss  at  Trail  Run  mine  No.  i.  About  1905  he  was  promoted  to  superintend- 
ent of  the  mine,  which  place  he  has  continued  to  fill  in  a manner  that  reflects 
much  credit  upon  himself  and  to  the  entire  satisfaction  of  his  employers,  con- 
tinuously to  the  present  time.  He  has  about  two  hundred  and  twenty-five  men 
under  his  control,  and,  being  popular  with  them,  he  has  their  good  will  and 
so  adroitly  executes  his  work  that  the  very  best  results  are  obtained.  He  is 
evidently  the  right  man  in  the  right  place.  In  1907  he  bought  the  farm  where 
he  now  resides,  a half  mile  northwest  of  Trail  Run,  where  he  has  one  hundred 
acres  of  excellent  and  well  improved  land,  on  which  stands  a large,  substantial 
and  attractively  located  dwelling,  and  everything  alx)ut  the  place  is  in  keeping 
with  the  same.  Before  purchasing  this  place  he  had  lived  across  the  line 
in  Richland  township,  about  three  miles  from  Trail  Run.  where  he  had  a farm. 


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having  li\ed  there  aljout  sixteen  years.  He  has  traded  that  for  residence 
])ro])erty  in  Byesville,  which  he  rents  out.  He  has  been  veiy  successful  in 
his  life  -work,  in  whatever  he  has  turned  his  attention  to,  and  is  now  one  of 
the  suljstantial  men  of  his  community.  Politically,  he  is  a Republican,  having 
snp])orted  this  party  ever  since  he  became  an  American  citizen.  He  took 
out  his  first  naturalization  papers  in  1885,  and  was  fully  naturalized  in  1887. 
lie  is  active  in  the  affairs  of  his  party.  Fraternally,  he  lielongs  to  the  Tnde- 
])endent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows  at  Senecaville  and  the  Knights  of  Pythias  at 
llyes\  ille,  having  transferred  his  membership  from  Cambridge  in  the  latter. 

jMr.  Strauch  was  married  in  1887  to  Ida  May  Hillyer,  who  was  born 
aliont  three  miles  from  Senecaville,  in  Guernsey  county.  She  is  the  daughter 
of  Thomas  and  Rachael  (Secrest)  Hillyer.  The  Secrests  were  old  pioneers 
in  this  county. 

Eight  children  have  been  born' to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Strauch:  Clarence  died 
when  twenty-two  months  old,  being  the  second  in  order  of  birth,  William  hav- 
ing Ijeen  the  first  ; IMary  was  third,  then  Raymond,  Florence,  Ruth,  Gladys 
and  Irene,  all  at  home  with  their  parents. 

Mr.  Strauch  has  been  remarkably  successful  since  coming  to  America. 
When  he  landed  on  our  shores  he  could  speak  both  French  and  German,  but 
not  a word  of  English ; but  he  rapidly  mastered  our  language,  desiring  to  be 
a thorough  American,  associating  with  our  people,  married  a native  of  the 
United  States  and  has  ever  been  ready  to  defend  America's  interests. 


DR.  ANDREW  WTALL. 

Of  all  the  workers  in  the  field  of  human  activities,  there  is  none  that 
more  closely  links  himself  with  the  hearts  and  lives  of  his  fellows  than  the 
medical  practitioner,  who  combines  with  skill  a zealous  devotion  to  his  humane 
task  of  helping  the  suffering.  He  is  the  true  friend  in  need.  Between  him 
and  those  he  serves  there  springs  up  a peculiar  loyalty,  and  when  he  departs 
there  is  genuine  mourning. 

Such  a worker  was  Dr.  Andrew  Wall  who,  though  now  dead  a dozen 
years,  is  still  green  in  the  memory  of  his  generation.  Doctor  WHll  was  born  in 
.Vllegheny  county,  Pennsylvania,  December  13,  1829,  and  was  a resident  of 
Washington  county,  Pennsylvania,  from  early  childhood  till  his  sixteenth  year. 
He  came  with  his  parents.  Jesse  and  Sarah  Wall,  to  Guernsey  county,  Ohio, 
in  1845.  family  settled  near  Claysville,  where  the  youth  grew  to  man- 


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hood,  receiving  the  ordinary  common  school  education.  He  then  attended 
Muskingum  College,  and  after  that  taught  several  terms  of  school  before  he 
began  the  study  of  medicine.  His  twenty-fourth  and  twenty-fifth  years  were 
spent  at  Ann  Arbor  in  the  medical  department  of  the  University  of  Michigan, 
where  he  laid  the  foundations  of  a knowledge  in  medicine  and  surgerv  for 
which  he  afterwards  became  distinguished,  ikfter  leaving  the  above  school 
he  studied  under  Dr.  Vincent  Haynes,  of  Cambridge,  and  there  first  engaged 
in  practice.  In  1862  he  took  the  degree  of  Doctor  of  Medicine  at  the  Ohio 
Medical  College  at  Cincinnati  and  enlisted  as  assistant  surgeon  in  the  Seventv- 
seventh  Regiment  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry,  and  one  year  later  was  promoted 
to  the  office  of  surgeon,  in  which  capacity  he  served  until  i866. 

In  1867  Doctor  Wall  formed  a partnership  in  Cambridge  with  Dr.  Wil- 
liam Clark,  but  this  was  dissolved  in  the  following  year.  His  experience  in 
the  army  had  been  of  great  service  to  him ; even  at  that  time  he  was  recognized 
as  a surgeon  of  unusual  capability,  and  added  years  of  experience  increased 
that  reputation.  He  was  made  a member  of  tbe  board  of  pension  examiners, 
and  from  the  time  of  the  organization  of  that  board  until  his  death,  except 
during  President  Cleveland's  last  term,  he  was  a member  of  it,  being  president 
of  the  board  when  he  died. 

Doctor  Wall  was  married  in  1856  to  Bridget  Call,  who  was  born  in 
Westmoreland  county,  Pennsylvania,  in  1833.  They  had  five  children:  Cory- 
don  L.,  now  a druggist  at  Cleveland;  an  infant  son  who  died  in  1859;  Eliza- 
beth May,  a well-known  teacher  in  the  Cambridge  schools  for  many  years ; 
Mary  L.,  wife  of  Ross  Moore,  and  Sallie  L.,  stenographer  in  the  office  of 
Superintendent  McCullough  of  the  Marietta  division  of  the  Pennsylvania  rail- 
road. All  are  of  Cambridge.  Tbeir  mother  died  a number  of  years  before 
the  father's  death,  and  in  1889  he  married  Mrs.  G.  N.  Meredith,  who  survived 
him. 

Doctor  Wall  died  April  17,  1898.  His  funeral  was  conducted  by  tbe 
Masonic  order,  of  which  he  was  an  honored  member,  and  was  attended  by 
all  the  prominent  physicians  of  the  county.  It  was  said  that  no  death  ever 
occurred  in  Cambridge  that  caused  such  general  sorrow.  He  was  one  of  the 
old-fashioned  doctors  who  ministered  to  the  wants  of  the  afflicted  whenever 
and  wherever  needed,  and  no  journey  was  too  hazardous  for  him  to  undertake 
when  he  could  render  professional  service.  Throughout  Guernsey  county  his 
name  was  a household  word,  for  rich  and  poor,  high  and  low  alike,  depending 
on  him  in  times  of  need,  had  never-failing  proof  of  his  trustiness.  A man  of 
remarkable  endurance,  there  were  times  when  he  would  be  going  day  and 
night,  for  perhaps  a week  continuously,  and  virtually  without  sleep  or  rest. 

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Such  a strain  could  not  Init  undermine  any  constitution;  the  collapse  came 
hnally,  and  tleath  claimed  him  while  yet  in  the  ascendancy  of  his  reputation 
and  skill.  No  physician  in  Ohio  was  more  renowned  for  the  success  of  his 
surgical  operations,  and  the  demand  for  his  services  in  this  line  were  far  more 
than  lie  could  meet.  He  was  busy  to  the  last,  allowing  himself  no  vacations 
and  giving  to  others  all  that  he  had  of  strength  and  skill.  He  had  a warm, 
impulsive  heart,  a hand  open  and  generous,  and  a wide  and  genuine  charity. 


CHARLES  A.  HEINER. 

The  name  of  Charles  A.  Heiner  has  long  stood  for  progressive  citizen- 
shi])  and  upright  living  and  he  is  easily  one  of  the  most  substantial  and  in- 
fluential citizens  of  Byesville,  Guernsey  county,  which  position,  however,  he 
is  unconscious  of,  being  an  entirely  unassuming  man  and  seeking  merely  to  do 
his  e\-ery  duty  as  a loyal  citizen  and  to  worthily  uphold  an  honored  family 
name. 

Air.  Heiner  was  horn  at  Norwich,  Muskingum  county,  Ohio,  December 
23,  1867,  and  he  is  the  son  of  Jacob  and  Isabel  (Morrison)  Heiner.  The 
father  came  from  Somerset,  Pennsylvania,  where  he  was  born  about  1808. 
He  was  a shoemaker  by  trade,  which  he  followed  there,  also  owned  a farm 
near  there  on  which  he  had  a coal  mine.  Isabel  Morrison  was  born  in  Maiyy- 
land  and  was  the  daughter  of  Andrew  Morrison.  She  was  a little  girl  when 
her  iiarents  hrought  her  to  this  county  and  located  at  Senecaville  and  there  con- 
ducted a hotel,  her  father  having  been  familiarly  knowui  among  the  early 
residents  as  "Coon"  Alorrison,  and  he  lived  at  Senecaville  the  rest  of  his  days. 
After  his  death  his  widow  came  to  the  home  of  Mrs.  Heiner  and  remained 
until  her  summons  came,  having  reached  the  advanced  age  of  ninety-five  years. 

W'hen  the  subject  was  only  a year  old  the  family  moved  to  Warrensburg, 
Alissouri,  where  thev  remained  six  years,  the  failing  health  of  the  father  caus- 
ing him  to  return  to  Ohio.  He  then  located  at  Washington.  Guernsey  county, 
where  his  death  occurred,  Decemlier  31,  1879,  when  about  seventy-two  years 
old.  His  widow  lived  to  lie  eighty-six  years  old,  dying  on  August  28,  1906. 

Charles  A.  Heiner  -was  six  years  old  when  the  family  came  back  from 
Alissouri.  He  began  life  for  himself  at  a very  tender  age,  beginning  as  a 
clerk  in  a drug  store,  working  for  Dr.  O.  F.  Lowry,  now'  of  Cambridge,  but 
owing  to  poor  health  he  was  compelled  to  give  up  his  position  there,  hut  later 
clerked  for  James  Stewart  & Sons  at  that  place,  remaining  with  them  five 


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years,  during  which  time  he  studied  medicine  and  pharmacy  with  Dr.  T.  L. 
McQuaide,  working  days  and  studying  at  night.  He  then  went  to  Columhus 
and  passed  the  required  examination  and  became  a registered  assistant  phar- 
macist, then  went  to  Barnesville  and  for  two  years  clerked  in  the  drug  store  of 
Dr.  G.  S.  Wellons  & Son,  and  while  there  he  continued  his  studies  under  the 
Doctor,  who  was  a good  physician  and  surgeon,  being  the  surgeon  at  that 
place  for  the  Baltimore  & Ohio  railroad.  He  also  clerked  in  the  drug  store  of 
John  M.  Ogier  for  about  six  months  in  Cambridge.  He  went  to  Sarahsville 
from  Barnesville  and  clerked  in  a drug  store,  managing  the  store  for  the  pro- 
prietor, who  was  a physician.  While  there  Hoinmer  Witten,  of  Byesville, 
offered  Mr.  Heiner  a position  in  his  drug  store  in  Byesville,  so  he  came  here 
about  1890,  buying  his  employer  out  about  a year  later,  shortly  before  which, 
in  June,  1901,  he  was  married  to  AVinna  Asqueith,  daughter  of  William  and 
Phoebe  Asqueith.  She  was  born  and  reared  at  Sarahsville,  Noble  county, 
where  she  lived  until  her  marriage  to  Mr.  Heiner,  then  came  to  Byesville. 
Just  before  purchasing  his  store  Mr.  Heiner  was  granted  license  as  a registered 
pharmacist.  He  has  been  very  successful  in  the  drug  business,  having  gone 
in  debt  for  the  store,  which  he  has  long  ago  paid.  He  later  built  a neat  and 
comfortable  home,  which  he  paid  for  in  payments.  Two  days  after  IMrs. 
Heiner  made  the  last  payment,  having  gone  to  Cambridge  for  that  pur- 
pose, she  fell  ill  and  died  the  evening  of  the  same  day,  January  i,  1899,  leav- 
ing a daughter,  Murriel,  only  four  years  old. 

After  the  death  of  his  wife.  Mr.  Heiner  took  up  the  study  of  optics,  at- 
tending college  at  Chicago,  from  which  he  was  graduated,  having  previouslv 
taken  a correspondence  course  in  this  field.  He  took  up  the  practice  of  this 
profession  in  connection  with  his  drug  business  and  has  been  very  successful, 
proving  himself  to  be  an  able  practitioner,  and  built  up  a very  satisfactorv 
practice,  though  his  other  business  absorbs  most  of  his  time.  About  1900  he 
bought  ground  on  Depot  street,  opposite  the  end  of  Seneca  street,  in  Byesville, 
and  thereon  erected  a very  substantial  and  attractive  building,  which,  being  so 
much  superior  to  other  buildings  of  a similar  nature  in  this  town  that  manv 
said  he  was  wasting  his  money,  both  in  point  of  building  and  fixtures.  He 
moved  his  stock  of  goods  in  the  new  building  and  has  ever  since  enjoyed  a 
most  excellent  patronage,  and  although  his  building  was  some  ten  vears  ahead 
of  the  city,  the  growth  of  Byesville  has  since  justified  the  outlay.  He  went 
into  debt  for  it,  but  has  paid  it  out. 

On  June  16,  1902,  Mr.  Heiner  married  Mrs.  Annis  Annette  (Browning) 
Cook,  who  was  born  at  Pentwater,  Michigan,  the  daughter  of  Edwin  Periy 
and  Anna  (McAndrews)  Browning.  She  was  a Canadian,  from  near  IMon- 


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treal.  Wlien  she  was  nine  years  of  age  her  father  came  to  A\^ashington 
county,  ( )hio,  wliere  she  grew  to  maturity.  He  was  a native  of  Morgan 
county,  this  state,  was  a soldier  in  the  Civil  war.  after  the  close  of  which  he 
went  to  Michigan  where  he  made  his  home. 

Mr.  lleiner  has  been  very  successful  in  business,  and  besides  his  bne  drug 
store,  he  is  a stockholder  in  the  West  Adrginia  Optical  Company  at  AAdieeling, 
also  in  the  United  Drug  Company  at  Boston,  Massachusetts.  He  also  deals 
in  real  estate  as  op])ortunity  affords  for  investment.  He  is  a member  of  the 
Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows  at  Byesville,  and  he  has  been  a member 
of  tbe  Alethodist  chnreb  since  childhood.  Airs.  Heiner  also  being  a member. 
They  are  the  parents  of  one  son,  Lanis  Browning  Heiner. 

Besides  the  ]jro]jerties  mentioned  above,  Mr.  Heiner  has  valuable  hold- 
ings elsewhere,  having  a small  tract,  beautifully  situated,  three  miles  above 
Marietta  on  tbe  Aluskingum  river,  with  the  park  club  grounds  on  one  side 
and  tbe  interurban  line  on  the  other,  and,  being  in  the  oil  region,  it  is  very 
valuable  ground.  He  also  owns  property  between  Byesville  and  Cambridge, 
lie  has  been  in  the  same  business  in  Byesville  continuously  longer  than  any 
other  man  in  this  place. 


ERNEST  AAb  SAHTH. 

It  is  safe  to  say  that  no  one  is  more  familiar  with  the  mining  region  of 
Cuernsey  county  than  Ernest  AV.  Smith,  the  present  able  and  well  known  as- 
sistant general  superintendent  of  the  Imperial  Mining  Company’s  mines  anl 
those  of  the  A^^ivian  Collieries  Company.  He  is  popular  with  a large  acquaint- 
ance, being  a man  of  kindly  disposition,  pleasant,  honest  and  thoroughly 
trustworthy,  admired  for  his  uprightness  and  business  integrity. 

Air.  Smith  was  born  near  Elba,  Noble  county,  Ohio,  July  27,  1871,  and  is 
the  son  of  Jerry  R.  Smith  and  wife,  records  of  whose  lives  are  to  be  found 
on  another  page  of  this  work.  Suffice  it  to  say  here  that  they  were  of  rep- 
resentative j)ioneer  families  and  highly  respected.  AAdien  the  son  was  about 
fourteen  years  of  age  he  began  working  in  the  coal  mines  about  Byesville 
and  has  been  here  ever  since,  making  himself  familiar  with  the  various  phases 
of  tbe  work  in  this  held.  AAdhle  working  at  the  old  Central  mine  he  proved  of 
such  value  to  the  company  that  He  was  made  foreman,  which  position  he  held 
with  credit  to  himself  for  aliout  four  years,  beginning  about  1895.  During 
the  next  six  or  seven  years  he  was  hoisting  engineer  at  the  mines,  after  wdiich 
he  was  made  superintendent  of  the  Ohio  No.  2 mine,  west  of  Byesville.  About 


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two  years  later  he  was  made  assistant  general  superintendent  of  all  mines 
owned  by  the  Imperial  IMining  Company  and  the  Advian  Collieries  Company, 
which  responsible  position  he  still  holds,  giving  entire  satisfaction  in  every 
detail  of  the  work.  He  has  charge  of  four  large  mines  and  about  six  hundred 
men,  which  position  he  has  held  about  four  years.  He  understands  thoroughly 
every  phase  of  mining  work  and  he  is  very  faithful  in  the  discharge  of  his 
duties.  He  understands  well  how  to  handle  men,  keeps  evendhing  under 
an  excellent  system,  and  is  a very  important  factor  in  the  vast  interests  of 
the  above  mentioned  companies. 

Mr.  Smith  was  married  in  1896  to  Xora  Linkhorn,  daughter  of  Joseph 
Linkhorn  and  wife  and  the  sister  of  L.  S.  Linkhorn,  county  treasurer  of 
Guernsey  county,  to  whose  sketch  the  reader  is  respectfully  referred  for  the 
complete  ancestry  of  the  Linkhorn  family.  One  winsome  daughter,  Helen, 
has  been  born  to  Air.  and  Airs.  Smith. 

Fraternally,  Air.  Smith  belongs  to  the  Alasonic  order,  having  attained 
the  Knight  Templar  degree,  and  he  and  his  wife  are  members  of  the  Aleth- 
odist  Episcopal  church  and  faithful  in  their  attendance  and  support  of  the 
same.  Air.  Smith  has  served  four  years  in  the  village  council  and  three  years 
as  mayor.  He  and  his  wife  ha^•e  a wide  circle  of  friends  here  and  stand 
high  in  the  social  life  about  Byesville. 


ALEXANDER  AV.  ARBUCKLE. 

For  many  reasons  Ale.xander  AAA  Arbuckle,  an  honored  citizen  of  Byes- 
ville, Guernsey  county,  is  entitled  to  representation  in  this  history,  not  the  least 
of  which  is  the  fact  that  he  is  one  of  the  loyal  "boys  in  blue"  who  saved  the 
national  union  for  succeeding  generations  and  to  whom  we  owe  too  huge  a 
debt  of  gratitude  to  ever  be  paid.  He  has  spent  practically  all  his  life  within 
the  borders  of  Jackson  township,  where  he  was  born  on  Alay  13,  1848.  He  is 
the  son  of  James  AAA  and  Isabel  (Henry)  Arbuckle,  both  natives  of  Allegheny 
county,  Pennsylvania,  from  which  state  the  father  was  brought  to  Guernsey 
county  by  his  parents  about  18 to  and  here  he  grew  to  manhood.  He  entered 
one  hundred  and  sixty  acres  of  land  from  the  government  in  the  southwest 
section  of  Jackson  township.  It  was  here  that  he  married  Isabel  Plenry.  She 
was  brought  here  when  a child  by  her  parents.  James  AAA  Arbuckle  cleared 
most  of  his  farm,  which  at  first  was  all  virgin  forest.  Later  he  traded  for 
another  farm  in  the  same  township,  and  he  lived  near  Alt.  Zion  until  his  death 


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in  1883.  He  was  a Repulilican  and  a menil)er  of  the  old  Cambridge  Baptist 
chnrcli  in  its  early  history,  being  active  and  a regular  attendant.  His  wife 
died  in  August,  1857. 

.Mexander  \V.  Arliuckle,  of  this  review,  was  the  youngest  of  a family  of 
ten  children,  of  wliom  three  were  sons  : Joseph  died  when  eighteen  years  of  age 
and  James  lived  in  Cambridge  township,  married  and  reared  a family,  devot- 
ing his  life  chiefly  to  farming;  one  sister,  Leah,  still  lives  in  this  county  and  is 
now  the  widow  of  Jackson  Burns,  and  lives  near  the  old  home  in  the  western 
part  of  Jackson  township. 

Alexander  W.  Arhuckle  remained  on  the  home  place  until  the  latter  part 
of  the  Ci\’il  war  when,  on  February  22,  1864,  he  enlisted  at  Cambridge  for 
three  years’  service  in  Company  B,  Ninety-seventh  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry, 
although  he  was  not  sixteen  years  of  age  at  the  time.  He  was  sent  south  and 
])artici])ated  in  the  following  engagements ; Rocky  Face  Ridge,  Adairsville, 
Resaca,  Cassville,  Dallas,  New  Hope  Church,  Pine  Mountain,  Kennesaw 
Mountain.  He  was  seized  with  typhoid  fever  and  was  sent  to  the  hospital 
at  Chattanooga,  Tennessee.  He  was  detailed  for  hospital  duty  at  Camp 
Dennison,  Ohio,  May  19,  1865,  by  special  order  from  the  war  department. 
His  regiment  saw  some  r^erv  hard  service  during  the  closing  days  of  the  rvar, 
was  under  fire  two  hundred  and  twenty  days  and  lost  six  hundred  and  seventy- 
three  men  in  liattle.  Mr.  Arhuckle  was  quartermaster  of  Davis  Kimble  Post 
No.  662,  Grand  xArmy  of  the  Republic,  at  Byesville. 

After  the  war  he  came  hack  to  the  old  home  and  remained  two  or  three 
years,  then  went  to  Illinois  and  was  there  three  years  on  a farm.  Returning 
to  this  count3G  he  was  married  on  September  19,  1874,  to  Maiy  Jane  Reynolds, 
of  Jackson  township,  the  daughter  of  Samuel  and  Leah  (Sigman)  Reynolds. 
Her  parents  came  from  the  same  county  in  Pennsylvania  as  did  Mr.  Arbuckle’s 
parents  and  were  old  settlers  in  the  county. 

After  his  marriage  Mr.  x\rbuckle  farmed  most  of  his  life,  although  he 
worked  some  in  the  coal  mines.  About  1878  he  bought  a small  farm  near 
Mt.  Zion  and  lived  there  until  he  sold  it  and  moved  to  Byesville,  where  he  has 
lived  ever  since.  In  1886  he  bought  the  place  where  he  now  resides  at  the 
corner  of  Second,  High  and  Grant  streets.  About  1895  he  bought  a farm 
about  a half  mile  west  of  Byesville  where  he  maintains  a dairy  rvhich  is  very 
popular  with  the  people  of  this  town  and  vicinity.  Since  about  1900  he  has 
owned  and  operated  a threshing  machine.  He  also  owned  a farm  in  Cam- 
Ijridge  township  for  five  years,  then  sold  it.  He  has  a very  wide  acquaintance 
in  this  part  of  the  county,  where  his  threshing  takes  him  through  several  town- 
ships every  year. 


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Two  children  have  been  born  to  ]\Ir.  and  ]\Irs.  Arbuckle,  James  Leroy 
and  Leah  Belle.  The  son  is  in  business  for  himself  in  Byesville,  owning  a 
harness  and  general  leather  establishment,  and  has  a very  satisfactoiy  trade. 
The  daughter  married  Owen  Mackdey  and  lives  near  her  father  in  Byesville. 

]\Ir.  Arbuckle  is  a member  of  Byesville  Lodge  No.  763,  Independent 
Order  of  Odd  Fellow’s.  He  has  taken  an  active  part  in  the  political  life  of 
his  county  and  is  an  unswerving  Republican.  For  eight  years  he  w^as  trustee 
of  Jackson  township,  and  in  1910  he  was  nominated  for  infirmary  director  by 
a good  majority,  and  on  November  8th  w’as  elected,  his  selection  meeting  with 
universal  approval  among  all  classes. 


GEORGE  R.  SHAW. 

There  have  come  to  this  country  from  England  and  other  alien  lands 
men  of  limited  financial  resources,  but  imbued  with  a sturdy  independence 
and  a laudable  ambition  to  succeed,  and  who  have  taken  advantages  of  the 
w’onderful  possibilities  afforded  here.  Gradually,  step  by  step,  they  have  risen 
to  places  of  prominence  in  various  lines  of  activity.  Of  these  there  can  be 
none  mentioned  who  deserve  more  favorable  attention  than  the  gentleman 
whose  name  opens  this  biographical  sketch  and  who  has  for  many  years  been 
an  honored  resident  of  Guernsey  county,  now  retired  and  enjoying  the  fruits 
of  peace  in  his  beautiful  home  at  Byesville. 

George  R.  Shaw  was  born  in  county  Durham,  England,  April  2,  1847, 
the  son  of  William  and  Ann  ( Gowdand ) Shaw,  and  he  grew’  to  maturity  in 
his  native  land  and  when  only  a lad  of  ten  years  he  went  to  work  in  the  coal 
mines,  spending  about  tw’eh’e  hours  a day  in  the  mines.  This  was  pretty  stern 
discipline  for  a boy,  but  he  w’as  courageous  and  it  imbued  in  him  a spirit  of 
fortitude.  He  followed  mining  in  England  until  1879.  then  came  to  America. 
He  was  married  in  1869  to  Gena  Nicholson,  daughter  of  Ralph  and  Marga- 
ret Nicholson,  who,  too,  w’as  a native  of  county  Durham,  England.  In  1879 
Mr.  Shaw’  came  to  Tioga  county,  Pennsylvania,  and  engaged  in  mining:  after 
remaining  there  six  months  he  came  to  Bellaire,  Ohio,  where  he  remained 
about  a year,  then  moved  to  Guernsey  county,  locating  at  Scott's  mines.  After 
a separation  of  a year  and  eight  months,  his  family,  having  remained  in  Eng- 
land, joined  him  here  and  they  made  their  home  at  Scott's  mines  about  five 
years.  Mr.  Shaw’  then  came  to  Byesville  and  began  w’orking  in  Nicholson's 
mines,  the  Pioneer  and  the  Ideal  mines.  While  at  the  Pioneer  mine  he  was 


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made  mine  foreman.  In  1900  he  went  to  the  Ideal  mine  as  superintendent 
and  had  charge  of  operating  the  mine,  continuing  as  superintendent  of  that 
mine  until  May,  1909,  at  which  time  he  had  about  four  hundred  men  under 
his  control.  Upon  the  date  just  mentioned  he  retired  from  active  work,  re- 
signing his  position.  He  thoroughly  understood  every  phase  of  his  work, 
was  a man  who  helie\’ed  in  inaugurating  a perfect  system  and  he  handled 
his  men  in  a manner  that  brought  the  best  and  greatest  results,  and  in  what- 
e\er  position  he  occupied  he  gave  it  his  closest  attention  and  gave  the  ut- 
most satisfaction  to  his  eni])loyers. 

About  1905  he  built  a handsome  residence  in  the  northwest  part  of 
r)yes\ille,  where  he  now  resides:  a large,  concrete,  handsomely  finished  and 
tastil}'  arranged  dwelling,  around  which  is  a well  kept  and  inviting  lawn 
abounding  in  flowers  and  shrubbery. 

Tweh’e  children  were  horn  to  Mr.  and  Airs.  Shaw,  six  of  whom  were 
horn  in  England,  one  shortly  after  Air.  Shaw  left  for  America.  They  are: 
Ralph,  a miner,  lives  with  his  parents:  James  married  Myrtle  Bean  and  lives 
at  Byesville:  he  is  also  a miner  and  has  two  children,  Russell  and  Annis ; 
Alargaret  died  when  twelve  years  of  age : Alary  Ann  mafried  William  Spencer 
and  lives  in  Byesville,  and  they  have  four  children,  George,  William,  Jennie 
and  John:  Georgie  died  when  sixteen  months  old:  John  lives  in  Byesville 
and  is  a miner : George  died  when  about  ten  months  old : Lizzie  is  at  home  with 
her  parents:  Thomas  is  an  engineer  at  the  Ideal  mine:  Richard  jnarried  Ethel 
Carr  and  lives  in  Pennsylvania  where  he  is  engaged  as  an  electrician;  Eman- 
uel died  when  se\’en  months  old : George  is  at  home  with  his  parents  and  at- 
tending school  in  Byesville. 

Air.  Shaw  is  a member  of  the  Knights  of  Pythias  at  Byesville.  He  is 
a man  who  is  well  known  to  the  mining  world  of  Guernsey  county  and  he 
has  always  lieen  well  liked  and  respected. 


DAVID  S.  BURT. 

In  placing  the  name  of  Davitl  S.  Burt  in  the  front  rank  of  the  business 
men  of  Guernsey  county  simple  justice  is  done  a biographical  fact,  universally 
recognized  throughout  this  and  adjoining  counties  by  men  at  all  familiar 
with  his  history.  man  of  judgment,  sound  discretion  and  business  ability 
of  a high  order,  he  has  managed  with  tactful  success  important  enterprises 
and  so  impressed  his  individualitv  upon  the  community  as  to  gain  recognition 


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among  its  leading  citizens  and  public  spirited  men  of  affairs.  He  was  born 
northwest  of  Byesville,  in  this  county,  where  the  present  golf  grounds  are 
located,  in  1856,  and  he  is  the  son  of  Eli  and  Nancy  (Smith)  Burt.  The 
Burt  famih’  was  a large  and  prominent  one.  The  first  one  of  whom  there 
is  any  record  in  Guernsey  county  was  Luther  Burt,  u ho  was  a native  of  the 
isle  of  Jersey,  prior  or  during  the  year  1810.  His  children  were  John,  David, 
Luther,  \\'illiam,  Daniel,  Polly,  Nancy,  Eliza  and  Asenath.  Daniel  married 
Catherine  AATller,  probably  from  \drginia.  After  their  marriage  Daniel  and 
wife  lived  a short  distance  northwest  of  Byesville.  He  was  a farmer  all 
his  life  and  owned  probably  three  hundred  acres  of  land.  In  his  family  were 
three  sons  and  six  daughters,  one  of  the  latter  dying  in  infancy:  the  former 
were  John,  Eli  and  AA’illiam.  Eli  married  Nancy  Smith,  daughter  of  Peter 
and  Catherine  (Ridingheur)  Smith.  She  was  born  and  reared  near  AA'ash- 
ington,  Ohio.  Her  parents  came  from  AA'ashington  county.  Pennsylvania, 
but  her  mother  was  reared  in  AA’estmoreland  county,  that  state.  Nine  months 
after  their  marriage  Eli  Burt  and  wife  went  to  live  on  his  farm  northwest 
of  Byesville.  He  first  bought  seventy-fi\'e  acres,  and  paid  for  it  by  dint  of 
hard  work.  Later  he  added  more  from  time  to  time  until  he  had  six  hundred 
acres  and  he  became  very  prosperous.  They  also  owned  property  in  Byes- 
ville and  in  Cambridge.  Their  family  consisted  of  eight  children,  namely  : 
John  Perry  died  in  the  army  when  twenty  years  of  age:  Sarah  Catherine 
died  when  twenty  vears  old:  Nancy  Lizzy  died  when  thirteen  years  of  age: 
Roland  died  when  nearly  eight  years  of  age:  those  living  are  Jennie,  who 
married  AAdlliam  Nicholson:  AA'illiam  Burt  lives  in  Cambridge:  David  lives- 
in  Byesville:  Rhoda  Ann  is  the  wife  of  J.  A.  Hoopman,  whose  sketch  ap- 
pears in  this  work. 

David  S.  Burt,  of  this  review,  lived  on  the  farm  northwest  of  Byesville 
until  he  was  twenty-two  years  old.  AA’hen  a young  man  he  went  to  Cam- 
bridge and  took  up  the  study  of  dentistry  with  Doctors  Jefferson  and  Cooper: 
after  remaining  with  them  eight  months  he  returned  to  the  farm  near  Byes- 
ville and  moved  to  Bvesville  when  only  six  houses  were  in  the  town.  It  was 
in  1880  that  he  came  here  and  this  has  been  his  home  ever  since,  having  lived 
here  at  a longer  continuous  period  than  any  other  person.  After  moving  to 
near  B}'-esville  he  ran  a blacksmith  shop  for  about  a year,  from  1877  to  1878. 
On  January  i,  1879,  1'*^  married  Lucimla  A.  Hoopman,  daughter  of  Elijah 
Hoopman  and  sister  of  J.  A.  Hoopman.  After  their  marriage  they  li\’ed 
on  the  farm  one  year,  then,  in  i88o.  moved  into  Byesville.  where  he  has 
lived  ever  since.  He  lived  on  the  farm  the  year  he  ran  the  blacksmith  shop. 
In  the  latter  part  of  1880  he  began  in  the  livery  business  in  Byesville.  having 


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Started  the  hrst  livery  liarn  here.  After  conducting  the  same  for  one  year 
lie  sold  out  to  Lennie  Fetters,  then  ran  a saw-mill  one  year  near  Byesville. 
lie  maintained  his  residence  in  Byesville,  although  he  built  a sales  barn  in 
Baltimore,  ^Maryland.  Later  he  opened  a similar  sales  stable  in  Cleveland, 
Ohio,  then  took  charge  of  the  Cleveland  mail  service  and  had  thirteen  wagons, 
running  from  the  postoflice  to  trains  and  boats.  After  two  years  he  resigned 
this  position  to  become  postmaster  at  Byesville,  the  duties  of  which  he  dis- 
charged in  a \-ery  faithful  manner  for  a period  of  nine  years.  In  1904  he 
built  the  Burt  block,  the  largest  block  in  Byesville,  which  is  assessed  for  taxa- 
tion for  over  twenty-three  thousand  dollars.  He  is  also  interested  in  several 
coal  mines,  oning  all  the  coal  and  one-fourth  interest  in  the  ec^uip- 
ment  of  the  Cambridge  V alley  coal  mine.  He  built  the  glass  plant  in  Cam- 
bridge in  1003.  In  1902  he  built  the  brick  and  tile  plant  in  the  northwestern 
part  of  Byes\’ille.  He  also  liuilt  the  big  brick  school  house  on  Sixth  street. 
He  limit  the  rolling  mill  at  Cambridge,  also  the  pottery  plant  at  Cambridge 
and  the  rolling  mill  at  Alarietta,  also  a glass  plant  at  Pleasant  City.  He 
built  so  many  houses  in  Byesville  that  he  has  earned  the  sobriquet  of  “The 
Father  of  Byesville.”  He  is  also  an  extensi\’e  contractor  on  public  works,  con- 
tracting and  building  roads.  He  and  his  sons  maintain  a large  mule  barn  at 
Byesville  and  one  at  Zanesville.  They  liny  and  sell  annually  hundreds  of  horses, 
mules  and  ])onies,  the  two  latter  classes  of 'stock  for  the  coal  mines,  and  this  firm 
supplies  a large  per  cent,  of  mules  and  ponies  used  in  the  mines  of  southeastern 
Ohio,  selling  probably  in  all  one  hundred  and  fifty  thousand  dollars  worth 
annuali}^,  many  sales  being  made  over  the  telephone,  the  purchasers  not  seeing 
the  stock  until  delivered,  probalily  one-half  being  sold  in  this  manner.  Mr. 
Burt  enjoys  a unique  reputation  in  this  respect.  His  reputation  for  honest 
dealing  and  his  known  superior  judgment  of  livestock  is  such  that  those  de- 
siring to  purchase  are  willing  to  order  by  telephone  or  mail,  knowing  that 
they  will  not  be  taken  advantage  of,  and  no  dissatisfaction  has  ever  arisen. 
He  is  a very  potent  factor  in  the  business  and  iiolitical  life  of  Guernsey  county; 
although  an  unassuming  man  and  always  very  busy,  yet  he  takes  an  abiding 
interest  in  public  matters.  Being  the  owner  of  the  plant  of  the  Guernsey 
Times,  at  Cambridge,  he  uses  the  same  to  encourage  clean  politics  and  the 
general  good  of  this  community. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Burt  have  four  sons  and  two  daughters,  namely:  Walter 
is  in  charge  of  the  barn  at  Zanesville;  Bertha  married  Charles  Shryer  and 
lives  in  Byesville;  Roy  married  Daisy  Borton,  who  has  charge  of  the  mule 
barn  at  Byesville : Charles  L.  is  at  home  and  assists  his  father  in  his  busi- 
ness; William  married  Grace  Rose,  daughter  of  Doctor  Rowles,  of  Cam- 


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bridge;  he  is  an  electrician  and  liues  at  ByesYille;  Benlah,  the  youngest  daugh- 
ter, is  living  at  home  with  her  parents. 

P'raternally,  iNIr.  Burt  belongs  to  the  blue  lodge,  chapter  and  command- 
ery,  being  prominent  in  Masonic  circles. 


JOHN  WIRES. 

Nearly  a century  has  dissolved  in  the  mists  of  time,  the  most  remarka- 
ble century  in  all  the  history  of  the  race  of  mankind,  since  the  honored  and 
venerable  subject  of  this  sketch  first  saw  the  light  of  day.  Heaven  has  boun- 
teously lengthened  out  his  life  until  he  has  seen  the  crowning  glory  of  this  the 
most  wonderful  epoch  of  all  the  aeons  of  time,  rewarding  him  with  an  unu- 
sual span  of  years  as  the  result-of  virtuous  and  consistent  li\-ing  in  his  youth 
and  years  of  his  manhood,  until  now,  in  the  golden  Indian  summer  of  his 
life,  surrounded  by  comfort  and  plenty  as  a result  of  his  former  days  of  in- 
dustry and  frugality,  Mr.  Wires  can  take  a retrospective  glance  down  the 
corridors  of  the  relentless  and  irrevocable  past  and  feel  that  his  has  been 
an  eminent,  useful,  successful  and  happy  life,  that  has  resulted  in  good  to 
himself  and  his  family,  and  to  his  fellow  man. 

John  Wires,  one  of  the  best  known  citizens  of  Jackson  township,  Guern- 
sey county,  who  has  lived  in  this  county  longer  than  any  other  man  and  who 
is  probably  the  oldest  man  in  the  county,  having  passed  his  ninety-third  mile- 
stone, was  born  in  Harrison  county,  Virginia,  November  28,  1816.  He  is 
the  son  of  Benjamin  and  Nancy  ( Dennison)  Wdres.  In  the  fall  of  1818  they 
came  horseback,  through  the  almost  interminable  forests,  from  the  Old  Do- 
minion to  Guernsey  county,  Ohio,  crossing  the  Ohio  river  at  iMarietta,  the 
mother  carndng  the  subject  in  her  lap  most  of  that  long  journey.  They 
arrived  in  Jackson  township  when  there  was  not  so  much  as  a path  to  Cam- 
bridge from  the  vicinity  where  they  located,  the  vast  forests  abounding  in 
all  kinds  of  wild  game  and  neighbors  were  few  and  far  remote.  Benjamin 
Wires  entered  land  from  the  go\'ernment  and  also  bought  eighty  acres  from 
John  Tingle,  and  began  life  in  true  pioneer  fashion,  suffering  the  usual  hard- 
ships and  deprivations  of  the  first  settler.  Later  he  taught  school  there,  being, 
no  doubt,  the  first  man  to  teach  in  that  part  of  the  county.  He  is  described 
as  a man  of  strong  characteristics,  yet  unusually  mild  in  manners  and  dis- 
position, so  that  children  all  loved  him,  and  he  was  a man  of  usefulness  in  his 
community  and  did  much  to  start  the  physical  and  moral  de\'elopment  of  the 


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townslii]).  His  family  consisted  of  ten  children,  of  whom  John,  of  this  re- 
\-iew,  is  now  the  only  one  living.  He  well  remembers  the  old  log  house  raisings, 
when  residents  came  for  miles  around  to  help.  The  elder  Wires  moved  onto 
his  land  before  a single  tree  had  been  felled  by  the  axe,  and  he  cleared  and 
improved  it,  raising  toliacco  and  other  crops,  and  established  a very  com- 
fortable home  here,  being  assisted  in  its  de\'elopment  by  his  son,  John,  of 
this  re\’iew,  who  grew  to  maturity  here  and  has  spent  nearly  all  of  his  long, 
useful  and  successful  life  in  this  locality,  taking  a conspicuous  part  in  the 
general  dcu’clopment  of  the  same  and  watching  with  delight  its  steady  growth 
from  a wilderness  to  its  present  prosperous  state,  and  it  is  indeed  interest- 
ing and  instructi\-e  to  hear  him  recall  reminiscences  of  the  early  days,  for 
he  has  an  excellent  memory  and  is  unusuallv  well  preserved  for  one  of  his 
ach'anced  years. 

.\bout  1842  hlr.  Whres  married  Susanna  Linton,  daughter  of  Samuel 
and  Susanna  (Brady)  Linton,  the  daughter  having  been  born  in  Guernsey 
county.  Her  father  was  a tinner  at  Cambridge,  later  moved  to  Jackson 
townshi])  and  lived  near  where  IMr.  Wires  was  reared. 

In  mid-winter,  in  the  earl}'  forties,  the  subject,  with  his  wife  and  three 
children,  went  to  Laporte,  Indiana,  having  been  induced  to  go  there  to  take 
charge  of  a farm  owned  l.)y  Chauncey  Brooks,  a wholesale  merchant  of  Balti- 
more. They  made  this  trying  trip  in  wagons  in  January,  the  trip  requiring 
fourteen  days.  After  remaining  there  one  year  they  returned  to  Guernsey 
county. 

Seven  children  were  liorn  to  J\lr.  Wires  and  his  first  wife,  four  boys 
and  three  girls;  Samantha,  wife  of  David  W.  Nosset,  lives  on  the  home 
place  with  her  father;  Wdlliam  H.  H.  lived  in  Pennsylvania  and  was  claim 
agent  for  the  Pennsylvania  railroad,  dying  in  1901  ; IMary  married  Rev.  W. 
A.  Robinson,  deceased,  he  being'  a Methodist  minister,  and  she  now  lives  with 
her  daughter,  Mrs.  James  Purkey,  in  Cambridge:  Benjamin  F.  died  Septem- 
ber 26,  1903.  leaving  a widow,  Init  no  children;  he  lived  at  Connelsville, 
Pennsylvania:  Thomas  Jeft’erson,  who  li\'es  at  Georgetown,  south  of  Cam- 
bridge, married  Ida  Kitchen,  of  Clark  county,  and  they  have  four  children, 
li\'ing:  iMartha  A.  died  when  nine  years  old;  John  C.,  who  lives  in  Indianapo- 
lis. married  Cora  Nichols,  of  Tremont  City,  and  they  have  three  children,  two 
sons  and  one  daughter. 

The  mother  of  these  children  was  called  to  her  rest  in  1882:  she  was  a 
member  of  the  i\lt.  Zion  Baptist  church  and  a good,  kind-hearted  woman. 

A year  or  two  afterwards  Mr.  Wires  married  b'annie  Mackey,  of  Adams 
township,  this  county,  where  she  was  liorn  and  reared.  She  is  the  daughter 


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of  Richard  and  iNIargaret  iMackey,  and  is  a member  of  the  United  Presby- 
terian church,  while  i\Ir.  Wdres  holds  membership  with  the  kit.  Zion  church. 
He  has  Yoted  for  seventeen  Presidents,  being  a Republican  in  national  poli- 
tics, voting  for  the  best  man  in  local  affairs.  He  voted  for  W'illiam  Henry 
Harrison  and  attended  his  funeral,  and  he  remembers  seeing  Daniel  \A'eb- 
ster  and  Henry  Clay  riding  in  the  same  carriage  in  that  funeral  procession. 


HOX.  X.VTHAN  BAY  SCOTT. 

YTat  of  the  man  and  what  of  his  work?  This  is  the  dual  query  which 
represents  the  interrogation,  at  least  nominally  entertained  whenever  that 
discriminating  factor,  the  public,  would  pronounce  on  the  true  worth  of  the 
individual.  And  sooner  or  later,  indeed,  it  may  be  frequently,  that  these 
c[uestions  will  be  asked  of  everyone,  high  or  low,  whether  public  or  private 
citizen,  for  our  reputations  are.  in  a way.  the  property  of  the  public,  but  our 
character  is  quite  another  thing.  The  biographer  is  pleased  to  write  of  the 
man  who  has  both  a good  character  and  a good  reputation — they  do  not  al- 
ways go  hand  in  hand.  The  career  of  Hon.  Xathan  Bay  Scott,  the  present 
honored  and  prominent  United  States  senator  from  YTst  Virginia,  who  is 
too  well  known  to  the  readers  of  this  history  to  need  any  formal  introduction 
in  these  pages,  indicates  the  clear-cut,  sane  and  distinct  character,  and  in  re- 
viewing the  same  from  an  unbiased  and  unprejudiced  -standpoint  interpreta- 
tion follows  fact  in  a straight  line  of  derivation.  It  is  consonant  that  such 
a review  be  entered  in  this  publication,  and  that  without  the  adulation  which 
is  so  intrinsically  repugnant  to  the  man  as  he  stands  among  his  fellows.  The 
county  of  Guernsey  naturally  takes  pride  in  the  life  and  work  of  this  dis- 
tinguished citizen  and  consistency  demands  that  he  be  given  specific  mention 
in  a wmrk  which  purports  to  deal  with  the  representative  families,  past  and 
present,  of  this  county,  of  which  he  is  a native. 

Xathan  B.  Scott  was  reared  under  the  parental  roof  and  secured  his  edu- 
cation mainly  in  the  common  schools  of  his  home  neighborhood.  At  the  out- 
break of  the  war  of  the  Rebellion  Mr.  Scott’s  patriotic  impulses  were  aroused 
and  in  1862  he  enlisted  as  a private  for  service  in  a regiment  of  Ohio  volun- 
teer infantr\y  with  which  he  served  his  countrv  faithfullv  until  i86s,  when 
he  was  honorably  discharged  from  the  service,  after  a creditable  militarv 
record. 

At  the  close  of  his  military  service,  i\Ir.  Scott  located  in  Wdieeling,  West 


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Virginia,  of  which  citY  he  has  since  lieen  a resident  and  in  the  growth  and  de- 
xelopinent  of  which  he  has  been  an  important  factor.  He  early  became  iden- 
tified with  the  manufactnre  of  glass,  with  which  industry  he  has  remained 
connected,  being  now.  and  for  a number  of  years,  president  of  the  Central 
Class  Works,  one  of  the  largest  glass  manufacturers  in  that  thriving  city, 
lie  is  a stockholder  also  in  other  concerns  in  that  city  and  is  vice-president 
of  the  Dollar  Savings  Bank  of  Wheeling,  one  of  the  solid  and  influential 
monetarv  institutions  of  that  section  of  the  state.  In  many  ways  Mr.  Scott 
has  exhibited  a keen  interest  and  salutary  influence  in  commercial  and  indus- 
trial affairs  and  his  support  has  always  been  given  without  reserve  to  every 
movement  looking  to  the  upbuilding  of  his  home  city.  His  business  career 
has  been  characterized  by  soundness  of  judgment,  sagacity  in  foreseeing  the 
outcome  of  a transaction,  and  a healthy  progressiveness,  tempered  by  a wise 
conservatism  which  has  always  enabled  him  to  confine  his  operations  within 
safe  bounds.  He  stands  high  in  the  estimation  of  his  business  associates 
among  whom  his  advice  and  counsel  is  \'alued  highly. 

A Republican  in  his  political  views.  Air.  Scott  has  always  taken  an  active 
interest  in  public  affairs  and  has  long  occupied  a high  place  among  the  lead- 
ing men  of  his  party  in  West  Virginia.  His  first  official  preferment  was  as 
a member  of  the  city  council  of  Wheeling,  to  which  he  was  elected  in  1880, 
serving  for  two  years  as  president  of  the  second  branch.  In  1882  he  was 
elected  to  the  State  Senate,  served  four  years,  and  gave  such  eminent  sat- 
isfaction that  in  1886  he  was  elected  to  succeed  himself.  In  1888  Air.  Scott 
was  selected  as  a member  of  the  Rejniblican  national  committee  and  has  served 
continuously  since  as  a member  of  that  body,  and  in  this  capacity  he  has  ren- 
dered valuable  assistance  in  the  management  and  direction  of  the  campaigns 
of  the  ])arty,  having  served  as  a member  of  the  executive  committees  during 
the  greater  part  of  this  period.  Air.  Scott  rvas  appointed  commissioner  of 
internal  revenue  by  President  AIcKinley,  assuming  the  duties  of  that  office 
on  the  1st  of  January,  1898.  However,  his  tenure  of  that  office  was  of  com- 
paratively short  duration,  as  on  January  25,  1899,  he  was  the  choice  of  the 
3\’est  Virginia  Legislature  for  LInited  States  senator.  In  this  august  body 
Mr.  Scott's  abilities  were  (piickly  recognized  and  he  served  on  several  of  the 
most  im])ortant  committees  of  that  body,  where  he  rendered  effective  and 
appreciated  service.  So  satisfactory  a representative  of  his  state  did  he  prove 
that  in  1905  the  Legislature  again  elected  him  to  the  Senate,  his  second  term 
expiring  on  March  3,  1911.  Air.  Scott’s  services  in  the  Lhiited  States  Senate 
have  been  characterized  b)'  fidelity  to  his  official  duties  and  faithfulness  to 
the  interests  of  the  state  which  he  represents  which  has  given  him  a strong 


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hold  on  his  fellow  citizens  of  that  great  commonwealth,  and  few  men  enjoY 
a wider  popularity  or  more  devoted  following  than  he.  Keen  and  sagacious 
in  business  affairs,  he  has  exhibited  in  public  life  the  same  commendable  Cjual- 
ities  which  have  characterized  him  in  his  personal  affairs,  and  among  his 
colleagues  in  the  Senate  he  enjoys  the  highest  standing. 


RE\7  JOHX  HOLLIDAY  XASH. 

Shakespeare  wrote  of  good  deeds  illuminating  a naughty  world  like 
candles  in  the  dark.  If  all  the  good  deeds  of  the  late  lamented  divine,  the 
Rev.  John  Holliday  X^ash,  could  be  represented  by  candles  on  a dark  night, 
there  would  be  a great  illumination,  for  they  were  myriad,  according  to 
those  who  knew  him  well : ancL  the  ameliorating  influence  he  had  will  long 
continue  to  pervade  the  lives  of  men.  He  was  one  of  the  best  -known  and 
beloved  ministers  in  Guernsey  county.  His  liirth  occurred  at  Xenia,  Greene 
county,  Ohio,  on  February  25,  1830.  He  was  a precocious  child  and  made  a 
record  as  a student  in  early  life.  He  was  graduated  from  A’ashington  and 
Jefferson  College,  at  Washington,  Pennsylvania,  in  1840.  and  was  licensed 
to  preach  by  the  Monmouth  (Illinois)  presbytery,  on  June  17,  1853,  and  was 
ordained  by  the  Associates  after  spending  three  years  at  the  theological  semi- 
nary at  Canonsburg.  Pennsylvania.  He  was  pastor  at  LeClaire.  Iowa,  from 
October  8,  1857,  to  April  ii,  i860:  he  preached  at  Sunbeam,  Illinois,  from 
January  i,  1861,  to  October  8,  1876:  he  served  the  people  at  Knoxville.  Iowa, 
from  April  10,  1877,  to  October  ii.  1878.  and  he  was  pastor  for  the  congre- 
gations at  East  L^nion  and  Pleasant  Hill.  Ohio,  until  August  21,  1883.  hav- 
ing been  released  from  the  East  L’nion  charge  on  Februarv  26,  189^,  and 
from  the  Pleasant  Hill  charge  on  September  9,  1902.  During  these  pastor- 
ates he  lived  in  Cambridge. 

Reverend  Xash  was  married  to  Rachel  G.  Hodgens  in  1855  and  his 
union  resulted  in  the  birth  of  these  children : A\’.  T.,  of  X’ewark.  X”ew  ler- 
sey.  and  Mrs.  J.  R.  AIcBurney,  of  Cambridge,  Ohio.  The  death  of  his  first 
wife  occurred  in  1872.  at  Sunbeam,  Illinois,  and  he  was  married  a second 
time,  his  last  wife  being  Sarah  J.  Graham,  a graduate  of  ^lonmouth  College, 
who  survives. 

On  April  25.  1909.  this  distinguished  citizen  was  called  to  his  reward 
after  a most  active,  useful  and  honored  career.  He  had  continued  faithfullv 
doing  the  Lord's  work  until  the  last  sickness  prevented  further  service.  In 


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all  the  charg'es  he  sen'ed  he  greatly  strengthened  the  congregations,  build- 
ing up  the  churches  in  a manner  that  proned  him  to  be  a man  of  untiring  en- 
ergy and  conscientious  in  his  work.  He  was  one  of  the  most  scholarly  and 
profound  thinkers  of  his  day  and  generation,  second  to  none  of  his  contem- 
])oraries,  and  his  genial  disposition,  gentleness  of  manner  and  delightful  so- 
cial nature  were  commended  by  all  who  knew  him.  It  was  said  of  him  that 
it  was  impossible  not  to  loYe  him,  his  life  was  so  pure  and  his  ideals  which 
he  sought  to  inculcate  were  so  high. 


WILBUR  D.  DESEL^I. 

.\lthough  a young  man,  AVilbur  D.  Deselm,  the  present  efficient 
and  po])ular  auditor  of  Guernsey  county,  has  proved  himself  to  be  one  of  those 
strong,  sturdy  individuals  who  is  contributing  largely  to  the  general  welfare 
of  the  city  of  Cambridge  and  vicinity,  being  an  up-to-date  business  man,  pub- 
lic spirited  as  a citizen,  and  progressive  in  all  that  the  term  implies.  For  a 
numl)er  of  years  he  has  I)een  a potent  factor  in  promoting  progress  along 
social,  intellectual,  civic  and  moral  lines,  consecpiently  his  name  well  deserves 
a ])lace  in  the  record  of  leading  citizens  of  this  community. 

Mr.  Deselm  was  born  on  August  20,  1877,  in  Knox  township,  Guernsey 
county,  Ohio,  and  he  is  the  son  of  James  and  Sarah  (Castor)  Deselm,  both 
nati\-es  of  this  county.  The  father  was  a farmer  at  the  time  of  the  son’s  birth, 
but  is  now  living  a retired  life  in  Cambridge,  where  he  has  a very  jdeasant 
home:  the  mother  is  also  still  living.  They  are  the  parents  of  seven  children, 
all  living,  and  they  have  eleven  grandchildren,  all  of  whom  are  living:  the  for- 
mer are  named  as  follows : Cora,  now  Mrs.  Grant  Conger,  of  Cambridge : 
Theodore  R.  is  secretary  of  the  Cambridge  Loan  & Building  Association  : 
Benjamin  F.,  of  Cambridge:  Myrtle,  now  Mrs.  Robert  Jennings,  of  Columbus, 
Ohio:  AA'hlbur  D.,  of  this  review:  Nancy  married  Asa  H.  Baxter,  of  South 
Bend,  Indiana;  Odessa  V.  married  George  B.  Claggett. 

AAhlhur  D.  Deselm  s])ent  the  first  seventeen  years  of  his  life  on  the  farm 
and  he  was  educated  in  the  country  schools  of  Knox  township  and  in  the  Cam- 
bridge high  school.  He  later  attended  teachers’  normals  at  different  parts  of 
the  county,  after  which  he  taught  school  four  terms,  three  in  AA’heeling  town- 
ship and  one  in  Londonderry  township;  three  of  these  terms  cvere  taught  dur- 
ing the  winter  months,  and  during  the  summer  months  he  worked  in  the  iron 
mills  of  Cambridge  for  several  years.  In  February,  1902,  he  entered  the 


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office  of  the  Cambridge  Loan  & Building  Association  with  his  brother,  and  in 
October  of  that  year  he  entered  the  county  auditor’s  office  as  deputy  auditor. 

On  July  10,  1901,  i\Ir.  Deselm  was  married  to  Yiza  E.  Logan,  daughter 
of  John  C.  and  iMargaret  (Maddin)  Logan,  of  Londonderry  township:  both 
parents  are  still  living  in  Londonderry  township.  This  union  has  been  with- 
out issue. 

i\Ir.  Deselm  served  as  deputy  auditor  seven  years  and  in  November,  1908. 
he  was  elected  auditor  of  Guernsey  county  and  is  now  serving  his  first  term, 
and  has  given  the  utmost  satisfaction  in  every  resjiect.  He  made  such  a com- 
mendable record  that  he  was  renominated  for  the  same  office,  and  his  election 
in  November,  1910,  was  predicted  by  everyone  from  the  time  of  his  nomina- 
tion, owing  to  his  universal  popularity.  Politically,  he  is  a Republican  and 
has  always  been  active  in  the  party.  He  has  been  a frecjuent  delegate  to 
county  conventions,  and  he  is  always  well  informed  on  public  questions.  He 
and  his  wife  are  members  of  the  First  Lmited  Presbyterian  church  at  Cam- 
bridge and  are  active  in  its  affairs,  IMr.  Deselm  being  a member  of  the  church 
board.  Mrs.  Deselm  is  an  intelligent,  refined  lady  and  is  devoted  to  her  home 
and  its  adornment.  They  are  members  of  the  Cambridge  Country  Club,  and 
for  recreation  i\Ir.  Deselm  enjoys,  now  and  then,  a game  of  golf.  Their 
pleasant  home  is  at  No.  321  North  Ninth  street,  in  a very  desirable  residence 
part  of  the  city. 


JAMIES  3IcC0URT. 

It  is  hard  for  the  present  generation  to  properly  appreciate  the  brave 
deeds  of  the  “boys  in  blue’’  who  sacrificed  so  much  on  the  altar  of  patriotism 
during  the  dark  days  of  the  sixties,  but  as  years  go  by  and  the  ranks  of  this 
once  invincible  host  are  fast  falling  before  the  inevitable  King  of  Terrors, 
the  immensity  of  their  deeds  are  being  realized  to  a fuller  extent  and  the  time 
is  rapidly  approaching  when  each  veteran  will  be  accorded  full  measure  of 
credit  and  praise.  The  gentleman  whose  name  introduces  this  biographical 
record  is  a member  of  this  great  number  of  patriots.  He  is  one  of  the  lead- 
ing agriculturists  of  Westland  township,  Guernsey  county,  and  is  highly 
respected  for  the  upright  life  he  has  led. 

James  McCourt  is  an  American  by  adoption  only,  but  he  has  proved 
himself  to  be  just  as  loyal  as  if  he  had  been  born  on  our  soil.  His  birth  oc- 
curred on  July  22,  1838,  in  county  Armagh.  Ireland,  and  he  came  to  America 
when  a lad  of  ten  years,  being  accompanied  by  his  parents.  James  Charles 

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and  Sarah  (Roliinson)  INIcCourt,  who  were  born,  reared  and  educated  in 
Ireland.  It  was  in  the  year  1848  that  this  family  crossed  the  great  Atlantic 
in  an  old-fashioned  slow-sailing'  vessel  and  took  up  their  residence  in  the  city 
of  riiiladelphia,  Penn.sylvania,  where  they  arrived  on  July  4th  of  that  year. 
This  family  consisted  of  hve  children  named  as  follows:  Thomas,  who  died 
in  infancy:  the  second,  also  named  Thomas,  was  claimed  by  death  wdien  but 
a cbild;  James,  of  this  review;  John  and  Mary  Anna.  The  last  three  named 
came  across  the  waters  with  their  parents.  After  remaining  on  the  Atlantic 
seaboard  for  several  years  tbe  family,  in  1854,  came  to  Guernsey  county,  Ohio, 
braving  the  hardships  of  those  early  days  and  settled  in  Jacksan  township, 
which  was  then  only  partly  improved,  but  here  they  established  a very  com- 
fortable home  and  had  a good  farm.  The  father's  death  occurred  at  the  age 
of  seventy-two  years  and  the  mother  reached  the  age  of  seventy-five  years, 
both  dying  on  the  farm  in  Jackson  township.  They  w-ere  excellent  people 
and  popular  among  their  pioneer  neighbors. 

Their  third  son,  James,  of  this  review,  grew  to  manhood  on  the  home 
place  which  he  assisted  in  clearing  and  developing  and  he  attended  the  public 
schools  wdiich  were  conducted  a few-  months  each  winter.  When  the  \var 
lietween  the  states  began  he  enlisted  in  Company  K,  Fifteenth  Ohio  Volunteer 
Infantry,  and  he  was  in  all  the  active  campaigns  and  fighting  that  his  regi- 
ment was  called  upon  to  participate  in,  but  he  proved  to  be  a very  faithful 
and  gallant  soldier  at  all  times,  according  to  bis  comrades.  He  was  wounded 
in  the  right  foot  and  was  in  the  hospital  for  ten  weeks.  At  that  time  he  as- 
sumed charge  of  the  medicine  wagon  of  the  regiment  and  on  September  24, 
1864,  he  w-as  honorably  discharged,  after  making  an  excellent  record. 

iVfter  his  career  in  the  army  Mr.  IMcCourt  returned  to  the  old  farm  in 
Jackson  township,  Guernsey  county,  and  farmed  for  a year,  and  in  the  month 
of  October,  1865,  he  led  to  the  marriage  altar  Margrete  McBride,  a native 
of  county  Antrim,  Ireland,  where  her  birth  occurred  in  1837.  She  came  to 
America  wdien  young  and  settled  in  Washington  county,  Pennsylvania,  later 
moving  to  Guernsey  count}’,  Ohio,  where  she  met  and  married  James  Mc- 
Court.  This  union  resulted  in  the  birth  of  five  children  named  as  follow-s : 
Thomas  Begmen  married  Edna  Miller;  Martha  became  the  wife  of  Sherman 
Burris;  Margaret  married  Edam  Miller;  John  married  Edna  Rhienhart,  wdio 
died  on  February  21,  1910,  leaving  three  children,  Dorothy,  and  Edna  and 
Edward,  twins;  Carrie  married  Ralph  Stout  and  she  died  in  April,  1907,  leav- 
ing three  children,  Margrete,  James  and  Lucile.  This  family  was  reared  on 
the  subject’s  present  splendidlv  improved  farm,  which  is  located  nine  miles 
southwest  of  Camliridge  and  one  and  one-half  miles  northeast  of  Claysville. 


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It  is  regarded  as  one  of  the  finest  farms,  in  every  respect,  in  the  township 
and  has  been  very  carefully  managed  so  that  the  original  strength  of  the  soil 
has  been  retained  by  proper  rotation  of  crops,  the  application  of  home  and 
commercial  fertilizers  and  many  other  methods  known  to  the  modern  agri- 
culturist. He  is  still  farming  on  the  land  he  purchased  over  forty-five  years 
ago.  The  old  homestead  is  beautifully  located  near  the  main  road.  The 
house  is  large,  roomy,  pleasant  and  attractive  and  is  a credit  to  the  pretty 
little  valley  in  which  it  is  located.  Mr.  McCourt  also  has  good,  convenient 
outbuildings  and  he  keeps  an  excellent  grade  of  live-stock  of  all  kinds.  Mrs. 
McCourt  passed  to  her  rest  on  December  23,  1905. 

The  subject  is  a member  of  Martin  Post,  Grand  Army  of  the  Repub- 
lic, in  which  he  takes  much  interest,  and  he  holds  membership  in  the  United 
Presbyterian  church,  l)eing  a ruling  elder  in  the  East  Union  church.  He 
is  a Republican  in  politics,  but  is  not  active,  preferring  to  lead  a quiet  life 
and  look  after  his  individual  affairs.  He  is  a genial,  pleasant  man  to  meet 
and  has  a host  of  warm  friends. 


XOAH  ELA'OOD  SECREST. 

A well  known  and  highly  respected  member  of  the  Secrest  family,  one 
of  the  most  prominent  in  Guernsey  county  since  the  pioneer  days,  is  Noah 
Elwood  Secrest,  of  Hartford,  Valley  township,  Avho  was  horn  about  one 
and  one-half  miles  east  of  that  town  on  December  9,  1836.  He  is  the  son 
of  John  and  Elizabeth  (Clark)  Secrest,  the  father  born  in  Hampshire  county, 
Virginia,  the  son  of  Henry  and  Elizabeth  ( Spaid)  Secrest.  The  family 
emigrated  to  Guernsey  county  when  John  was  eleven  months  old,  in  De- 
cember. 1811.  his  birth  having  occurred  on  January  3d  of  that  year.  Henry 
Secrest  also  had  a brother  named  John.  The  father  of  Henry  and  John 
, Secrest  came  here  and  secured  two  farms  for  his  sons  Henry  and  John,  then 
went  back  to  Virginia,  after  locating  his  sons.  About  the  end  of  the  war 
of  1812,  Henry  enlisted  for  seiudce,  l)ut  peace  was  declared  by  the  time  he 
reached  Zanesville.  Henry  was  the  father  of  William  Secrest,  mentioned 
in  a separate  sketch.  He  was  also  the  father  of  John,  the  sulqect’s  grand- 
father. John  Secrest  grew  up  on  the  home  farm,  southeast  of  where  Hart- 
ford now  stands.  There  were  no  roads  in  this  locality  when  the  family 
first  came,  only  the  iMarietta  trail,  a “blazed"  road  through  the  woods.  They 
settled  here  in  typical  pioneer  fashion,  clearing  a little  space  on  which  to 


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their  cal)in.  John  remained  on  the  home  place  until  he  was  married,  on 
January  3,  US33,  to  Elizabeth  Clark,  on  his  twenty-hrst  birthday,  and  on 
that  day  he  wore  the  first  “store  bought'’  shirt  in  his  life,  having  always 
worn  those  woven  and  made  by  his  mother.  Elizabeth  Clark  was  born  in 
Pennsylvania  and  was  the  daughter  of  Benjamin  Clark,  the  maiden  name  of 
her  mother  having  been  Gregory.  The  Clark  and  Secrest  families  came  to 
this  county  about  the  same  time,  having-  met  en  route  while  stopping  over 
night  between  Wheeling  and  Barnesville,  and  on  that  night  the  two  babies, 
John  Secrest  and  Elizabeth  Clark,  were  put  to  sleep  in  the  same  bed;  about 
twenty  years  afterwards  they  were  married. 

After  his  marriage  John  Secrest  located  one  and  one-half  miles  east 
of  Hartford  on  a part  of  the  original  Secrest  farm  and  there  made  his  home 
the  rest  of  liis  life.  The  subject  was  one  of  nine  children,  namely:  Efenry 
G.,  Benjamin  C.,  Noah  E.,  Mary  Elizabeth,  Michael  Spaid,  Samuel  Fred- 
erick, Ehenezer  h'inley,  Margaret  Casaline,  John  died  in  early  infancy. 

The  father  of  these  children  was  a man  of  infiuence  in  his  community 
and  the  possessor  of  commendable  traits,  so  that  he  was  highly  honored  by 
all  who  knew  him.  He  was  trustee  of  his  township  even  while  Noble  county 
was  a part  of  Guernsey  county.  After  the  county  line  was  established  a.s  it 
is  today,  he  was  trustee  or  assessor  of  Valley  township  nearly  all  his  life. 
He  was  always  a Democrat,  and  was  active  in  party  affairs,  having  at- 
tended the  conventions,  taking  a general  interest  in  public  affairs  of  the 
community,  and  was  well  known  all  over  the  county.  His  death  occurred 
on  January  29,  1882,  his  wife  having  preceded  him  in  September,  1877. 
They  both  belonged  to  the  Evangelical  Lutheran  church,  in  which  he  was 
an  active  member  and  an  officer  for  many  years.  His  father  was  a charter 
member  of  the  church. 

Noah  E.  Secrest  grew  up  on  the  farin  where  he  was  born  and  lived 
there  until  1907:  he  still  owns  the  place,  which  consists  of  about  one  hundred 
and  fifty  acres.  He  was  first  married  on  December  29,  i860,  to  Eliza  Jane 
Spriggs.  Her  parents,  Morris  D.  and  Catharine  ( Poole)  Spriggs,  came 
from  Pennsylvania  to  Belmont  county,  Ohio,  where  Mrs.  Secrest  was  born, 
then  mcjved  to  near  Mt.  Ephraim,  Noble  county,  thence  tO'  Valley  township, 
this  county,  where  IMrs.  Secrest  grew  to  maturity.  Her  father  was  a tailor 
in  early  life.  This  first  union  resulted  in  the  birth  of  four  children:  Alary 
Rosetta  died  in  her  fourteenth  vear ; Ernest  P.,  who  lives  on  the  father's 
farm  east  of  Hartford,  married  Belle  Roland  and  has  two  daughters,  Ruth 
and  Leah;  John  Howard  is  married  and  lives  at  Lima,  Allen  county,  Ohio, 
where  he  is  engaged  in  the  practice  of  law  ; he  is  a member  of  the  Democratic 


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state  central  committee,  and  clerk  of  the  lioard  that  is  bnilding  the  new  in- 
sane asylum  in  Allen  county,  at  Lima;  he  and  his  wife  have  one  little  daugh- 
ter. Martha  Olive  is  the  youngest  of  the  four  children  horn  of  Mr.  Se- 
crest’s  first  union.  She  married  E.  Ah  IMatthews,  Jr.,  of  Cambridge,  whose 
record  appears  herein.  Mr.  Secrest's  first  wife  was  called  to  her  rest  on 
October  24,  1877,  and  on  January  13,  i88r,  he  married  Mrs.  Adeline  ( Bryan) 
Rose.  She  was  the  daughter  of  David  N.  and  Amelia  ( Patterson ) Bryan, 
and  she  was  born  and  reared  in  Cambridge,  Ohio,  in  which  city  her  parents 
were  also  born  and  reared.  Da\'id  N.  Bryan  was  the  son  of  Thomas  and 
Joan  Bryan,  his  parents  having  come  from  Washington  county,  Pennsyl- 
vania, in  the  early  days  and  settled  at  Cambridge.  Mrs.  Secrest’s  father 
was  a soldier  in  the  Civil  war,  being  a member  of  Company  B,  Seventy- 
eighth  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry;  he  was  in  Sherman’s  march  through  Geor- 
gia and  died  from  the  elYects  of  his  service  in  the  army.  Four  children 
were  born  to  Mr.  Secrest’s  second  marriage,  namely : Arthur  Clark,  who 
is  in  the  superintendent’s  office  of  the  Pennsylvania  Railroad  Company  at 
Marietta,  married  Marie  Faris  and  they  have  one  son ; Donald  G.  and  Car- 
roll  Eugene  are  twins;  the  former  is  in  New  Mexico  in  the  snjjerintendent’s 
office  of  a coal  company;  the  latter  died  in  1903  in  his  eighteenth  year;  Ray- 
mond B.,  who  lives  in  Hartford,  married  Pinnae  Spaid ; he  runs  a motor  at 
the  Hartford  mine. 

In  1907  Mr.  Secrest  bought  a beautiful  and  cozy  home  in  Hartford 
and  retired  from  active  work.  He  and  his  wife  belong  to  the  Lutheran 
church  in  Hartford  and  are  prominent  in  church  and  social  circles. 


WILLIA^I  B.  YEO,  M.  D. 

Proper  intellectnal  discipline,  thorough  professional  knowledge  and  the 
possession  and  utilization  of  the  cpialities  and  attributes  essential  to  success 
have  made  Dr.  William  B.  Yeo,  of  Cambridge,  eminent  in  his  chosen  calling 
and  he  stands  today  among  the  scholarly  and  enterprising  physicians  in  a 
community  widely  known  for  the  high  order  of  its  medical  talent. 

Doctor  Yeo  was  born  February  ii,  1842,  in  Belmont  county.  Ohio,  and 
he  is  the  son  of  George  W.  and  Nancy  (Burden)  Yeo,  the  former  a native 
of  Anne  Arundel  county,  Maryland,  while  the  latter  is  a native  of  Madison 
township,  Guernsey  county,  Ohio.  George  W.  Yeo  came  to  Belmont  county, 
this  state,  when  a young  man,  and  there  he  was  married.  His  next  move 


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was  to  ^Madison  township,  (Guernsey  county,  in  1847,  which  year  he  pur- 
chased tlie  place  adjoining  the  farm  where  Mrs.  Yeo  was  born.  He  devoted 
his  life  to  farming  there  and  became  well  known  and  influential  in  that  com- 
munity. In  1884  Ohio,  moving  his  family  to  Washington,  Ohio, 

where  his  death  occurred  in  the  year  1892,  his  widow  surviving  until  1896. 

Dr.  William  B.  Yeo  grew  to  maturity  on  the  farm  and  engaged  in  the 
general  work  about  the  ]dace,  attending  the  district  schools  of  the  township 
during  the  winter  months.  Later  he  attended  Madison  College,  at  Antrim, 
( luernsey  county,  which  was  then  a celebrated  institution  of  learning  under 
the  administration  of  Samuel  Findlay,  a noted  educator  of  his  day.  He  later 
studied  medicine  at  the  Starling  Medical  College,  of  Columbus,  Ohio;  how- 
ever, before  taking  u])  the  study  of  medicine  he  taught  school  for  a number 
of  years  in  the  township  schools  of  Guernsey  county,  and  he  also  taught 
several  terms  after  beginning  the  practice  of  medicine,  teaching  during  the 
day  and  practicing  medicine  during  the  evenings  and  at  night.  He  rvas  a 
])Oor  young  man  and  this  doulde  occupation  became  necessary  from  a finan- 
cial standpoint.  He  became  well  equipped  for  his  life  work  and  his  first 
])ractice  was  at  Clio,  Guernsey  county,  the  home  of  the  Armstrongs  and  the 
Armstrong  mills,  one  of  the  noted  milling  centers  of  the  early  days,  the 
Armstrongs  being  one  of  the  prominent  pioneer  families  of  the  county.  Doc- 
tor Yeo  remained  at  Clio  two  years,  during  which  time  he  got  a very  good 
start ; then  moved  to  Kimholton,  this  county,  where  he  remained  in  success- 
ful practice  for  a ]>eriod  of  thirty  years.  In  1900  he  moved  to  Cambridge  and 
continued  his  practice  until  recently  when  he  retired  from  active  life  after 
fortv-two  years  of  faithful  service  to  the  people  of  Guernsey  county  in  a 
])rofessional  capacity,  during  which  time  he  became  widely  known  through- 
out this  and  adjoining  counties,  taking  high  rank  among  his  professional 
brethren  of  this  part  of  the  great  Buckeye  state. 

Doctor  ’S'eo  is  a Republican  in  politics  and  has  been  active  in  public 
matters.  In  1904  he  was  elected  coroner  of  Guernsey  county  and  served 
\'ery  acceptably  in  this  capacity  for  a period  of  five  years.  He  has  always 
lieen  a puljlic-spirited  citizen,  an  especial  advocate  of  higher  education,  and 
he  has  always  assisted  as  best  he  could  in  furthering  any  movement  looking 
to  the  general  good. 

Doctor  Yeo  was  married  on  February  i,  1872,  to  Lucinda  R.  McEl- 
hanev,  daughter  of  William  and  Mary  Ann  (AVallace)  McElhaney,  residents 
of  Clio.  Mr.  McElhaney  was  a farmer  and  a highly  respected  and  pro- 
gressive citizen.  He  was  a native  of  Allegheny  county,  Pennsylvania.  He 
and  his  wife  have  both  been  deceased  several  years. 


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To  Doctor  Yeo  and  wife  five  children  were  born,  namely:  Ella  'SI. 

married  Vader  H.  VanSlyke,  president  of  the  Metropolitan  National  Bank 
of  Minneapolis,  iMinnesota,  one  of  the  solid  financial  institutions  of  the 
Northwest.  Mrs.  VanSlyke  is  a graduate  of  the  Northwestern  University  at 
Ada,  Ohio,  and  she  subsequently  taught  school  in  iMinneapolis.  iMamie  F. 
Yeo  married  Ellis  E.  DeHart,  of  Coshocton,  Ohio,  where  he  is  engaged  in 
the  manufacturing  business.  Alice  married  Carl  Brennen,  a druggist  of  Cam- 
bridge, Ohio.  Ralph  W.  is  in  the  office  of  the  Union  Central  Life  Insur- 
ance Company  of  Cincinnati.  George  W.  is  a druggist  in  Cambridge.  All 
members  of  this  family  are  well  educated  and  prominent  in  their  different 
spheres. 

Doctor  Yeo  is  a member  of  the  iMasonic  fraternity,  and  members  of  his 
family  belong  to  the  Lhiited  Presbyterian  church.  The  Doctor  is  a sterling 
citizen  of  upright  character  and  genuine  worth  and  is  deserving  of  the  high 
esteem  in  which  he  is  held  by  all  classes. 


ROBERT  N.  WILLIAMS. 

One  of  the  old  residents  of  Jackson  township,  Guernsey  county,  one  of 
the  few'  men  'who  have  come  down  to  us  from  the  pioneer  days,  is  Robert 
N.  Vfilliams,  a man  w'hom  eveiyone  delights  to  honor,  for  he  is  a true  rep- 
resentative type  of  the  brave  men,  w'ho,  courageous  and  determined,  fought 
the  real  and  industrial  battles  of  the  Republic  and  left  to  us  the  grandest 
nation  on  the  face  of  the  globe.  He  has  played  nobly  his  part  in  the  drama 
of  civilization  in  the  great  Buckeye  state,  and  now  that  the  shadows  of  eve- 
ning have  begun  to  lengthen  along  the  last  incline  of  life's  royal  road,  he  can 
look  backward  with  no  regrets  and  to  the  future  with  no  misgivings,  for  he 
“has  fought  a good  fight.” 

Mr.  Williams  was  born  in  the  north  edge  of  Jackson  township  May  15. 
1B30.  His  parents  were  David  R.  and  Catherine  (Brown)  Williams.  David 
R.  AAfilliams  was  born  at  Glasgow.  Scotland,  July  15,  1797,  and  at  the  age 
of  tw'enty  years  came  to  America,  bringing  wdth  him  his  sister.  Nanc}'  AA'il- 
liams,  W’ho  afterward  married  Robert  Nicholson.  The  brother  and  sister 
went  first  to  Maryland,  wdiere  for  some  time  he  worked  on  the  National  pike 
west  of  the  mountains.  About  1820  he  came  to  Guernsey  county  and  li\’ed 
for  several  years  about  three  miles  north  of  Cambridge,  in  the  Oldham  neigh- 
borhood, where  he  followed  the  weaver's  trade. 


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On  January  13,  1825,  David  R.  Williams  married  Catherine  Brown. 
She  was  born  in  Baltimore,  iMaryland,  in  1801,  and  was  of  German  parentage. 

I ler  parents  brought  her  into  Guernsey  county  during  her  childhood.  Her 
])arents  became  the  owners  of  three  hundred  acres  of  land  not  far  from  Cam- 
bridge on  the  Steubenville  road.  \Mien  she  was  twelve  years  old  both  her 
parents  died,  and  she  was  taken  by  George  Tingle,  who  then  kept  a tavern  on 
Wheeling  avenue  in  Cambridge,  between  Sixth  and  Seventh  streets.  She 
lived  with  Mr.  Tingle's  family  till  her  marriage.  Before  his  marriage  David 
R.  Williams  had  entered  one  hundred  and  twenty  acres  of  land  from  the 
government,  in  the  north  part  of  Jackson  township,  the  farm  where  Robert 
N.  Williams  now  lives.  There  he  built  a good  log  house  in  January,  1824, 
the  year  l)efore  his  marriage,  a house  that  still  stands  on  the  farm  as  a 
reminder  of  early  days.  When  it  was  built  none  of  the  land  was  cleared. 
There  were  no  wagon  roads  through  that  ]jart  of  the  country;  only  bridle 
l)aths  over  which  supplies  were  packed  on  pack  horses.  There  in  the.  woods, 
David  Williams  and  wife  established  their  home  and  made  a farm  in  the 
wilderness,  living  on  that  farm  over  forty  years.  They  took  a prominent  part 
in  the  pioneer  life  when  eveiybody  was  on  an  equality  and  friendliness,  kind- 
ness and  hosi)itality  were  more  common  than  now.  Four  children  were  born 
to  David  R.  Williams  and  'wife,  namely:  James  P.,  who  was  a carpenter, 

married  and  reared  a big  family,  moved  to  the  West  later  in  life  and  died 
there  on  July  4,  1890;  Mary  Ann,  the  next  child,  married  William  Rainey, 
and  died  August  8,  i860,  leaving  three  children,  of  whom  the  eldest  son  died 
in  the  army;  Robert  N.,  the  third  child,  is  the  subject  of  tins  review;  Sophia 
Catherine  married  A.  W.  Holliday,  now  deceased,  and  she  lives  at  New- 
comerstown.  About  1844,  when  Robert  N.  w'as  about  fourteen  years  old, 
David  Williams  became  disabled  and  the  children  had  to  do  the  farm  work. 
Although  Robert  was  a boy  of  only  fourteen  years  he  often  did  a man’s 
work.  At  that  age  he  used  to  haul  wheat  as  far  as  Newcomerstown  and  sell 
it.  fording  the  Tuscarawas  river  on  his  way  there.  He  also  hauled  wheat 
to  Zanesville. 

On  March  13,  1851,  IMr.  Williams  married  Mary  Kline,  daughter  of 
Matthew  and  Eliza  (Greer)  Kline.  She  was  born  in  Maryland  and  was 
brought  to  Cambridge  by  her  parents  when  she  was  three  months  old.  Her 
father  was  a cooper,  but  he  took  up  land  in  the  northwest  part  of  Jackson 
township,  where  Mrs.  Williams  lived  until  her  marriage.  After  their  mar- 
riage they  lived  on  his  father’s  farm. 

In  1856  David  Williams  built  tbe  house  where  Robert  N.  Williams  and 
wife  now  live,  and  lived  in  it  until  1867.  In  that  year  the  old  folks  moved 


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into  Cambridge  and  lived  there  the  balance  of  their  days.  DaYid  R.  Whlliams 
died  on  December  27,  1873,  wife  died  March  24,  1883.  Both  of 

them  were  among  the  founders  of  the  old  Cambridge  Baptist  church,  near  the 
north  line  of  Jackson  township,  and  were  two  as  active  and  serviceable  mem- 
bers as  the  church  ever  had. 

At  President  Lincoln’s  first  call  for  troops  in  1861.  Robert  N.  Williams 
offered  to  go  to  the  front  and  was  refused  by  the  examining  surgeons.  Again 
he  offered  himself  when  the  call  was  made  for  three  hundred  thousand 
troops,  and  again  he  was  refused  because  of  physical  disability.  When  the 
call  came  for  one-hundred-day  men  he  was  finally  accepted  and  joined  Com- 
pany E,  One  Hundred  and  Seventy-second  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry.  When 
he  came  out  he  had  chronic  rheumatism  from  which  both  hands  were  perma- 
nently crippled  and  his  heart  w^eakened.  Returning  to  the  farm,  he  has  re- 
mained there  practically  ever  since. 

In  1863  Mr.  Mhlliams  had  built  a good  house  on  the  farm,  but  it  burned 
down  on  October  23,  1879.  For  about  eighteen  months  he  lived  in  Cam- 
bridge, but  liked  farm  life  better,  and  returned  to  the  old  home  farm  that 
his  father  entered  from  the  government,  and  there  he  and  his  wife  still  re- 
side, having  been  spared  to  each  other  for  about  sixty  years  of  congenial 
married  life. 

Air.  Williams  owns  a good  farm  of  one  hundred  and  eighty  acres.  In 
politics  he  has  been  a Republican  ever  since  the  party  started  and  voted  the 
Republican  ticket  every  since,  beginning  with  Fremont  in  1856. 

Air.  and  Mrs.  Williams  both  belong  to  the  old  Cambridge  Baptist  church. 
His  father  was  a deacon  in  this  church  from  the  time  it  was  organized.  In 
the  early  days  before  the  church  was  built  they  often  held  religious  services 
in  his  home. 

Six  children  have  been  born  to  Air.  and  IMrs.  Robert  N.  Williams,  as 
follows:  James  Alonroe  lives  at  home  with  his  father;  Eliza  Catherine  mar- 
ried William  Trenner,  lives  in  Byesville,  and  has  three  children  living  and 
one  dead ; Annania  Harvenia,  who  died  wlien  two  years  old ; May  Eva  mar- 
ried William  Haynes  and  lives  on  South  Eighth  street,  in  Cambridge,  where 
Mr.  Haynes  has  a grocery  store.  They  have  four  children : John  D.  Wil- 
liams is  at  home  with  his  father;  Orrin  married  Dessie  McConnell  and  lives 
in  the  state  of  Washington,  at  Centralia;  he  is  superintendent  for  a company 
that  builds  electric  railways.  He  has  two  children,  a son  and  a daughter. 

Although  well  along  in  years  IMr.  Williams  is  still  hearty  and  cheerful, 
and  an  entertaining  talker  of  the  old  days,  when  the  land  was  new,  when  peo- 


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pie  were  more  neigliborly,  more  hospitable,  and,  it  would  seem,  more  honest. 
Me  and  his  wife  are  very  kindly  treated  by  the  young  people,  and  in  fact, 
all  classes  in  their  community. 


SAMUEL  JACKSON. 

A venerable  and  highly  respected  citizen  of  Pleasant  City,  Valley  town- 
ship, who  is  deserving  of  unstinted  praise  for  his  long  life  of  usefulness  is 
.Samuel  Jackson,  who  was  horn  in  that  part  of  Noble  county  which  was 
formerly  a part  of  Guernsey  county,  on  May  8,  1829.  He  is  the  son  of 
Henry  and  Rachael  (Tustin)  Jackson.  Henry  Jackson  was  from  Greene 
county,  Pennsylvania,  coming  to  this  county  in  an  early  day,  settling  in  what 
was  then  the  southern  part  of  Guernsey  county,  where  he  took  up  land. 
There  the  father  s]ient  the  rest  of  his  days,  dying  in  1837,  of 

sixty-eight  years.  He  was  among  the  early  pioneers  and  began  life  here 
in  typical  pioneer  fashion.  The  father  was  twice  married,  eight  children  be- 
ing born  to  each  wife,  Samuel,  of  this  review,  being  a child  of  the  second  mar- 
riage. Rachael  Tustin  was  born  in  Greene  county,  Pennsylvania,  and  there 
she  married  Mr.  Jackson  after  the  death  of  his  first  wife.  After  the  death 
of  her  husband  she  spent  the  balance  of  her  days  with  her  son,  Samuel,  the 
subject,  who  spent  his  youth  in  Noble  county,  assisting  to  develop  the  farm. 
He  learned  the  carpenter’s  trade  in  the  vicinity  of  Hartford  and  Pleasant 
City  and  followed  the  same  as  long  as  he  was  able  to  work,  becoming  a very 
skilled  artisan  and  his  services  were  always  in  great  demand.  He  erected 
many  large,  substantial  houses,  barns  and  other  buildings  in  this  locality, 
including  many  at  Byesville  and  the  commodious  structure  he  lives  in  at 
Pleasant  City. 

IMr.  Jackson  was  married  on  March  10,  1853,  to  Virginia  Trott,  daugh- 
ter of  Richard  and  Mary  (Simmons)  Trott.  She  was  born  in  Anne  Arundel 
county,  i\Iar}dand,  in  1824.  Her  parents  brought  her  to  Guernsey  county, 
Ohio,  when  she  was  about  seven  years  old,  locating  in  the  southern  part 
of  the  county,  being  among  the  pioneers  there,  starting  life  in  true  first- 
settler  fashion.  She  was  one  of  a family  of  ten  children,  six  of  whom  died 
in  infancy  in  Maryland.  The  three  who  lived  beside  Mrs.  Jackson  were 
IMrs.  Olethia  Larrick,  Benjamin  J.,  who  is  the  father  of  Elza  Trott,  county 
clerk,  whose  .sketch  appears  herein,  and  William  C.  The  parents  of  these 
children  spent  the  rest  of  their  days  on  their  farm  in  this  county. 

When  the  Trail  Run  mine  was  sunk  Mr.  Jackson  did  the  carpenter 


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work,  erecting  the  tipple  and  other  buildings,  and  later,  in  making-  a change 
in  the  roof  over  the  boiler  room,  he  fell  about  forty  feet,  injuring  his  spine. 
He  partially  recovered  for  a short  time,  but  has  been  disturbed  by  the  injury 
more  or  less  ever  since  and  is  unable  to  walk.  He  and  his  wife  have  lived 
in  Pleasant  City  ever  since  their  marriage  in  1853  and  they  are  probalily  the 
oldest  inhabitants  of  this  town,  which  they  have  seen  developed  from  a few 
houses  in  the  woods.  They  are  spending  their  declining  days  in  peace  and 
comfort  in  their  cozy  dwelling,  which  stands  on  an  eminence,  commanding  a 
fine  view  of  the  country. 

Politically  Mr.  Jackson  is  a Democrat  and  he  is  a worthy  member  of  the 
Masonic  order;  he  and  his  wife  belong  to  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church. 
Nine  children  have  been  born  to  them,  namely:  Lewis  Frederick  is  a clerk 

and  telegraph  operator  at  the  railroad  station  at  Pleasant  City;  William 
Henry  died  when  forty-six  years  of  age;  Mary  Rosella,  wife  of  Noah  E. 
Secrest ; Stephen  A.  Douglas  is  a railroad  agent  at  Malta,  Ohio;  Joseph 
Alonzo  lives  at  Helena,  Montana;  Columbia  Frances  is  at  home;  Samuel 
Andrew  lives  in  Detroit,  hfichigan;  Linnaeus  Griffith  has  been  in  the  Philip- 
pine islands  for  the  past  three  years  railroading  and  assisting  in  building  rail- 
roads; Cleopatra  married  John  Hana  and  lives  at  klontreal,  Canada. 


ANDREW  W.  NICHOLSON. 

It  is  safe  to  say  that  no  man  who  has  lived  in  Guernsey  county  in  re- 
cent years  has  left  a more  indelible  impress  upon  a wider  circle  of  friends 
than  the  late  Andrew  Nicholson,  for  his  life  was  exemplary  in  eveiy  re- 
spect and  he  took  much  more  than  a passing  interest  in  the  affairs  of  his 
community.  All  remember  him  as  a genteel,  kind-hearted  gentleman,  whom 
to  know  was  to  respect  and  admire. 

Mr.  Nicholson  was  born  in  the  south  edge  of  Caml)ridge  township  on 
his  father’s  farm,  three  miles  from  Cambridge,  Decemlier  21,  1833.  He 
was  the  son  of  Robert  and  Agnes  (AAhlliams)  Nicholson,  both  parents  lie- 
ing  natives  of  Scotland.  His  father  was  a carpenter  and  came  from  Fife- 
shire,  Scotland,  in  1819,  locating  first  near  Frederick,  Maryland.  Two  years 
later  Robert  Nicholson  came  west  and  engaged  in  building  in  Guernsey 
county.  He  erected  the  first  jail  in  this  county  and  two  store-houses  that 
he  built  are  still  standing,  one  being  the  house  in  which  Andrew  \Y.  was 
born,  on  the  farm  that  Robert  Nicholson  bought  while  a young  man.  There 


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he  lived  the  rest  of  his  life  and  died  in  1846.  On  his  farm  was  opened  one 
of  the  first  mines  in  the  Guernsey  valley.  It  was  operated  as  a country  mine 
for  a «'reat  many  years,  and  was  opened  as  a company  mine  when  the  rail- 
roads first  came  through. 

Andrew  W.  was  one  of  ten  children,  James,  George,  David.  Ann,  John, 
Margaret,  Eliza,  Roliert,  Andrew  W.,  and  Alexander.  Andrew  W.  passed 
his  boyhood  on  the  old  home  farm  south  of  Cambridge,  and-  attended  the 
district  school.  In  1853  he  visited  the  old  Scotland  home  of  his  parents, 
spending  six  months  there;  returning,  he  had  a stormy  voyage  of  twenty- 
seven  days. 

In  1857  Mr.  Nicholson  was  married  to  Elizabeth  Sharp,  who  was  born 
in  comity  Antrim,  Ireland,  August  31,  1833,  Scotch-Irish  parents,  John 
and  Jane  Sharp.  She  was  sixteen  years  old  when  her  parents  brought  her 
to  St.  Clairsville,  Belmont  county,  Ohio.  A few  years  later  the  family 
moved  to  Guernsev  county,  where  she  married  Mr.  Nicholson. 

Andrew  W.  Nicholson  was  a capable  and  resourceful  man,  and  became 
the  owner  of  four  hundred  and  twenty  acres  of  land,  including  that  bought 
bv  his  father  south  of  Cambridge,  also  he  owns  other  land  in  Westland 
township.  Aliont  1895  he  and  his  sons  became  interested  in  the  natural  gas 
husiness.  They  ]iut  down  a number  of  wells  in  Guernsey  county  and  formed 
the  A.  Nicholson  Oil  and  Gas  Company.  This  was  'sold  to  the  Ohio  Enel 
and  Su])])ly  Company.  They  afterwards  bought  an  interest  in  the  Cambridge 
Eight  and  Enel  Company.  Mr.  Nicholson  took  an  interest  in  the  public 
affairs  of  the  county.  In  politics  a Republican,  he  served  as  trustee  of  Cam- 
bridge township,  and  in  1879  became  trustee  of  Jackson  township.  Follow- 
ing that  he  was  elected  county  commissioner  and  later  re-elected  for  another 
term.  During  his  term  of  office  the  present  court  house  was  built,  and  was 
paid  for  liefore  he  went  out  of  office.  The  Children's  Home  was  built,  an  ad- 
dition to  county  infirmary,  costing  ten  thousand  dollars,  and  a number  of 
bridges,  including  the  Carson  bridge  at  Cambridge  and  five  others  over  Wills 
creek. 

Soon  after  their  marriage  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Nicholson  became  members  of 
the  old  Cambridge  Baptist  church,  and  from  then  were  active  and  earnest 
workers  in  the  church  and  he  was  a deacon  for  many  years.  He  gave  not 
only  of  his  time,  but  his  money  also,  and  helped  a number  of  churches. 

The  Baptist  church  at  Byesville  found  in  him  its  most  liberal  supporter. 
He  was  charitable  to  those  in  need  and  showed  by  his  life  that  he  felt  that 
all  men  are  brethren.  His  life  was  characterized  by  a beautiful  simplicity,  and 
even  a child  could  find  in  him  a delightful  companion.  His  religion  was  not 


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SO  much  a profession  as  a life,  a life  beautiful  in  humility,  modest  and  unas- 
suming, and  yet  issuing  daily  in  acts  of  kindness.  His  wife  was  of  the  same 
nature.  Her  faithful  Christian  life  and  influence  was  a guide  and  inspiration 
to  those  who  came  under  his  influence.  Theirs  was  a home  of  generous  hos- 
pitality, widely  known  and  widely  appreciated. 

In  1901  Mr.  Nicholson  bought  a handsome  home  in  Cambridge,  where 
he  and  his  wife  spent  their  last  days.  He  died  October  28,  1907,  aged  seven- 
ty-three years.  His  wife  died  September  24th  of  the  year  previous,  when 
seventy-three  years  old.  They  had  been  married  over  forty-nine  years.  To 
them  were  born  eight  children,  namely:  John  R.,  who  is  mentioned  more  at 
length  in  a separate  article  herein;  James  A.,  who  lives  at  Columbus,  Ohio; 
Samuel  W.  lives  at  New  Philadelphia;  Nannie  J.  and  her  sister,  Rose  E.,  live 
in  the  home  in  Cambridge,  where  their  father  and  mother  lived ; IMaggie  B. 
married  Rev.  Robert  Lecklider,  a Baptist  minister,  and  lives  in  Indianapolis, 
Indiana;  George  D.  is  superintendent  of  the  Cambridge  Light  and  Enel 
Company,  and  lives  with  his  sisters  in  the  family  home.  He  married  Maude 
L.  Morrison,  who  died  December  9,  1901,  leaving  two  children,  Bernard 
and  Elizabeth. 


ULYSSES  GRANT  NICHOLSON. 

The  name  of  Ldysses  Grant  Nicholson  has  long  been  linked  with  the 
words  ‘‘progress”  and  ‘“development”  in  the  vicinity  of  Hartford,  Valley 
township,  Guernsey  county,  and  all  who  know  him  well  will  readily  admit 
that  he  has  been  a very  important  factor  in  the  affairs  of  this  locality  and 
while  he  has  been  advancing  his  own  interests  he  has  sought  to  promote  those 
of  his  neighbors. 

Mr.  Nicholson  was  born  about  a mile  east  of  Hartford,  Valley  town- 
ship, Guernsey  county,  Ohio,  on  June  23,  1866,  the  son  of  Jacob  Nicholson 
and  wife,  whose  sketch  see  for  extended  ancestry.  When  the  subject  was 
about  four  years  old  the  family  moved  to  the  north  edge  of  Noble  county 
and  lived  till  he  was  about  twelve  years  old,  then  moved  to  the  west  edge 
of  Byesville  and  lived  there  nearly  two  years,  then  returned  to  the  old  place 
in  the  north  edge  of  Noble  county  and  lived  there  about  six  years.  Then  they 
moved  to  Derwent,  where  the  father  still  lives. 

The  subject  attended  the  schools  at  Byesville  and  also  attended  college 
at  Ada,  Ohio.  After  leaving  college,  he  taught  school  about  eight  years,  part 
of  the  time  in  Valley  township,  two  tenns  at  Hartford,  also  one  term  in 


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Xol)Ie  county,  and  also  at  Derwent.  He  was  married  August  24.  1892,  to 
Leeta  Secrest,  daughter  of  Valentine  and  Catherine  ( Rogers)  Secrest.  She 
was  horn  and  reared  at  Hartford.  Her  father,  Valentine  Secrest,  died  Sep- 
teinher  6,  1883.  He  was  horn  near  Hartford  and  was  the  son  of  Henry  and 
Klizaheth  ('Spaid)  Secrest  and  the  brother  of  William  Secrest,  whose  sketch 
appears  on  another  page. 

Henry  Secrest  was  born  August  i8,  1785,  and  Elizabeth  Spaid  was  born 
on  July  22,  1790.  She  was  the  daughter  of  George  Spaid,  who  was  a Hes- 
sian soldier,  brought  over  to  assist  England  during  the  American  Revolution. 
He  was  captured  at  the  battle  of  Trenton  and  was  taken  to  Virginia  and 
colonized  there.  He  came  to  Ohio  in  a very  early  day.  Valentine  Secrest 
li\’ed  most  of  his  life  at  Hattford,  Ohio,  and  he  was  a farmer.  He  married 
Catherine  Rogers,  daughter  of  Lorenzo  and  Jane  (Suddeth)  Rogers.  Lor- 
enzo Rogers  came  from  Maryland  and  was  an  uncle  of  Lilburn  C.  Rogers, 
whose  sketch  a])pears  elsewhere  in  this  work. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Nicholson  had  five  children;  Ruth  Secrest,  Lowell  R., 
Lillian,  William  Byran,  who  died  when  eighteen  months  old,  and  DeWitt 
Cramblett. 

:\fter  his  marriage  Mr.  Nicholson  taught  school  for  a time,  but  most 
of  the  time  since  has  engaged  very  successfully  in  coal  mining,  also  devoting 
a portion  of  his  time  to  farming.  He  is  a Democrat  in  politics  and  has  taken 
consicleralde  interest  in  the  principles  of  his  party.  He  has  held  several  town- 
ship offices,  was  assessor  for  several  terms  and  also  land  appraiser.  He  has 
been  complimented  on  the  skill  and  ability  in  his  appraisement.  He  is  a mem- 
ber of  the  Knights  of  Pythias  at  Pleasant  City.  He  and  his  wife  belong 
to  the  English  Lutheran  church  at  Hartford. 


ELIJAH  B.  HOOPMAN. 

.Vthough  tne  life  of  Elijah  B.  Hoopman,  one  of  Guernsey  county's 
best  remembered  and  highly  honored  citizens  of  a past  generation,  was  not 
entirely  devoid  of  obstacle,  and  whose  rose  held  many  a thorn,  he,  with  in- 
domitable courage,  pressed  onward  with  his  face  set  toward  higher  things 
and  refused  to  be  subdued,  and  he  S]>ent  his  last  years  surrounded  by  plenty 
and  comfort,  enjoying  the  friendship  and  esteem  of  a wide  circle  of  friends 
as  a result  of  his  long  life  of  honor  and  usefulness,  and  today  his  inemor}* 
is  greatly  revered  by  the  host  of  warm  friends  he  left  behind. 


GUERNSEY  COUNTY,  OHIO. 


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Mr.  Hoopman  was  born  in  Harford  county,  Maryland,  March  10, 
1834.  He  was  the  son  of  Isaac  and  Lucinda  (Rogers)  Hoopman  and  was 
one  of  a famil}^  of  five  children  that  grew  to  maturity.  The  other  four  were, 
AVilliam  H.,  whose  record  appears  elsewhere  in  this  volume;  Roland  R.,  of 
Zanesville;  Isaac  W.,  deceased,  formerly  of  Kansas,  and  who,  in  early  life, 
kept  a general  store  at  Hartford,  this  county;  iMrs.  Lizzie  Johnson,  of  Pleas- 
ant City;  Catherine  died  when  a young  woman,  and  Christian  was  a young 
man  when  he  died. 

Isaac  Hoopman’s  father  came  from  Germany.  Isaac  Hoopman,  wife 
and  children  came  to  Ohio  from  Harford  county.  Maiyland.  in  1837,  making 
the  long  overland  journey  in  wagons,  arriving  in  Guernsey  county  on  Novem- 
ber 7,  1837.  when  Elijah  B.  was  only  three  years  old.  The  family  located 
about  one  and  one-half  miles  southeast  of  Byesville,  where  Isaac  Hoopman 
bought  a farm  and  made  the  family  home,  at  which  Elijah  B.  grew  to  man- 
hood and  lived  until  his  marriage,  having  worked  hard  developing  the  place 
amid  pioneer  conditions,  and  obtained  wbat  schooling  he  could  in  the  old-time 
district  schools.  His  marriage  took  place  on  November  12,  i860,  when  he 
was  united  with  Elizabeth  Thompson,  who  was  born  September  18,  1842, 
near  King’s  mine.  Center  township,  this  county,  where  she  grew  to  maturity. 
She  is  the  daughter  of  James  Thompson,  an  early  pioneer  of  this  county,  who 
located  near  King’s  mine.  She  is  a sister  of  John  W.  Thompson,  now  of 
Center  township. 

Elijah  B.  Hoopman  became  the  owner  of  a fine  farm  about  a half  mile 
south  of  his  father’s  home  and  lived  there  until  1899.  He  followed  general 
farming  and  stock  raising  and  was  very  successful,  being  a hard  worker  and 
a good  manager.  He  became  widely  known  as  a sheep  man,  having  handled 
large  droves,  often  as  many  as  six  hundred  at  a time.  He  prospered  and 
owned  three  excellent  farms,  his  home  place  consisting  of  one  hundred  and 
sixty  acres,  and  two  others  in  the  same  part  of  the  township  of  one  hundred 
and  twenty-five  acres  each.  About  1899  he  retired  from  acti\'e  work  and 
moved  into  Byesville,  wdiere  he  spent  the  rest  of  his  life  in  a cozy  and  mod- 
ernly  equipped  home,  being  called  to  his  reward  on  October  7.  1905.  He  was 
a man  of  sterling  character,  industrious,  temperate,  scrupulously  honest  in  all 
the  relations  of  life.  He  had  been  a memlier  of  tbe  Methodist  Protestant 
church  for  forty-nine  vears,  and  was  always  loyal  to  its  principles  and  faith- 
ful to  all  its  duties.  In  his  death  the  church  lost  one  of  its  most  liberal  sup- 
porters and  one  of  her  most  valued  official  members,  being  at  the  time  of  his 
death  chairman  of  the  board  of  parsonage  trustees.  He  was  widely  known 
and  highly  esteemed  by  all  who  knew  him. 


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GUERNSEY  COUNTY,  OHIO. 


Airs.  Hoopman,  a lady  of  many  estimable  traits  and  beloved  by  a wide 
circle  of  friends,  still  makes  her  home  in  Byesville.  She.  too,  is  a worthy 
member  of  tbe  Alethodist  Protestant  church. 

Four  children  were  born  to  Afr.  and  Airs.  Elijab  B.  Hoopman,  namely: 
Lucinda,  wife  of  David  Burt,  lives  in  Byesville;  James  A.,  of  Byesville; 
Parmer  E.,  of  Byesville:  Bertha  L.,  wife  of  Ed.  C.  Smith,  lives  on  the  farm 
between  Cambridge  and  Byesville. 


ELZA  D.  TROTT. 

The  gentleman  whose  name  forms  the  caption  of  this  biographical  re- 
\ iew  does  not  need  to  be  formally  introduced  to  the  readers  of  this  history 
owing  to  the  fact  that  he  has  long  been  known  to  all  classes  of  Guernsey 
county  citizens  as  a man  of  progressive  ideas  and  a leader  in  local  affairs  who 
merits  the  high  esteem  in  which  he  is  held. 

Elza  D.  Trott  was  born  July  i6,  1868,  in  Center  township,  this  county, 
and  is  the  son  of  Benjamin  Griffith  and  Eliza  (Alartell)  Trott.  Grandfather 
Alartell  was  a man  of  prominence  here  in  the  pioneer  days  and  was  one  of  the 
founders  of  the  Alethodist  Episcopal  church  at  Cambridge.  There  is  a tra- 
dition that  the  Alartells,  or  Alartels,  were  of  the  nobility  of  France,  one  mem- 
ber of  tbe  royal  family  who  married  one  of  the  lower  station,  being  disin- 
herited and  deprived  of  his  rank.  This  family  is  probably  descended  from  the 
great  military  genius  of  Europe,  Charles  Alartel,  prominent  in  the  middle 
ages.  The  father  was  born  in  Alaryland  and  the  mother  in  Guernsey  county, 
(bhio.  The  paternal  grandparents  of  Elza  D.  Trott  were  Richard  and  Alary 
(Simmons)  Trott. 

'I'he  parents  of  Eliza  Alartell  came  from  the  isle  of  Guernsey,  in  the 
English  Channel,  among  the  early  pioneers  here.  Benjamin  G.  Trott  was 
born  in  Alaryland,  about  twenty-two  miles  from  Baltimore  on  the  Chesapeake 
bay.  Fie  came  to  Guernsey  county  wdtb  his  parents  when  he  was  twelve  years 
of  age.  in  1844.  They  located  in  Valley  township,  near  TIartford,  and  there 
he  grew  to  maturity.  Upon  reaching  manhood  he  married  Airs.  Eliza  Jane 
Davis,  widow  of  John  Davis.  Her  parents  were  Nicholas  and  Judith  (Blam- 
field)  Alartell.  When  these  parents  came  from  the  isle  of  Guernsey  to  this 
country  they  had  two  children,  Eliza  Jane  being  one  of  the  last  children  born 
to  them,  her  birth  occurring  on  April  16,  1830.  Nicholas  Alartell  and  wife 
were,  as  stated,  among  the  early  settlers  here,  and  they  owned  salt  works 


ELZA  D.  TROTT. 


GUERNSEY  COUNTY,  OHIO. 


753 


three  miles  north  of  Cambridge.  Later  they  liYed  near  where  the  present 
tracks  of  the  Baltimore  & Ohio  railroad  are  located,  about  four  miles  east  of 
Cambridge,  and  there  i\Ir.  IMartell  died.  Benjamin  Trott  was  originalh'  a 
farmer  and  for  almost  fifty  years  was  engaged  in  mining,  from  the  time  the 
mining  interests  began  to  deuelop  in  this  county  until  his  advanced  age  made  it 
necessary  for  him  to  abandon  such  work.  His  death  occurred  in  September, 
1904,  his  widow  surviving  until  January  31,  1909.  Both  are  buried  in  the 
cemetery  at  Byesville,  where  the  family  had  resided  for  a number  of  years. 
Eight  children  were  born  to  IMr.  and  i\Irs.  Benjamin  G.  Trott.  all  of  whom  are 
living,  with  one  exception;  they  are,  Flora,  deceased;  Virginia  Frances  mar- 
ried David  Cox,  of  Jackson  township ; ’Anna  IMay  married  William  Hutton,  of 
Byesville;  John  W.  married  Rose  Smith  and  lives  at  Byesville;  Elza  D.,  of 
this  review;  Nancy  married  John  L.  Nicholson,  of  Byesville;  T.  Elmer  is 
professor  of  mathematics  of  Scio  College.  He  took  the  degree  of  Master  of 
Science  at  IMuskingum  in  1908.  When  only  tweh’e  }'ears  of  age  he  passed 
the  examination  and  secured  license  to  teach  school.  He  was  one  of  the 
youngest  in  Ohio  to  receive  a state  school  certificate,  and  he  is  now  a member 
of  the  staff  of  nautical  computers  of  the  United  States  Nautical  Observatory, 
calculating  the  paths  of  the  stars  for  the  same.  He  also  has  the  degree  of 
Master  of  Arts.  Ida  Belle  married  Albrow  Smith,  of  Byesville. 

Elza  D.  Trott  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  his  home  township. 
When  twelve  years  of  age  he  went  to  work  in  the  mines  and  was  emplor'ed  in 
every  phase  of  work  about  the  mines,  from  mule  driving  to  engineer  and  prac- 
tical mining.  He  was  thus  employed  until  he  was  twenty-one  years  of  age. 
He  then  attended  school  at  Byesville  and  the  following  winter  he  taught  in 
the  Black  Top  district,  Richland  township.  The  following  summer  found 
him  in  the  mines  again,  in  fact,  for  several  years  he  worked  in  the  mines  dur- 
ing the  summer  and  taught  school  in  the  winter.  He  entered  the  Northwest- 
ern Lhiiversity  at  Ada,  Ohio,  later  studied  at  IMuskingum  College  at  New 
Concord,  Ohio,  for  four  spring  and  summer  terms,  pursuing  the  scientific 
course.  Before  going  to  Ada  and  IMuskingum  College  he  had  attended  the 
summer  normal  at  Byesville  for  several  terms.  Following  his  college  course 
he  taught  school  for  seventeen  years  in  Guernsey  county.  During  this  time  he 
was  superintendent  of  schools  at  Pleasant  City  for  a year.  He  also  taught 
in  the  Byesville  schools.  During  all  the  years  he  lived  in  Byesville  he  walked 
to  and  from  home  to  his  different  schools,  eight  in  number,  during  the  seven- 
teen years,  and  he  was  regarded  as  among  Guernsey  county’s  most  progressive 
and  able  instructors. 


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754 


GUERNSEY  COUNTY,  OHIO. 


Mr.  'I'rott  was  married,  Octolicr  14,  1903,  to  Alice  Moseley,  daug'hter  of 
J.emuel  O.  and  Mary  ( Courtney)  IMoseley.  The  father  was  a native  of  Ohio 
hnt  the  mother  was  born  in  Ireland.  She  came  to  America  when  about  twenty- 
one  years  of  age.  Lemuel  O.  Moseley  was  a son  of  Captain  Moseley,  a man 
of  considerable  prominence.  The  Moseley  family  were  residents  of  Noble 
county.  Ohio,  at  the  time  of  the  daughter’s  marriage,  she  being  engaged  in 
the  millinery  business  in  Byesville.  Both  her  parents  are  still  living  at  Orrville, 
( )hio. 

To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Trott  no  children  have  been  horn,  but  they  have  two 
children  as  their  wards,  the  children  of  Mrs.  Trott's  brother,  Emerson  Alose- 
ley.  Their  mother  was  burned  to  death  by  her  clothing  catching  fire  in  her 
home  at  Mount  Vernon.  Ohio. 

Politically,  Mr.  Trott  is  a Republican  and  he  has  always  been  active  in 
party  aft’airs  and  is  a man  well  informed  on  general  issues.  He  served  as 
justice  of  tbe  peace  in  Byes\-ille  for  five  years  ]>rior  to  1908,  during-  which  time 
he  heard  about  fifteen  hundred  cases  in  addition  to  his  teaching  duties.  He 
was  regai'fled  as  a very  able  judicial  officer,  bis  decisions  Ijeing  fair  and  un- 
biased and  not  one  was  ever  reversed  at  the  hands  of  a higher  tribunal.  In 
the  summer  of  1908  he  was  nominated  by  the  Republicans  of  Guernsey  county 
for  clerk  of  courts  and  was  elected  the  following  November  and  he  is  now 
ser\’ing  his  first  term,  and  was  nominated  for  a second  term  in  1910,  having- 
made  a very  creditable  and  praiseworthy  record.  Owing  to  his  universal 
popularity,  his  nomination  for  this  office  a second  time  was  met  with  approval 
by  meml)ers  of  all  ])arties.  Pie  is  a member  of  P'led  Prince  Lodge  No.  250, 
Knigbts  of  Pythias,  at  Byesville,  Ohio,  and  is  also  a member  of  the  Masonic 
lodge  at  Camliridge.  He  has  ]>assed  through  all  the  chairs  in  the  Knights  of 
Pythias  lodge  and  has  been  county  deputy  for  two  terms  at  different  times. 
While  an  active  miner  he  was  a member  of  the  Miners'  Union  and  other  labor 
organizations,  including  the  American  Federation  of  Labor,  also  the  musicians’ 
organization  or  union,  and  he  has  been  very  active  in  their  affairs.  He  and 
his  wife  are  members  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church:  he  has  been  a trustee 
of  the  same  for  about  fifteen  years,  and  he  has  also  been  both  teacher  and 
Sunday  school  superintendent  and  a class  leader  in  the  church.  His  wife  w’as 
also  active  in  all  Sunday  school  work.  Mr.  Trott  was  also  leader  of  the  church 
choir  for  a number  of  years  at  Byesville,  where  he  and  his  wife  held  member- 
ship. On  assuming  the  office  of  county  clerk  he  moved  to  Cambridge,  the 
family  home  being  at  No.  135  North  Eleventh  street.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Trott 
are  noted  for  their  work  in  the  temperance  cause,  and  the  latter  in  the  work 
of  the  young-  people’s  organization  of  the  church  of  which  she  is  a member. 


GUERNSEY  COUNTY,  OHIO. 


JOHX  R.  XICHOLSOX. 

representative  agriculturist  and  liberal  minded  citizen  of  Guernsev 
county  is  John  R.  Xicholson,  living  in  the  north  edge  of  Jackson  township, 
who  was  born  a short  distance  north  of  there,  in  the  south  edge  of  Cambridge 
township,  in  i'858.  He  is  the  oldest  son  of  the  eight  children  born  to  iMr. 
and  Mrs.  Andrew  X'icholson,  a complete  record  of  whose  lives  appear  on 
another  page  of  this  work.  As  told  in  the  record  of  Andrew  Ah  X^icholson, 
the  father  bought  the  farm  adjoining  on  the  south,  where  he  now  resides, 
the  home  having  been  built  and  the  place  improved  l)v  the  father,  who  was  a 
successful  farmer.  John  R.  grew  to  maturity  on  the  home  farm  and  attended 
the  neighboring  schools.  He  was  married  in  i88i  to  iMary  F.  Burt,  daughter 
of  Xathan  and  Rosana  Jane  (Hall)  Burt,  the  former  born  in  Jackson  town- 
ship, this  county,  October  20,  1829.  He  was  the  son  of  John  and  iMarv 
(Reed)  Burt  and  was  a cousin  of  Daniel  Burt's  father.  Eli.  The  ancestry 
of  the  Burt  family  is  to  be  found  in  the  sketch  of  David  Burt,  appearing  in 
this  work.  His  parents  were  pioneers  in  Guernsey  county  and  occupied  land 
in  section  13,  Jackson  township.  He  married  Rosanna  J.  Hall.  March  7, 
1854,  and  to  this  union  nine  children  were  born,  of  whom  iMrs.  X'icholson 
is  the  third  in  order  of  birth.  Xathan  Burt  and  wife  lived  a short  time  in 
Washington  county,  Ohio,  but  he  spent  most  of  his  days  in  Jackson  town- 
ship where  he  followed  farming  and  owned  two  hundred  and  twenty-six 
acres  at  the  time  of  his  death,  February  20,  1903,  his  wife  having  preceded 
him  to  the  grave  in  1882.  He  was  a devout  Christian  all  his  life,  and  he  and 
his  wife  were  for  many  years  members  of  ]\It.  Zion  Baptist  church,  and  he 
remained  so  until  his  death,  being  one  of  the  most  consistent  and  faithful 
members  of  the  church,  always  giving  the  duties  of  the  church  precedence 
over  everything  else.  He  was  an  earnest,  cpiiet,  honorable  man,  whose  life 
was  a monument  to  the  faith  which  he  professed. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Xicholson  have  two  daughters.  Ethel  and  Pearl;  the 
former  married  Arthur  Davis  and  lives  near  the  old  home  in  Jackson  town- 
ship. and  they  have  three  children.  Robert,  Edna  and  Calvin;  Pearl  Xichol- 
son is  at  home  with  her  parents. 

W'hen  Andrew  Mb  Xicholson  & Sons  became  interested  in  the  natural 
gas  business  about  1905,  John  R..  of  this  review,  became  a member  of  the 
company  and,  although  he  still  li\'es  on  the  old  home  place,  he  devotes  most 
of  his  energies  to  the  gas  business.  However,  he  does  not  neglect  his  farm, 
but  keeps  it  in  an  excellent  condition,  his  house,  barns  and  outbuildings  being 
among  the  most  substantial  and  well  ke]it  in  the  township.  He  is  veiy  sue- 


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cessful  as  a l)usiness  man.  He  and  his  wife  both  lielong  to  the  old  Cambridge 
Ilaptist  clnirch,  in  which  he  is  a trustee.  He  is  prominent  in  the  affairs  of  his 
community. 


JAMIES  ARTHUR  HOOPMAN. 

One  of  the  progressive  and  pulilic-spirited  citizens  of  Byesville,  and  a 
man  who  is  held  in  high  esteem  because  of  his  exemplary  life,  is  James  Arthur 
Hoopman,  scion  of  an  old  and  worthy  family  of  Guernsey  county  and  who 
has  sjient  his  life  within  her  borders.  He  was  born  two  miles  south  of 
llyesville,  in  Jackson  township,  in  1865,  the  son  of  Elijah  B.  and  Mai'y  E. 
(Thompson)  Hoopman.  who  are  given  full  mention  in  a separate  sketch  in 
this  volume. 

d'he  subject  lived  on  the  home  farm  until  he  was  twenty-one  years  of 
age.  assisting  with  the  general  work  about  the  place  and  attending  the  com- 
mon schools.  Because  of  a sunstroke,  he  was  compelled  to  give  up  farming, 
and  he  came  to  Byesville  in  1887  and  launched  out  in  the  hardware  business, 
buying  out  the  Campbell  hardware  store.  He  continued  in  that  business  suc- 
cessfully until  1902.  with  the  exception  of  about  six  months,  when  he  sold 
out  and  liegan  liusiness  at  another  place  in  Byesville.  He  was  also  conducting 
a plumbing  business  liefore  he  sold  out  the  hardware  store,  which  he  continued 
after  selling  out  the  latter  in  1902.  He  has  met  with  a veiy  satisfactory  de- 
gree of  success  in  whatever  he  has  turned  his  attention  to,  being  a man  of 
good  judgment  and  sound  liusiness  principles.  He  is  also  engaged  in  manu- 
facturing hosiery  at  Byesville,  also  has  two  farms,  one  being  in  Valley  town- 
ship, about  one  and  one-half  miles  south  of  the  old  home  where  he  'was  born, 
the  other  being  two  miles  west  of  Byesville.  They  are  under  excellent  im- 
provements and  rank  with  the  best  farms  in  the  vicinity,  being  well  kept  and 
very  ])roductive.  He  is  a man  of  keen  discernment,  able  to  foresee  the  future 
outcome  of  a present  transaction  with  rare  accuracy. 

Politically,  Mr.  Hoopman  is  a Democrat,  and  has  long  been  active  in 
party  affairs  and  influential  in  the  development  of  the  locality  in  various  lines. 
He  was  twice  elected  justice  of  the  peace  in  Jackson  township,  serving  this 
office  in  a manner  that  reflected  much  credit  upon  himself  and  to  the  entire 
satisfaction  of  all  concerned. 

j\'lr.  Hoo]iman  is  a man  to  whom  many  come  for  advice  and  they  are 
never  steered  wrongly,  and  many  a man  has  him  to  thank  for  kindly  and  safe 
counsel.  He  stands  high  in  Masonic  circles,  and  one  would  judge  from  his 


GUERNSEY  COUNTY,  OHIO. 


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daily  life  that  he  endeavors  to  carry  the  high  precepts  of  this  time-honored 
order  into  every  relation  of  life.  He  and  his  wife  are  members  of  the  iMeth- 
odist  Protestant  church,  and  prominent  in  church  and  social  life,  he  being 
superintendent  of  the  Sunday  school,  this  being  his  second  time  to  serve  in 
this  capacity,  and  he  has  been  on  the  board  of  trustees  of  the  church  for  about 
ten  years.  He  is  easily  one  of  the  leading  citizens  of  Byesville  in  every  re- 
spect, and  to  know  him  is  to  accord  him  praise  for  his  genial  nature,  his 
kindliness,  his  public  spirit  and  his  industry,  and  exemplaiy  life. 

Mr.  Hoopman  was  married  in  1888  to  Anna  R.  Burt,  daughter  of  Eli 
and  Nancy  (Smith)  Burt,  and  a sister  of  David  S.  Burt,  whose  sketch  is  to 
be  found  in  this  work.  (Mrs.  Hoopman  is  a lady  of  culture  and  refinement. 
This  union  has  been  blessed  by  one  son.  Marshall  B. 


PARKIER  E.  HOOP^L\X. 

The  Hoopman  family  has  long  held  a very  high  position  in  the  rank  of 
citizenship  in  the  vicinity  of  Byesville,  Guernsey  county,  for  each  member 
has  sought  to  conduct  himself  in  a manner  becoming  a high-minded,  indus- 
trious and  public-spirited  American  citizen.  One  of  the  best  known  of  the 
Hoopmans  is  Parmer  E.,  who  was  born  about  two  miles  south  of  Byesville 
in  Jackson  township,  this  county,  on  June  17,  1871.  He  is  the  son  of  Elijah 
B.  and  Mary  E.  (Thompson)  Hoopman,  who  are  given  full  and  proper  men- 
tion on  another  page  of  this  work. 

Parmer  E.  Hoopman  grew  to  maturity  on  the  home  farm,  on  which  he 
worked  when  he  became  of  proper  age,  attending  the  district  schools  during 
the  winter  months,  remaining  under  his  parental  roof-tree  until  he  became 
of  legal  age.  In  1894  he  was  married  to  Osa  Kackley,  of  Noble  county.  Ohio, 
her  birth  having  occurred  near  Chaseville,  that  county.  She  is  the  daughter 
of  Wesley  and  Amanda  ( Star)  Kackley.  both  natives  of  Noble  county.  Her 
father  was  a Union  soldier  all  through  the  Civil  war,  and  is  now  engaged  in 
farming  in  Noble  county. 

About  six  months  prior  to  his  marriage,  Parmer  E.  Hoopman  went 
into  the  hardware  business  at  Pleasant  City,  but  in  a short  time  came  to  Byes- 
ville. where  he  remained  in  the  same  business  about  four  years,  and  was  very 
successful.  After  a respite  from  this  line  of  endeavor  of  about  two  years, 
he  entered  the  butcher  business  with  his  brother-in-law.  C.  Mb  Johnson,  and 
they  continued  about  three  years,  building  up  a good  trade  the  meanwhile. 


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In  1903  Mv.  Hoo])man  took  charge  of  the  Byesville  station  of  the  internrban 
line  connecting  this  city  with  Caml)riclge  and  he  has  held  this  position  ever 
since  in  a very  creditalde  manner.  He  was  the  first,  and,  in  fact,  has  been 
the  onl\-  agent  the  company  has  ever  had  in  Byesville,  having  charge  of  all 
the  freight  and  passenger  Imsiness  here,  tie  has  been  very  successful  in  a 
business  wav,  and  he  is  the  owner  of  an  excellent  farm  of  considerable  size, 
well  improved  and  very  productive,  located  near  Byesville,  and  he  also  owns 
city  |)roperty  in  Byesville. 

One  son,  Guy  E.,  a bright  lad,  has  been  born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hoopman. 
h'raternallv.  i\lr.  Hoopman  is  a memlier  of  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd 
h'ellows  and  he  belongs  to  the  Methodist  Protestant  church,  being  very  faith- 
ful in  his  su])port  of  the  same,  and  he  is  always  ready  to  lend  his  aid  in  the 
furtherance  of  any  movement  having  for  its  object  the  betterment  of  this 
\’icinity  in  any  way. 


OSCAR  J.  BERRY. 

The  present  sketch  is  concerned  with  a man  who  has  been  during  his 
lifetime  active  in  the  affairs  of  Kimbolton,  and,  though  young  in  years,  he 
has  made  himself  known  as  one  of  the  aggressive  and  enterprising  citizens 
of  the  community.  Oscar  J.  Berry  was  horn  in  Kimbolton,  Liberty  town- 
ship, Guernsey  county,  Ohio,  on  March  9,  1869,  the  son  of  William  T.  and 
Caroline  ( Sloan ) Berry,  and  a brother  of  John  S.  Berry,  whose  name  ap- 
jiears  in  another  jiart  of  this  work.  From  his  boyhood  Mr.  Berry  has  been  a 
hustler.  As  soon  as  he  was  old  enough  to  work  he  began  earning  money  at 
whatever  he  could  find  to  do,  and  during  the  winter  months  attended  the  pub- 
lic schools  of  Kimbolton.  At  sixteen  years  of  age  he  began  teaching  school  in 
the  district  schools  of  Guernsey  county,  and  for  twelve  years  was  one  of  the 
popular  and  progressive  teachers  of  the  county.  Following  this  he  served 
for  six  years  as  a deputy  inspector  in  the  state  dairy  and  food  commissioner's 
department,  and  was  a faithful  and  efficient  officer.  In  politics  he  is  a Re- 
publican, and  has  lieen  active  in  party  matters,  serving  as  a member  of  the 
Re])uhlican  county  central  committee,  and  frequently  as  a delegate  to  county, 
district  and  state  conventions.  He  has  been  a member  of  the  village  council, 
and  is  now  the  village  clerk. 

In  1904  Mr.  Berry  was  appointed  postmaster  at  Kimbolton,  and  after 
serving  two  years  resigned  to  take  employment  with  the  O’Gara  Coal  Com- 
pany, of  Chicago,  operating  in  the  Guernsey  and  Noble  county  coal  fields,  as 


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pay-roll  clerk,  a position  of  much  responsibility,  which  he  has  ably  filled. 
On  his  resignation  as  postmaster,  his  wife  was  appointed  his  successor,  and 
she  still  holds  the  position. 

Mr.  Berry  w-as  married  on  April  23,  1889,  to  Ida  Schrophart,  of  Kim- 
bolton,  and  to  this  union  one  son  has  been  born,  Paul  V.,  a maduate  of  the 
Kimbolton  high  school  in  1910,  and  now  a teacher  in  the  county  schools. 
i\Ir.  Berry  and  his  family  are  members  of  the  Methodist  church  and  are 
prominent  in  the  social  life  of  their  community.  iMr.  Berry  is  an  active, 
public-spirited  citizen,  always  favoring  whatever  is  for  the  betterment  of 
conditions.  He  is  a broad-viewed,  companionable  man.  whom  it  is  a pleasure 
and  a benefit  to  know. 


LINCOLN  O.  RIDDLE. 

One  of  the  largest  land  owners  and  best  known  and  most  successful 
farmers  of  Guernsey  county  is  Lincoln  O.  Riddle,  who  was  horn  at  his  pres- 
ent home,  a short  distance  southwest  of  Byesville,  on  October  18.  1862.  the 
son  of  George  and  Rachel  (Wilson)  Riddle.  Rachel  Wilson  is  a sister  of 
Henry  H.  Wilson,  whose  sketch  see  for  her  family  history. 

George  Riddle  was  horn  in  IMonahan  county.  Ireland,  on  October  17. 
1827,  the  son  of  iMaxwell  Riddle.  His  mother  died  when  he  was  a little 
child.  By  this  marriage  Maxwell  Riddle  was  the  father  of  five  children, 
one  of  whom  died  in  Ireland,  and  the  others  of  whom.  George.  Susan.  Isabel 
and  Maxwell,  Jr.,  he  brought  to  the  L^nited  States  in  1871.  They  first  located 
at  Baltimore,  Maryland,  then  moved  to  AA’ashington  county,  Pennsylvania, 
where  thet^  lived  until  George  grew  up,  and  where  Isabel  and  Maxwell  died. 
Maxwell,  Sr.,  had  married  again,  and  in  1850  he  and  his  son  George  came  to 
Guernsey  county,  Ohio,  and  bought  farms  southwest  of  Byesville.  Here 
Alaxwell  spent  the  remainder  of  his  life,  and  his  daughter,  Susan,  who  had 
lost  her  sight  from  measles,  died  here  unmarried.  By  his  second  marriage 
Alaxwell  Riddle  was  the  father  of  two  daughters.  Ann  and  Sarah.  He  was 
a man  of  much  influence  in  the  community  in  his  times. 

On  November  24,  1857,  George  Riddle  was  married  to  Rachel  Wilson, 
who  rvas  born  west  of  Byesville  on  iMarch  3,  1837.  He  then  built  a house  on 
his  farm,  and  lived  there  the  rest  of  his  life.  To  this  union  nine  children 
were  born,  Susan  Nesbit,  Thomas  Alpheus.  iMaxwell  Albert,  Henry  Wilson, 
Oliver  Lincoln,  one  who  died  in  infancy,  Ellsworth,  Elizabeth  and  Tachey  C. 
Susan  died  on  December  8,  1895;  Thomas  A.  died  on  October  4,  i860; 


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Henry  W.  on  Septeinijer  22,  1861  ; Tachey  C.  on  October  13,  1877;  Maxwell 
A.  on  Septenilier  11,  igo\.  Elizabeth  married  Hunter  Fulton,  and  lives  in 
Cambridge,  Ohio.  Ellsworth  lives  at  Austin,  Texas. 

Eincoln  O.  Riddle  has  lived  on  the  home  farm  all  his  life.  He  was 
married  on  Septemlier  11,  1906,  to  Anna  McConnell,  the  daughter  of  John 
and  Manerva  McConnell.  She  was  horn  and  reared  on  the  Steubenville 
road,  four  miles  east  of  Cambridge.  To  this  union  has  been  born  one  child, 
a sweet  little  daughter,  Maxine. 

Mr.  Riddle  has  followed  farming  and  stock  dealing  all  his  life,  buying 
and  shipping  horses,  cattle  and  other  livestock  to  Baltimore,  Pittsburg,  Phil- 
adelphia, Cincinnati  and  other  cities.  His  home  farm  consists  of  one  hun- 
dred and  sixty  acres,  and  he  owns  in  all  six  hundred  and  twenty-five  acres 
of  land,  all  fully  paid  for  and  well  improved.  His  house  is  large  and  hand- 
some, with  a broad  porch  on  two  sides,  situated  in  the  midst  of  a spacious 
and  shady  lawn,  and  is  one  of  the  best  appearing  country  residences  in  his 
section  of  the  county. 

In  politics  Mr.  Riddle  is  an  uncompromising  Republican.  He  has  traveled 
very  much,  in  many  states,  from  coast  to  coast,  and  talks  very  entertainingly 
on  the  many  places  of  interest  which  he  has  seen.  Few  men  of  his  county 
are  better  known  or  are  more  hustling  and  enterprising.  He  is  a man  of 
liberal  minded  opinions  on  most  subjects. 


HENRY  EERGE'SON  FRYE. 

Among  tbe  earliest  settlers  of  Jackson  and  Valley  townships  were  mem- 
bers of  the  Frye  family,  which  is  so  well  known  in  these  communities.  The 
family  has  been  traced  l)ack  to  Germany,  Henry  Frye,  Sr.,  having  come  to 
America  from  that  part  of  Germany  that  lies  nearest  to  Austria,  before  the 
outbreak  of  tbe  American  Revolution,  in  which  he  took  part.  He  was  a man 
of  considerable  wealth  and  owned  a large  amount  of  land  in  the  northern 
part  of  West  Virginia,  along  the  Big  Capon  river,  not  far  fi'om  Wardens- 
ville.  He  left  a large  family  of  children,  one  son  being  Henry  Frye,  Jr. 
The  latter  was  the  father  of  John  Frye. 

John  Frye  was  the  head  of  the  family  in  Guernsey  county,  to  which  he 
removed  from  near  Wardensville,  West  Virginia,  very  early  in  the  last 
century,  and  settled  at  what  later  became  tbe  northwest  part  of  Byesville. 
At  that  time  there  were  many  Indians  at  Oldtown,  the  Indian  village  near 


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Byesville.  There  were  no  roads,  but  the  neighbors  joined  in  and  cut  a road 
between  Byesville  and  Cambridge. 

John  Frye's  son,  Henry  Ferguson  Frye,  was  born  in  West  Virginia  on 
May  14,  1803,  and  came  here  with  his  father  in  early  childhood.  When  he 
was  a boy  of  twelve  or  thirteen,  the  father  was  called  away  for  the  whole 
day,  and  cautioned  the  boy  to  leave  the  gun  alone,  an  old  flint-lock  musket. 
Young  Henry  disobeyed  and  took  it  out,  and  in  his  wandering  saw  a bunch 
of  seven  bears.  He  fired  at  the  biggest  one,  but  failed  to  kill  it.  It  came  at 
him,  but  he  loaded  his  gun  as  he  ran,  shot  again  several  times  and  killed  it. 
He  was  a wonder  with  the  gun,  a ^■ery  quick  and  accurate  shot,  and  far  above 
the  ordinaiy  in  those  days  when  ever}"  farmer  was  an  expert.  He  grew  up 
on  the  farm  near  the  present  location  of  Byesville,  and  attended  school  in 
Cambridge  when  the  court  house  square  was  full  of  stumps. 

On  March  16,  1826,  Henry  F.  Frye  was  married  to  Sarah  Trenner,  a 
daughter  of  Henry  and  Elizabeth  Trenner  (see  sketch  of  Benjamin  Trenner 
for  her  family).  John  Frye,  Henry-’s  father,  died  soon  after  this  on  his 
farm  at  Byesville.  Henry  F.  Frye  lived  a while  on  the  old  Trenner  farm,  a 
short  distance  northwest  of  Derwent,  and  from  there  moved  to  the  north- 
western part  of  Valley  township  along  the  Clay  pike,  anl  bought  what  is 
known  as  the  Thompson  farm.  Later  he  bought  a farm  farther  east,  along 
the  same  pike,  about  two  miles  west  of  Derwent.  It  was  then  a busy  highway 
of  travel,  and  countless  herds  and  droves  of  live  stock  were  passing  and 
travelers  were  numerous.  So  it  afforded  an  advantageous  location  for  the 
store  along  the  road  which  he  kept  in  connection  with  his  farm.  In  his  later 
years  he  sold  this  farm  and  bought  another  three-fourths  of  a mile  farther 
north,  where  he  spent  the  rest  of  his  days.  He  died  on  January  6,  1887.  his 
wife  having  preceded  him  on  January  27,  1874.  In  1848  Mr.  Fiye  became 
an  elder  in  the  Lutheran  church,  and  was  such  for  many  years  after.  In 
eveiw  relation  in  life  he  was  good  and  true,  and  as  a Christian  his  excellencies 
were  specially  obseiu'able.  His  influence  in  the  community  was  ^•er}'  marked, 
and  his  judgment  on  all  matters  was  sound  and  was  sought  after  bv  his 
neighbors.  Mr.  and  IMrs.  Henry  F.  Frye  were  the  parents  of  four  children, 
Elizabeth,  John,  William  K.  and  George  A\'. 

Elizabeth  was  born  on  the  original  home  farm  at  Byesville,  and  re- 
mained with  her  parents  as  long  as  they  lived.  She  now  lives  in  Derwent, 
with  her  brother,  William  K. 

William  K.  Frye  was  born  on  the  farm  two  miles  northwest  of  Derwent, 
where  his  father  kept  store.  He  has  followed  farming  nearh"  all  his  life,  and 
lived  on  the  farm  where  he  was  born  until  1873,  ^vhen  it  was  sold,  then  for 


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about  four  rears  the  family  lived  at  Hartford,  the  father  having  retired,  and 
William  K.  followed  farming.  About  1878  William  K.  bought  back  a part 
of  the  old  farm,  and  also  had  a little  farm  adjoining,  and  there  he  and  Eliza- 
beth lived  and  took  their  father  with  them  until  the  father's  death.  William 
and  Elizabeth  continued  on  this  farm  till  the  spring  of  1908,  wdien  they  sold 
it  and  bought  a home  in  Derwent,  where  they  now  reside,  and  are  passing 
their  later  days  in  quiet  and  plenty,  and  the  enjoyment  of  the  society  of  their 
neighbors. 

The  records  of  George  W.  and  John  Frye  appear  under  other  headings. 
The  h'rye  family,  as  a family  and  individually,  have  always  been  highly 
esteemed  as  among  the  solid  and  substantial  people  of  their  community,  up- 
right, honoralile  and  kind  of  heart,  one  of  the  noblest  families  in  the  com- 
munity, in  the  true  sense  of  nobility. 


JOHN  ^I.  BURT. 

Coal  mining  bears  a large  part  in  the  history  of  Guernsey  county,  and 
the  present  review  is  concerned  with  one  of  the  ablest  of  the  young  men  in 
mining  circles,  who  has  made  his  way  from  the  bottom  to  the  superintendency 
of  a mine,  and  has  in  so  doing  overcome  many  difficulties  and  in  many  w-ays 
showed  his  worth. 

John  M.  Bnrt  was  born  at  Lonaconing,  Allegany  county,  Maryland,  on 
January  2.  1880,  the  son  of  John  and  Sarah  (Morris)  Burt.  John  Burt  was 
born  in  Landwicksbire,  Scotland,  in  1850,  the  son  of  Peter  and  Jeanie 
( JMalcom ) Burt.  Peter  Burt  came  to  America  in  1869,  and  engaged  in  Mary- 
land in  mining,  which  had  been  his  occupation  all  his  life.  For  generations 
back,  as  far  as  can  be  traced,  the  family  have  been  miners.  John  Burt  went 
to  work  in  the  mines  when  only  ten  years  old,  and  when  John  M.  was  twelve 
he  went  into  the  mines  to  help  his  father.  On  April  16,  1903,  the  family 
moved  to  Gloucester,  Ohio,  here  they  lived  until  June  25,  1896,  when  they 
removed  to  Pleasant  City,  (iuernsey  county,  where  they  now  reside.  John 
Burt  some  years  ago  quit  mining,  ran  a restaurant  five  years,  then  went  into 
the  grocery  liusiness,  which  he  .still  continues,  and  in  which  he  has  been  suc- 
cessful. He  owns  several  pieces  of  property  in  Pleasant  City. 

John  i\L  Burt  continued  mining  at  Pleasant  City.  At  the  age  of  sixteen 
he  started  driving  mules  in  the  mines,  then  went  back  to  loading  for  a time, 
after  which  he  returned  to  mule  driving.  At  Walhonding  mine  he  rode  a 


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dilly  ti'ip  for  about  two  years,  then  ran  a motor  for  twenty  months,  again 
rode  the  dillv  trip  for  six  months,  then  was  made  inside  boss  and  boss  driver 
at  the  old  Walhonding  mine,  and  remained  in  that  capacity  for  two  years. 
In  j\Iay,  1908,  the  superintendent  of  the  Walhonding  mine  was  taken  to 
Trail  Run  mine  No.  2,  and  John  i\I.  Burt  was  put  in  as  superintendent  to 
finish  working  out  the  mine,  and  when  that  mine  was  worked  out.  was  sent 
to  the  Opperman  mine,  on  August  ii,  1908,  as  under  boss.  Only  five  days 
later  the  superintendent  left,  and  Mr.  Burt  was  put  in  as  superintendent,  left 
suddenly  to  take  charge,  with  no  boss  driver  or  any  one  with  any  authority 
as  assistant,  but  in  a short  time  had  things  going  smoothly.  When  he  came 
the  force  was  putting  out  only  four  hundred  fifty  tons  per  day,  but  before 
long  he  had  them  getting  out  six  hundred  tons.  For  nearly  six  months  he 
did  without  a boss  driver,  taking  most  of  the  detail  work  himself,  and  having 
to  meet  with  many  unusual  difficulties  that  would  have  caused  serious  con- 
cern to  an  old  hand  in  the  position.  Since  his  installation  he  has  continued 
as  superintendent  successfully,  working  nearly  two  hundred  men  under  his 
direction. 

On  July  25,  1899,  Air.  Burt  was  married  to  Lacy  Odessa  Larrick,  the 
daughter  of  Jesse  and  Alary  Viola  Larrick.  The  Larrick  family  is  a pioneer 
family  of  Guernsey  and  Noble  counties.  To  this  marriage  was  born  one  son, 
John  Burt,  on  February  13,  1902. 

iMr.  Burt  is  a member  of  the  Odd  Fellows  and  of  the  Knights  of  Pythias 
at  Pleasant  City.  He  owes  his  success  to  these  facts : In  any  position  he  has 
held  he  has  done  his  best  for  his  employer's  interest ; he  has  always  been 
willing  to  assume  responsibility  when  necessary  for  the  interest  of  the  com- 
pany; and  he  is  not  a mere  driver,  iDut  is  reasonable  and  recei^’es  the  loval 
co-operation  of  his  men. 


WILLIAAI  JOHNSON  ADAIR. 

Influential  and  prominent  in  his  neighborhood,  a man  who  has  made  a 
success  of  his  vocation,  and  has  in  many  ways  aided  in  the  development  of 
his  community  is  William  Johnson  Adair,  who  Avas  Idoiti  on  iMarch  ii  • 1853. 
in  the  northwestern  part  of  \Tlley  township,  Guernsey  county,  the  son  of 
Joseph  and  Sarah  Ann  (Johnson)  Adair. 

Joseph  Adair  rvas  born  either  in  AVashington  or  Greene  county,  Penn- 
sylvania, and  came  to  Belmont  county,  Ohio,  with  his  father,  Robert  Adair, 
when  young.  About  1846  he  came  to  Guernsey  county  and  located  in  the 


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southwestern  portion  of  Valley  township.  In  February,  1848,  he  was  mar- 
ried to  Sarah  Ann  Johnson,  the  daughter  of  William  and  Charlotte  (Lazear) 
lohnson.  Her  pai'ents  came  from  Pennsylvania,  where  they  were  married  in 
1814,  and  shortly  after  the  birth  of  Sarah  Ann  Johnson,  in  1828,  they  came 
to  the  southwestern  portion  of  Valley  township,  where  the  Opperman  mine  is 
now  located.  Charlotte  Lazear  was  the  daughter  of  Thomas  and  Elizabeth 
( Braddock ) Lazear  ; Thomas  was  the  son  of  Joseph  and  Elizabeth 
(Stewart)  Lazear.  Thomas  died  in  1858,  at  the  age  of  eighty-eight ; Joseph 
died  on  August  15,  1822,  at  the  age  of  ninety-seven.  All  the  Lazear  family 
down  to  Charlotte  were  buried  in  Greene  county,  Pennsylvania. 

The  Johnsons  and  Adairs  were  both  Scotch-Irish,  their  ancestors  being 
Presliyterians,  and  originally  Scotch  Covenanters,  and  both  families  came  to 
this  county  from  either  Washington  or  Greene  counties,  Pennsylvania. 
Joseph  Adair  was  in  his  early  days  a carpenter  here.  In  1852  he  moved  from 
the  southwest  part  to  the  northwest  part  of  Valley  township,  which  remained 
the  family  home.  Here  Jose])h  died  in  1864;  his  wife  survived  until  Decem- 
ber, 1903. 

\\hlliam  j.  Adair  was  one  of  six  children:  Almira  married  Robert 

Davidson,  and  lives  in  Spencer  township,  Guernsey  county;  John  Wesley  was 
born  in  1850,  and  died  in  February,  1879;  William  J.  was  the  third  child  in 
order  of  Ihrth;  Isaljel  was  born  in  1857  1876;  Charlotte  married 

Jacob  Salladay,  whose  sketch  see;  Joseph  Howard  was  born  in  1864,  and 
died  in  1867.  Joseph  Adair  was  a Democrat  and  was  township  trustee  for 
many  years.  He  and  his  wife  were  both  faithful  members  of  Bethel  Metho- 
dist church  and  were  highly  respected  by  all  who  knew  them. 

William  J.  Adair  grew  up  in  the  community  in  which  he  was  born,  and 
was  in  his  twelfth  year  when  his  father  died,  after  which  his  mother  bought, 
pursuant  to  an  agreement  made  by  the  father,  the  farm  two  miles  west  of 
Derwent,  where  William  J.  has  since  lived.  He  was  married  in  December, 
1873,  to  iMary  Elizabeth  Clark,  the  daughter  of  William  E.  and  Ala  (Greg- 
ory) Clark.  Her  mother  was  born  in  September,  1828,  the  daughter  of 
Nolde  and  Sarah  (Spencer)  Gregory.  Her  father  came  from  Ireland,  and 
her  mother  from  New  Jersey. 

William  F.  Clark  was  born  in  March,  1825,  and  reared  northwest  of 
Pleasant  City  in  Valley  township  and  was  married  in  December,  1851.  He 
is  the  son  of  Benjamin  and  Vlary  Ann  (Gregory)  Clark.  Benjamin  Clark 
came  from  Pennsylvania  in  very  early  days.  William  F.  Clark  and  wife  were 
the  parents  of  eight  children.  Martha  Jane  died  in  childhood.  Mary  E.  is 
the  wife  of  William  J.  Adair.  Clarissa  lives  in  Valley  township  with  her 


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mother  and  brother  Samuel.  Samuel  Gregory  now  lives  with  his  mother  on 
the  home  farm.  Rosa  died  when  a young  woman.  .-Uleii  and  Alice  were 
twins,  Allen  is  a physician  of  Joplin,  INIissouri,  Alice  married  Hayden  IMc- 
Kinley,  and  lives  in  Kansas,  not  far  from  Joplin,  Missouri.  IMartha  Jane 
was  the  wife  of  Joseph  Davidson,  and  died  on  June  4,  1896,  leaving  one  son, 
Clovis.  William  F.  Clark  was  a IMason,  and  he  and  his  family  were  mem- 
bers of  the  Methodist  church.  He  died  on  December  22,  1894.  His  wife 
survives,  and  is  in  her  eighty-sixth  year.  IMr.  Clark  was  a trustee  of  the 
church,  and  a steady,  faithful  member. 

To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Adair  six  children  were  born : Olive  is  at  home  with 

her  parents.  Ross  Wesley,  who  is  pastor  of  the  IMethodist  church  at  Lari- 
more,  North  Dakota,  married  IMaucl  Elizabeth  Carmen,  of  East  Liverpool, 
Ohio,  and  has  one  child,  Robert.  Emma  Charlotte  is  teaching  at  Joplin, 
Missouri.  Ala  is  teaching  at  Amsterdam,  Ohio.  Joseph  Peragoy  is  attend- 
ing Northwestern  University  at  Evanston,  Illinois.  Leonard  Benson  is 
at  home  with  his  parents. 

William  Adair  has  held  various  township  offices.  He  is  a member  of 
the  Masons  at  Pleasant  City,  and  he  and  his  wife  and  children  are  members 
of  the  Methodist  church  at  Derwent,  in  which  he  is  a class  leader,  trustee  and 
Sunday  school  teacher.  i\Ir.  Adair  owns  two  hundred  acres  of  well-kept  and 
well-improved  land,  surrounded  by  exceptionally  well-trimmed  hedges,  the 
whole  forming  a most  pleasing  appearance.  He  and  his  wife  are  hospitable 
people,  of  irreproachable  character  and  very  highly  esteemed.  The  boys  are 
all  members  of  the  iMasonic  fraternity  and  Olive  is  a member  of  the  Eastern 
Star  chapter. 


ROBERT  I.  SHEPLER. 

A prominent  farmer  of  \’alley  townshij),  Guernsey  county,  in  the  activ- 
ities of  which  community  he  takes  full  part,  and  in  whose  development  he 
has  aided,  is  Robert  I.  Shepler,  who  was  born  in  WTstmoreland  county, 
Pennsylvania,  on  June  30,  1833,  the  son  of  Jacob  and  jMary  ( Stewart) 
Shepler.  His  father  died  about  six  weeks  before  Robert  was  born,  and  his 
mother  afterwards  married  Daniel  Call.  Jacob  Shepler  left  six  children, 
besides  two  that  died  in  infancy.  Those  who  survived  were  Joseph  AV. ; 
Hannah  O.,  who  married  James  AATddell : Rachel,  the  wife  of  J.  A\'.  Harris; 
Alargaret,  Avho  died  single;  Lucinda,  the  wife  of  Porter  Houseman;  Robert 
L,  the  youngest,  and  now  the  sole  survivor. 


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When  Robert  I.  Shepler  was  sixteen  or  seventeen  years  old  he  and  his 
lirother  Joseph  and  sister  Rachel  came  to  Guernsey  county.  Hannah  had 
already  married  and  gone  to  Coshocton  county.  The  brothers  and  sister 
settled  east  of  Cumberland,  and  bought  a farm  in  a section  called  Flat  Woods, 
and  here  Roliert  lived  until  his  marriage  to  Sarah  Ann  Moore,  of  Spencer 
township,  a native  of  the  county  and  a daughter  of  John  C.  and  Nancy 
(WTrd)  jMoore.  Six  children  rvere  born  to  this  marriage:  John  Wilson, 

who  died  when  less  than  two  years  old ; xWice,  now  of  Columbus,  a prescrip- 
tion clerk  in  a wholesale  drug  house;  Alvin,  who  married  Marie  Byron,  of 
Cle\'eland,  and  now  lives  at  Denver ; Elmer,  who  was  for  twenty  years  a 
druggist  at  Byesville,  married  Alice  Johnson,  the  daughter  of  Jesse  L.  and 
Jane  Johnson,  of  Valley  township,  to  which  marriage  one  son  was  born, 
Raymond,  now  attending  school  at  Columbus,  his  parents’  present  home; 
\holet,  the  wife  of  Justus  Lowry,  who  died  in  the  spring  of  1906,  leaving 
two  children,  Russell  Shepler  and  Gertrude,  while  a third  child.  Porter,  died 
at  the  age  of  two;  Annie,  who  married  Doctor  Campbell,  of  Hartford,  was 
left  a widow  on  Feliruary  21,  1897,  and  now  lives  in  Pleasant  City  with  her 
half  sister,  Mrs.  Dr.  Bown.  After  his  marriage  Mr.  Shepler  continued  farm- 
ing near  Cumljerland;  his  wife  died  on  February  20,  1866. 

In  x\pril.  1865,  Mr.  Shepler  enlisted  in  Company  C,  One  Hundred  and 
Seventy-second  Regiment  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry,  and  served  until  the 
close  of  the  war,  receiving  an  honorable  discharge. 

On  August  4,  1867,  Mr.  Shepler  rvas  married  a second  time  to  Mrs. 
Nancy  C.  (Clark)  Johnson,  the  widow  of  William  T.  Johnson,  and  a daugh- 
ter of  Samuel  G.  and  Maiy  x\nn  ( Longsw’orth ) Clark.  Samuel  G.  Clark  was 
the  son  of  Benjamin  and  Mary  (Gregory)  Clark.  Benjamin  Clark  was  born 
in  Ireland,  came  to  this  country  as  a lad,  and  located  in  Pennsylvania,  wdiere 
he  was  married  and  two  of  his  children  were  born.  About  1812  he  came  to 
Guernsey  county,  Ohio,  and  settled  a mile  northwest  of  Pleasant  City,  wdiere 
some  of  his  descendants  still  live  on  land  that  he  bought  in  pioneer  times. 
Samuel  G.  Clark  was  born  and  reared  there,  and  married  Mary  Ann  Longs- 
worth,  a native  of  Maryland,  the  daughter  of  Solomon  and  Catherine  Longs- 
worth,  who  came  to  the  northern  edge  of  Valley  towmship  early  and  settled, 
where  Mr.  Longsworth  dealt  in  tobacco,  as  w-ell  as  farmed.  Mrs.  Shepler 
was  horn  and  grew  up  near  Pleasant  City,  and  married  William  T.  Johnson, 
a son  of  William  Johnson,  a pioneer  of  the  southw-estern  portion  of  Valley 
towmship.  One  child  was  Ijorn  to  this  marriage.  Charlotte  Ann,  wdio  married 
James  M.  Wilson,  of  Valley  towmship,  and  died  on  May  28,  1883.  Mr.  John- 
son died  on  June  12,  1861. 


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After  his  marriage  to  iNIrs.  Johnson,  Air.  Shepler  moYed  to  his  present 
home  in  the  southwest  part  of  Valley  township,  where  they  haYe  lived  more 
than  forty  years.  Four  children  were  born  to  them:  Alary  Lucinda,  the  wife 
of  Doctor  Bown,  of  Pleasant  City;  Samuel  Jackson,  who  married  Catherine 
Gregory,  lives  on  the  home  farm,  and  has  five  children,  Hubert.  John  Irvin, 
Alartha  Elizabeth,  Alary  Lois,  and  Elmer  Alerrill;  Alartha,  the  wife  of  P.  LA 
Hawkins,  a Alethodist  minister  of  Bristolville,  Ohio ; and  Asbury  Lowry, 
who  died  on  November  27,  r'895,  aged  sixteen. 

Air.  Shepler  has  been  a farmer  all  his  life,  and  now  owns  two  hundred 
and  sixty  acres,  all  in  the  southwestern  part  of  Valley  township.  He  follows 
general  farming,  is  very  capable,  and  has  prospered.  In  early  life  he  was  a 
Republican,  but  for  many  years  has  been  an  earnest  Prohibitionist.  He  and 
his  wife  are  members  of  Bethel  Alethodist  church,  and  he  is  recording  steward, 
district  steward  and  trustee  of  the  church.  An  honest  and  hardworking  man, 
an  active  and  earnest  Christian,  Air.  Shepler  is  much  respected  and  esteemed 
in  his  community. 


HOAIER  S.  GANDER. 

Throughout  \"alley  and  Spencer  townships,  Guernsey  county,  the  Gander 
family  has  been  well  known  for  many  decades,  having  been  prominenth' 
identified  with  agricultural  and  other  interests  and  ever  maintaining  a high 
standard  of  citizenship.  One  of  the  best  known  of  this  name  is  Homer  S. 
Gander,  who  was  born  near  Cumberland,  Spencer  township,  this  county, 
Alarch  4,  1877.  the  son  of  Da\-id  and  Rhoda  ( Aloore ) Gander.  The  father 
was  born,  reared  and  educated  in  the  same  locality  as  his  son,  Homer  S.,  and 
he  was  always  known  as  a hard-working,  honest  and  worthy  citizen. 

Homer  S.  Gander  lived  on  the  home  farm  until  he  was  twelve  years  of 
age,  then  began  coal  mining  at  Byesville  in  the  old  Pioneer  mine.  He  worked 
in  the  mines  around  Byesville  seven  or  eight  years,  then  went  to  Pleasant  City 
and  Avorked  in  the  Walhonding  mine.  After  he  was  there  a few  years  he 
was  promoted  to  a position  as  boss  driver,  then  was  made  pit  boss,  which 
position  he  held  about  a year,  then,  having  proven  his  ability  and  faithfulness, 
he  was  made  superintendent  of  the  AWlhonding  mine,  filling  that  important 
IX)sition  in  a manner  that  reflected  credit  upon  himself  and  to  the  entire  satis- 
faction of  all  concerned.  From  there  he  went  to  the  Trail  Run  mine  No.  2, 
for  the  same  company,  and  was  there  about  four  months,  then  was  transferred 
to  the  Walhonding  mine  No.  2,  where  he  sunk  a shaft  and  was  there  six  or 


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eight  months.  He  then  went  with  the  Ford  Collieries  Company  and  was  sent 
to  Pennsylvania,  where  he  sank  two  shafts,  remaining  there  four  or  five 
months,  then  came  liack  to  Guernsey  county,  on  February  8,  1910,  and  sank 
the  shaft  at  the  New  Buffalo  mine  in  the  northeast  part  of  Valley  township. 
About  April  ist  following  he  took  charge  of  the  Hartford  mine,  of  which  he 
is  now  superintendent.  He  has  about  tw’O  hundred  men  under  him,  under- 
standing well  not  only  eveiy  phase  of  mining,  hut  also  how  to  handle  his  men 
SO  as  to  get  the  best  results  possible,  being  popular  with  them,  for  they 
appreciate  his  good  judgment,  fairness  and  good  will.  His  rise  has  been 
steady  and  sure,  since  he  started  as  a hoy  in  the  mines  at  seventy-five  cents 
])er  day,  having,  by  diligence  and  faithfulness,  risen  to  the  front,  showing  that 
he  possesses  unusual  ability  in  gaining  the  loyal  co-operation  of  his  men  in  the 
mines. 

Mr.  Gander  was  married  to  Nellie  Secrest  on  September  22,  1899.  She 
is  the  daughter  of  James  Madison  and  Frances  (Young)  Secrest,  of  Pleasant 
City,  a sketch  of  whom  appears  herein.  Her  paternal  grandfather  was  Har- 
rison Secrest,  an  old  resident  of  Valley  township,  and  a prominent  citizen  in 
the  early  days  among  his  neighbors.  Four  children  have  been  born  to  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Gander,  three  sons  and  one  daughter,  Paul,  Edwin,  Mildred  and 
James. 

Fraternally,  Air.  Gander  is  a member  of  Alasonic  Lodge  No.  360  at 
Pleasant  City  and  stands  high  in  the  order. 


L.  S.  LINKHORN. 

Owing  to  his  loyalty  to  his  county,  his  scrupulously  honest  dealings  with 
his  fellow  men  and  his  genial  disposition,  L.  S.  Linkhorn,  the  present  efficient 
and  popular  county  treasurer  of  Guernsey  county,  has  won  the  undivided  re- 
s[)ect  and  esteem  of  all  who  know  him,  and  he  is  regarded  by  everyone  as  being 
among  the  most  enterprising  and  representative  citizens  of  Cambridge. 

Air.  Linkhorn  was  horn  on  August  30,  1870,  in  Jackson  township,  this 
county,  and  is  the  son  of  Joseph  and  Temperance  (Selby)  Linkhorn,  Both 
parents  were  born  in  Guernsey  county,  Ohio,  and  both  are  still  living,  the 
father  being  a successful  stock  dealer,  having  been  a shipper  of  livestock  for 
forty  years.  He  is  well  and  favorably  known  throughout  this  and  adjoining 
counties.  Politically  he  is  a Republican,  and  has  always  been  active  in  party 
affairs. 


L.  S.  LINKHORN 


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L.  S.  Linkhorn  was  educated  in  the  schools  of  his  native  community,  the 
Byesville  schools,  and  later  at  the  Northwestern  University  at  Ada,  Ohio.  Dur- 
ing his  boyhood  he  also  assisted  his  father  in  his  liusiness.  At  the  North  west- 
ern University  he  specialized  in  the  commercial  course.  Prior  to  going  to 
Ada  he  worked  in  a toliacco  warehouse  as  a packer  and  there  earned  his  first 
dollar.  He  also  clerked  in  a general  merchandise  store  in  Byesville.  After 
leaving  the  university  he  went  to  Kansas  and  engaged  in  farm  work  for  one 
year.  He  then  returned  to  Guernsey  county,  and  soon  after  was  appointed  a 
deputy  sheriff  under  Sheriff  James  iNlason  and  he  served  eighteen  months  in 
this  capacity.  He  then  entered  the  emi)loy  of  the  IMorton  Tin  Plate  Com- 
pany, whose  mill  was  just  starting  operations  in  1893.  He  was  emploved  in 
this  mill  and  its  various  changes  of  ownership  for  about  fifteen  years,  learning 
the  trade  of  sheet  roller,  which  he  followed  for  the  last  eight  years  of  that 
time. 

Politically,  Mr.  Linkhorn  is  a Repuljlican  and  he  has  alwavs  been  active 
in  party  matters,  an  interested  advocate  of  the  issues  he  espouses  and  always 
prepared  to  ably  defend  them.  In  the  summer  of  1908  he  was  nominated  by 
his  party  for  the  important  office  of  county  treasurer  and  was  elected  the  same 
fall,  assuming  his  official  duties  in  September,  1909,  and  is  now  serving  his 
first  term,  and  he  made  such  a splendid  record  that  he  was  renominated  for 
a second  term  in  1910,  without  o])position.  He  is  a careful,  obliging,  com- 
petent public  official,  and  stands  very  high  with  all  classes  and  parties.  ■ He  has 
served  his  party  as  a member  of  the  county  central  and  executive  committees 
and  is  a frecjuent  delegate  to  party  conventions. 

Air.  Linkhorn  was  married  on  March  24,  1897,  to  Mary  E.  Chambers, 
daughter  of  John  A.  and  Lucinda  (Stoffer  ) Chambers,  of  Kimbolton,  Ohio. 
To  this  union  three  children  have  been  born,  Adrian  T.,  Walter  L.  and  Audry. 

Air.  Linkhorn  is  a member  of  Pleasant  City  Lodge,  Knights  of  Pythias, 
the  Alodern  Woodmen  of  America  and  the  Benevolent  and  Protective  Order 
of  Elks  at  Cambridge. 

Airs.  Linkhorn  is  a member  of  the  First  Lhiited  Presbyterian  church, 
where  the  family  all  attend  and  are  active  in  church  and  Sunday  school  work. 
For  recreation  Air.  Linkhorn  enjoys  hunting  and  fishing  and  is  a lover  of  out- 
door life.  The  family  home,  a comfortable  and  hospitable  one,  is  at  the  cor- 
ner of  Comber  and  Highland  a^■enues,  Cambridge. 

Jesse  Linkhorn,  grandfather  of  the  subject,  was  one  of  the  early  pioneers 
of  Guernsey  county.  He  was  a farmer  and  carpenter.  He  married  Sarah 
Wilson.  Jesse  Linkhorn  was  horn  in  Guernsey  county.  Lloyd  Selby,  grand- 
father, and  Thomas  Wilson,  great-grandfather  of  the  subject,  were  among  the 

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earliest  pioneers  of  Guernsey  county.  The  latter  entered  government  land 
in  Jackson  township  at  an  early  date,  and  was  an  influential  man,  and  both 
were  largely  instrumental  in  the  suhsecjuent  development  and  progress  of  Byes- 
\ i!le  and  Jackson  township. 

'I'he  Linkhorn  family  and  progenitors  have  been  identifled  with  Guern- 
sey county  from  its  organization,  taking  an  active  and  influential  part  in  its 
history  and  development.  Lloyd  Selby  was  the  first  railroad  station  agent  at 
Byesville,  and  was  one  of  the  early  merchants  of  that  town. 


JOHN  BLAIR  BRATTON. 

A well  known  and  representative  citizen  of  Cambridge  is  John  Blair 
Bratton,  city  councilman  and  a man  highl}'  respected  by  all,  having  main- 
tained a reputation  for  square  dealing  with  his  fellowmen  and  being  public- 
.spirited  and  upright  in  all  his  relations  with  the  world  as  well  as  in  private 
life.  He  was  horn  in  Cambridge  township,  Guernsey  county,  in  i86i,  and 
he  is  the  son  of  Samuel  and  Elizabeth  ( Blair  ) Bratton.  A complete  sketch 
of  these  parents  will  be  found  on  another  page  of  this  work. 

John  B.  Bratton  spent  his  early  boyhood  on  the  home  farm  and  when 
r'ery  young  assisted  with  the  work  during  crop  seasons.  At  the  age  of 
fifteen  years  he  took  up  coal  mining,  which  he  followed  three  or  four  years, 
then  went  to  the  city  of  Newark,  Ohio,  and  learned  the  machinist’s  trade. 
In  the  month  of  December,  1889,  he  came  to  Cambridge  and  started  in  as 
assistant  chief  engineer  at  the  American  Sheet  and  Tin  Plate  Company. 
About  two  years  later  he  was  promoted  to  be  chief  engineer,  which  important 
position  he  held  with  entire  satisfaction  for  a period  of  seven  years,  then 
became  a shearman  in  the  same  plant,  rvhich  position  he  has  held  ever  since 
to  the  utmost  satisfaction  of  his  employers,  being  an  expert  in  this  particular 
line  of  work.  He  has  always  believed  in  doing  well  whatever  was  worth 
doing  at  all,  and  this  has,  no  doubt,  been  very  largely  responsible  for  his  suc- 
cess in  life. 

Mr.  Bratton  is  a loyal  Republican  in  political  matters,  and  he  has  long 
taken  an  active  interest  in  local  affairs.  In  the  fall  of  1908  he  was  elected  to 
the  city  council  of  Cambridge,  and  he  is  now  serving  his  second  term  in  that 
l)ody,  being  a very  faithful  e.xponent  of  the  people's  rights  and  very  careful  to 
look  after  the  general  interests  of  this  city  in  every  way.  He  keeps  well 
posted  on  current  affairs  and  is  a man  of  ability  and  is  eminently  trustworthy. 


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Fraternally,  Mr.  Bratton  belongs  to  the  Improved  Order  of  Red  Men, 
the  Fraternal  Order  of  Eagles  and  the  Fraternal  Order  of  Owls. 

Mr.  Bratton  was  married  in  1883  to  INIartha  Warren,  daughter  of  John 
and  Eliza  W^arren ; she  was  horn  and  reared  in  Cambridge  township.  This 
union  has  resulted  in  the  birth  of  five  children,  namely:  James  Francis; 

Walter  died  in  April,  1907,  when  twenty  years  of  age;  Hazel;  W'arren  and 
Olive  are  twins. 

James  Francis  Bratton  was  educated  in  the  home  schools  and  when  he 
reached  maturity  he  married  Julia  Weyler,  and  they  have  three  children,  John 
Wesley,  Walter  and  Gladys  Elizabeth.  James  Francis  Bratton  is  a machinist 
by  trade,  and  a very  skilled  one,  and  is  at  present  filling  the  position  of  shear- 
man in  the  same  plant  in  which  his  father  is  employed. 

The  other  children  are  all  at  home  with  their  parents.  Hazel  Bratton 
is  stenographer  and  bookkeeper  in  the  office  of  the  director  of  safety  in  Cam- 
bridge, and  she  is  very  apt  and  rapid  in  her  work.  Mr.  Bratton  is  attached 
to  his  home  and  family  and  provides  well  for  their  comfort. 


CHARLES  W.  FRYE. 

The  name  of  Frye  has  long  been  an  honored  one  in  Jackson  township, 
Guernsey  county,  and  the  present  sketch  deals  particularly  with  two  bearing 
that  name,  who  have  added  to  its  luster,  a father  and  son.  the  former  one  of 
the  best  known  and  most  respected  residents  of  the  county,  the  latter  a man 
of  honor  and  integrity,  one  of  the  ablest  farmers  and  most  substantial  and 
influential  citizens  of  his  community. 

Charles  W.  Frye  was  born  on  July  26,  1857,  in  the  northwestern  part 
of  Valley  township,  Guernsey  county,  Ohio,  on  his  father’s  farm,  situated  on 
the  Clay  pike.  He  is  the  only  son  of  John  and  Rhoda  Ann  (Moore)  Frye. 
(For  ancestry  of  the  Frye  family  dating  back  to  its  home  in  Gemiany  before 
the  American  Revolution,  see  sketch  of  Henry  Ferguson  Frye,  father  of 
John  Frye.) 

John  Frye  was  born  on  the  old  Trenner  farm,  a short  distance  northwest 
of  Derwent.  During  his  young  manhood  he  was  a teacher,  and  taught  school 
for  eight  or  nine  terms,  while  his  father  was  keeping  a store  along  the  Clay 
pike.  He  lived  at  home  until,  on  August  13,  1854,  he  was  married  to  Rhoda 
Ann  Moore.  She  was  born  and  reared  near  Derwent,  and  was  the  daughter 
of  Joseph  and  Mahala  (Collins)  iMoore.  (For  fuller  details  concerning 


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jNIoore  family,  see  sketch  of  Tliomas  I.  Moore.)  For  two  or  three  years 
after  marriage  jolm  Frye  and  his  wife  lived  at  Flartford,  rvhere  he  was 
leaching  school.  He  then  bought  a farm  northwest  of  Byesville,  where  the 
brick  plant  is  now  located,  and  lived  there  thirteen  years,  until  after  the  war. 
On  A])ril  27,  1861,  he  enlisted  in  Company  E,  One  Hundred  and  Seventy- 
second  Regiment  Ohio  VMhmteer  Infantry,  being  commissioned  as  a lieu- 
tenant, and  was  honorably  discharged  on  September  3,  1864,  after  much 
arduous  service.  After  the  war  he  was  one  of  the  leading  members  of  Davis 
Kimble  Post,  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic.  He  bought  a quarter  section  of 
land  a mile  and  one-half  southwest  of  Byesville,  and  added  to  this  later  forty 
acres,  and  then  eighty  more.  Part  of  this  land  was  bought  by  his  son, 
Charles,  as  he  grew  up  and  worked  and  earned  money. 

Although  a Democrat,  and  living  in  a township  that  was  always  Re- 
])ublican,  John  J'hwe  was  for  thirty-nine  years  a justice  of  the  peace,  and  dis- 
charged the  duties  of  his  position  so  efficiently  that  no  decision  of  his  was 
ever  reversed  liy  a higher  court.  He  became  well  versed  in  civil  law  and  the 
law  of  estates,  and  was  in  demand  to  act  as  administrator,  executor  or  as- 
signee, being  at  all  times  engaged  in  such  work.  People  came  long  distances 
for  his  advice.  While  he  was  justice  of  the  peace,  the  above  duties  and 

those  of  his  office  kept  him  so  busy  that  his  docket  entries  had  to  be  made  at 

night.  It  was  accepted  that  he  was  the  best  informed  man  in  the  community. 
A member  of  the  Lutheran  church,  he  was  a thorough  Christian  and  was 
never  heard  to  speak  ill  of  any  person.  His  death  occurred  on  April  3,  1897, 
just  two  days  before  he  would  have  been  re-elected  to  the  office  which  he  had 
held  so  long. 

Charles  W.  Frye  lived  on  the  farm  wdth  his  father,  in  his  younger  days 
teaching  school -for  a few'  years.  His  farm  is  one  of  the  best  and  most  pro- 
ductive in  that  community;  and  he  has  an  unusually  fine  country  home.  In 

politics  he  is  a Democrat,  and  has  been  for  about  twenty  years  a member  of 

the  board  of  education  of  Jackson  township.  An  unusual  incident  of  his 
experience  is  that  while  a member  of  the  board  that  employed  John  A.  Bliss 
as  a teacher,  he  also  attended  Mr.  Bliss’s  school  as  a student. 

Charles  A\b  Frye  rvas  married  on  December  29,  1881,  to  Marcielene 
Grant,  a sister  of  John  R.  Grant,  of  Byesville,  wdiose  record  gives  the  family 
history.  She  was  born  on  the  old  Bye  homestead  across  Wills  creek  from 
Byesville,  and  lived  at  Byesville  until  her  marriage.  Mr.  Frye  is  a member 
of  the  Knights  of  Pythias,  and  in  daily  life  applies  the  teachings  of  that 
order.  He  is  an  upright  and  reliable  man,  popular  among  his  neighbors,  and 
prominent  in  all  the  activities  of  the  community. 


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SAMUEL  CLARK  GROVES. 

Descended  from  ancestors  rvho  took  a prominent  part  in  the  affairs  of 
their  community,  himself  a young  man  of  high  standing  and  honoralile  career, 
the  records  of  Valley  township  would  be  incomplete  without  mention  of  Sam- 
uel Clark  Groves.  He  was  born  near  Cumberland,  Guernsey  county,  Ohio, 
on  November  4.  1871,  the  son  of  David  and  Rebecca  Elizabeth  (Clark) 
Groves. 

The  Groves  family  has  a tradition  to  the  effect  that  the  family  was  origin- 
ally that  of  Von  Graf  in  Germany,  that  the  ancestors  were  expelled  for  polit- 
ical reasons,  and  later  came  to  Maryland  with  Lord  John  Calvert,  first  Earl 
of  Baltimore.  Jonas  Groves,  the  father  of  David  and  grandfather  of  Samuel 
C.,  was  born  in  klaryland,  and  was,  with  a brother  and  sister,  brought  to  Noble 
county,  Ohio,  by  his  parents,  locating  in  the  neighborhood  of  Mt.  Ephraim 
when  the  country  was  all  new.  Here  the  children  grew  up,  and  many  of  their 
descendants  are  still  well  known  residents  of  that  localitv,  in  which  David 
Groves  was  born.  Rebecca  E.  Clark  was  born  a short  distance  northwest  of 
Pleasant  City  and  was  the  daughter  of  Samuel  G.  and  Mary  Ann  (Longs- 
worth)  Clark,  for  whom  see  sketch  of  Robert  I.  Shepler.  After  marriage 
David  Groves  and  his  wife  lived  for  about  a year  in  Noble  county,  then  moved 
to  near  Cumberland,  Guernsey  county,  where  they  lived  for  about  ten  years, 
on  a farm  of  eighty  acres,  which  in  1880  he  sold  and  then  bought  a farm  in 
the  western  portion  of  Valley  tOAvnship,  consisting  of  three  hundred  and 
twenty  acres,  where  he  made  his  home  until  his  death.  Two  children  were 
born  to  his  first  marriage,  klary  Edith  and  Samuel  Clark.  iMary  Edith  mar- 
ried Lawrence  Garber,  an  attorney,  and  died  on  the  first  klonclay  of  Septem- 
ber, 1907.  She  left  four  children,  Anson,  Ethel,  Ruth  and  Martha,  while  her 
fourth  child  in  order  of  birth  died  in  infancy.  Mrs.  David  Groves  died  in 
Februaiy,  1896,  and  in  1899  David  Groves  married  klrs.  Martha  J.  Heinlein, 
and  thereafter  made  his  home  in  Pleasant  City,  though  still  supervising  his 
farm.  His  second  wife  was  a sister  to  his  first  wife.  David  Groves  died  in 
1902.  In  politics  he  was  a life-long  Republican.  During  the  Civil  war  he 
served  in  the  One  Hundred  and  Sixty-first  Ohio  Infantry,  and  was  wounded 
in  the  leg  while  in  action  in  klaryland,  and  it  was  from  trouble  caused  by  this 
old  wound  that  his  death  was  occasioned.  David  Groves  was  a man  of  strong 
character  and  considerable  influence  in  the  communities  in  which  he  resided. 

Samuel  C.  Gro\'es  grew  to  manhood  on  the  home  farm  in  Valley  town- 
ship. He  attended  college  at  New  Concord,  and  also  took  civil  engineering 
at  Ada,  Ohio,  graduating  in  1S94.  For  two  terms  before  attending  Ada  he 


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taught  school,  and  after  leaving  college  he  engaged  in  civil  engineering  in  con- 
nection with  farming.  For  three  years  he  was  civil  engineer  for  the  National 
Coal  Company,  and  did  their  engineering  work  at  the  Little  Kate,  Little  Kate 
No.  2 and  Minnehaha  mines,  also  making  out  their  pay  rolls  and  performing 
other  services.  He  has  also  done  engineering  work  at  a number  of  other 
])laces.  For  some  years  he  has  had  charge  of  the  old  farm,  and  now  owns  the 
entire  place,  having  bought  out  the  other  heirs.  In  politics  he  is  a Republican, 
and  has  often  been  urged  by  his  friends  as  a candidate  for  county  offices. 

In  1898  Samuel  C.  Groves  was  married  to  Carrie  D.  Gregg,  who  was 
horn  near  Chaseville,  Noble  county,  Ohio,  the  daughter  of  Col.  William  J. 
and  Mary  ( Ball)  Gregg.  Her  father  was  a soldier  in  the  Civil  war,  and  was 
nearly  blinded  in  the  service  at  Charlestown,  South  Carolina.  Her  mother 
was  descended  from  the  famous  Ball  family  of  Virginia,  of  whom  George 
AA^ashington's  mother,  Betty  Ball,  was  a member.  Mrs.  Groves  attended  nor- 
mal school  at  Caml)ridge,  and  taught  for  six  years.  AAdien  Mrs.  Groves  was 
teaching  school  she  gained  a great  reputation  for  cleanliness,  not  only  in  the 
school  room,  hut  in  the  grounds  and  general  surroundings.  She  required  the 
children  to  keep  clean  and  keep  their  books  clean  and  to  always  put  their  books 
away  in  their  proper  place.  She  is  a strong  advocate  of  better  sanitary  con- 
ditions in  our  schools,  a matter  which  she  believes  every  mother  should  be- 
come interested  in.  Her  home  and  home  surroundings  are  a fine  example  of 
her  idea  of  cleanliness.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Groves  are  the  parents  of  three  inter- 
esting little  daughters,  Ellen  Jane,  Elizabeth  and  Marjorie.  Both  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Groves  are  members  of  Bethel  Methodist  church,  as  were  his  parents. 
They  live  in  an  unusually  comfortable  and  well  improved  country  residence. 
kJr.  Groves  is  reckoned  as  one  of  the  solid  and  substantial  citizens  of  the 
county,  and  has  by  his  true  worth  made  many  friends. 


JOHN  BENSON  FISHEL. 

.Among  the  representative  and  progressive  farmers  of  Valley  township 
is  John  Benson  Fishel,  who  was  horn  in  the  township  on  January  2,  1861,  the 
son  of  Henry  and  Hannah  ( Storer ) Fishel,  and  who  has  since  made  the 
township  his  home  and  has  aided  in  its  great  development  since  his  boyhood 
days. 

Henry  Fishel  was  born  just  west  of  Pleasant  City  on  January  27,  1825. 
the  son  of  Philip  Fishel,  Sr.,  and  Katherine  (Trenner)  Fishel,  who  came  to 


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this  county  from  AA’est  Virginia  in  1819,  and  bought  one  hundred  and  sixty 
acres  just  west  of  the  present  site  of  Pleasant  City.  Philip  Fishel,  Sr.,  who 
was  influential  in  early  times,  died  in  1842.  Plenry  Fishel  spent  his  life  on 
the  home  farm.  Flis  wife,  Hannah  Storer,  was  born  at  Horseshoe  Bottom, 
Pennsylvania,  on  September  30,  1822,  and  was  lirought  by  her  parents  to  this 
county  when  five  years  old.  She  bore  to  Henry  Fishel  six  children,  three  of 
whom  died  in  childhood.  The  living  are  Mrs.  Rachel  Caroline  Secrest,  the 
wife  of  James  Hudson  Secrest,  of  Pleasant  City,  who  was  born  on  March  22, 
1859;  John  B. ; and  Asbuiy  P.,  born  on  April  i,  1863,  who  married  Mary  C. 
Frye,  and  lives  at  Ashtabula,  Ohio.  Henry  Fishel  and  his  wife  were  mem- 
bers of  the  Bethel  Methodist  church,  in  which  he  was  a trustee  and  class  leader. 
He  died  on  April  3,  1906,  closing  a long  and  useful  life;  his  wife  had  died  on 
August  13,  1895. 

John  B.  Fishel  grew  up  on  the  home  farm,  attended  normal  school  at 
Cambridge,  and  afterwards  taught  school  from  1882  to  1895.  During  this 
period  he  taught  at  Claysville,  Pleasant  City,  and  other  schools  in  Guernsey 
county.  He  was  married  on  June  7,  1888,  to  Anna  M.  Bugher,  the  daughter 
of  George  and  Joanna  (Wilson)  Bugher.  George  Bugher  was  born  in  the 
southwest  part  of  Valley  township,  the  son  of  George  Bugher,  Sr.,  who  came 
to  this  county  from  Maryland  in  the  early  days  when  the  country  was  un- 
settled. Joanna  Wilson  was  born  in  Guernsey  county,  near  the  line  between 
Jackson  and  AVestland  townships.  George  Bugher,  Jr.,  moved  after  his  mar- 
riage to  a farm  of  one  hundred  and  seventy  acres,  west  of  Blue  Bell,  where 
he  lived  until  his  death,  combining  the  stone  and  brick  mason's  trades  with 
farming.  In  politics  he  was  an  ardent  Republican  and,  being  a man  of  strong 
character,  was  possessed  of  considerable  influence  in  many  ways  in  his  com- 
munity. He  died  on  his  farm  on  April  13,  1899  ; his  wife  died  on  April  18, 
1900. 

To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  B.  Fishel  five  children  have  been  born ; Beryl,  on 
April  3,  1889;  Wite  P.,  on  December  9,  1890:  one  who  died  in  infancy,  born 
in  1894;  Gail  B.,  born  on  March  3,  1901  : and  Arden  Petty,  born  on  July  16, 
190.4.  Beryl  has  taught  school  for  three  terms,  Waite  for  two.  and  both  are 
successful  in  their  work.  In  the  spring  of  1895  Mr.  Fishel  came  into  posses- 
sion of  eighty  acres  of  the  home  farm,  and  in  1905  he  bought  the  other  eighty 
from  his  father,  who  afterward  lived  with  his  son  until  his  death.  Mr.  Fishel 
has  since  followed  farming  on  this  home  farm,  and  has  a pleasant  home  in 
the  Fairview  addition  to  Pleasant  City,  while  his  farming  operations  have 
prospered,  and  have  gained  for  him  a competency.  Both  IMr.  and  Mrs.  Fishel 
are  active  members  of  Bethel  Methodist  church,  and  he  has  for  several  years 


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lieen  superintendent  of  the  Sunday  school.  They  are  highly  respected  in 
their  neighborhood.  l\Irs.  Fishel  is  a woman  of  more  than  ordinaiy  ability 
and  accomplishments  and  has  greatly  aided  her  husband  in  their  progress 
through  life,  while  she  has  been  a model  mother  to  her  children,  and  has  borne 
her  full  share  in  all  the  activities  of  her  community.  She  also  taught  school 
se\  eral  years  before  her  marriage. 


WILLIAM  H.  DAVIS,  JR. 

.Success  has  been  won  by  William  H.  Davis,  Jr.,  of  Byesville,  Guernsey 
county,  because  he  has  persevered  in  the  pursuit  of  a worth}"  purpose,  gain- 
ing thereby  a most  satisfactory  reward.  He  has  been  fortunate  in  the  line  of 
endeavor  which  he  has  chosen  for  a life  work.  He  has  sought  to  master  the 
working  of  that  subtle,  evasive,  inscrutable  and  possibly  unknowable  thing 
men  have  named  electricity,  and  while  neither  he  nor  such  a wizard  as  Thomas 
A.  Edison  could  tell  you  what  electricity  is.  they  know  a great  deal  of  its 
mysterious  workings  and  bid  it  do  valuable  service  in  furthering  man’s  work 
and  pushing  forward  the  car  of  civilization.  This  is  truly  the  electric  age, 
and  future  centuries  will  refer  to  it  as  such,  just  as  we  today  speak  of  the 
Stone  age;  so  he  who  knows  aught  of  electricity  nowadays  is  a useful  factor 
in  the  industrial  world.  The  success  Mr.  Davis  has  achieved  as  an  electrician 
and  superintendent  of  electrical  plants  stamps  him  as  a man  of  much  innate 
talent  and  capacity,  and  having  at  the  same  time  the  ingenuity  to  put  his 
knowledge  into  ]>ractical  form. 

Mr.  Davis  was  liorn  in  Doylestown,  Ohio,  September  22,  1878.  He  is 
the  son  of  Whlliam  H.  Davis,  Sr.,  whose  complete  sketch  appears  on  another 
])age  of  this  work.  His  mother  was  known  in  her  maidenhood  as  Mary 
Cook,  of  Hubbard,  Ohio,  the  daughter  of  Thomas  Cook  and  wife,  an  old  fam- 
ily there,  d'he  mother  of  William  El.  Davis,  Jr.,  died  when  he  was  about 
two  years  of  age;  the  father  and  the  rest  of  the  family  made  their  home  at 
Sherman.  Ohio,  until  the  subject  was  ten  years  of  age.  During  that  period 
the  father  re-married  and  in  1888  the  family  moved  to  Byesville. 

After  receiving  a good  common  school  education,  supplemented  by  much 
miscellaneous  home  study,  William  H.  Davis,  Jr.,  went  to  Chicago  in  1896 
and  took  a jiosition  with  the  Morgan-Gardner  Electric  Company,  remaining 
there  until  1898,  when  he  went  with  the  Jeffrey  Manufacturing  Company,  of 
Columbus,  Ohio,  manufacturers  of  electric  machinery.  Later  he  returned  to 


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Chicago  and  found  employment  with  the  Goodman  Manufacturing  Company 
in  1900,  also  electric  manufacturers.  After  remaining  with  this  firm  a short 
time,  he  returned  to  Byesville,  where  he  has  remained  practically  ever  since. 
He  took  a position  as  electrician  with  the  AAhlls  Creek  Coal  Company,  when  it 
had  only  two  mines.  The  business  has  grown  until  now  eleven  mines  are 
operated,  but  they  are  owned  by  the  Cambridge  Collieries  Company,  and  Air. 
Davis  has  remained  in  his  old  position,  being  now  superintendent  of  electrical 
equipment  for  all  their  mines,  a very  responsible  and  important  position,  which 
he  is  filling  with  his  usual  satisfaction  and  in  a manner  that  reflects  much 
credit  upon  his  ability. 

klr.  Davis  was  married  in  1905  to  Alaude  Grant,  daughter  of  John  Roland 
and  Sadie  L.  ( Orr ) Grant,  whose  life  records  appear  on  another  page  of  this 
work.  IMrs.  Davis  was  born  and  reared  in  Byesville  and  was  educated  in  the 
local  schools,  and  she  has  always  been  popular  with  a wide  circle  of  friends 
here. 

Fi'aternally,  Mr.  Davis  is  a member  of  the  Masonic  order,  having  at- 
tained the  Knight  Templar  degree  in  the  York  rite;  he  is  also  a thirty-second- 
degree  member  of  the  Scottish  rite.  Personally,  he  is  a genial,  whole-souled 
young  man  and  is  popular  with  all  who  know  him.  He  has  a handsome,  mod- 
ern home  in  the  north  side  of  Byesville  which  is  often  the  gathering  place  for 
the  many  friends  of  the  family. 


SA^IUEL  ARTHUR  FINLEY. 

The  Finley  family  is  one  well  known  in  the  neighborhood  of  Pleasant 
City,  where  its  members  have  for  four  generations  resided  and  taken  an  active 
part  in  the  welfare  and  development  of  the  community.  Samuel  Arthur  Fin- 
ley, a representative  farmer  of  Guernsey  county,  was  born  near  Ava,  Noble 
county,  Ohio,  on  July  12,  1853,  the  son  of  John  F.  and  Mary  Ann  ( Secrest ) 
Finley.  John  F.  Finley  was  born  in  the  northern  part  of  Noble  county,  three 
miles  south  of  Pleasant  City,  the  son  of  Samuel  and  Katherine  (Frame) 
Finley. 

Samuel  Finley  was  born  in  Pennsylvania  in  1800,  and  Katherine  Frame 
was  born  in  the  same  neighborhood  not  far  from  Pittsburg.  Both  attended 
the  same  school  in  childhood.  When  he  was  about  eleven  years  old  and  she 
was  nine,  the  Frame  family  moved  to  Guernsey  county,  Ohio,  and  settled  not 
far  from  the  head  of  Leatherwood  creek.  Samuel’s  playmates  said  to  him. 


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“Well,  Sammy,  you'll  never  see  your  Katie  any  more,”  to  which  he  replied  in 
the  piping  voice  of  a little  boy,  “When  I get  big  I'll  go  out  west  and  hunt  her 
u])  and  marry  her.”  When  Samuel  was  eighteen  years  old  he  did  come  west, 
ecpiipped  with  an  outfit  to  keep  “bach,”  consisting  of  two  frying  pans.  Game 
was  then  abundant,  and  he  saw  one  evening  a bear  in  the  woods  near  the  pres- 
ent location  of  the  Detroit  mines.  He  entered  one  hundred  and  sixty  acres  of 
land,  naturally  as  good  as  any  in  the  county,  then  found  his  Katie,  whose 
memory  had  never  left  him,  and  they  were  united  in  marriage.  To  get  money 
to  buy  his  marriage  license  he  had  to  sell  one  of  his  two  frying  pans.  But 
the  youthful  couple  persevered,  and  improved  the  farm,  on  which  they  made 
their  home  until  1857,  Xvhen  they  bought  a farm  near  Cumberland,  on  which 
they  spent  the  rest  of  their  days,  and  this  farm  is  still  in  the  family  possession. 
They  were  the  parents  of  twelve  children;  Ebenezer,  Elizabeth,  James  (who 
died  in  1834,  aged  seven),  John  F.,  Katharine,  Becky,  William,  Joseph,  Sam- 
uel, Sarah,  Ezra  and  Mary  Melvina.  Their  son  Samuel  was  bitten  by  a dog 
in  childhood,  and  never  recovered  from  the  shock. 

John  F.  Finley  married  Mary  Ann  Secrest  about  1848.  She  was  the 
daughter  of  Isaac  and  Mary  (Slater)  Secrest,  and  her  maternal  grandfather 
was  John  Slater,  an  old  deer  hunter  of  what  is  noiv  Buffalo  township,  Noble 
county,  whose  wife  ivas  the  first  person  buried  in  Buffalo^  cemetery.  Isaac 
Secrest  ivas  born  in  Virginia  in  1798,  came  to  Ohio  at  an  early  day,  and  set- 
tled in  Buffalo  township  of  Noble  county.  He  and  his  three  brothers,  James, 
NTthan  and  Jacob,  were  all  large  landowners.  After  marriage  John  F.  Fin- 
ley lived  near  Ava  for  a while  and  owned  a large  farm  there,  part  of  which 
was  his  before  his  marriage.  When  his  parents  moved  to  the  vicinity  of 
Cumberland  he  bought  the  old  farm  that  his  father  had  entered,  lived  on  it  for 
eight  years,  then  sold  it  and  bought  a farm  where  the  Derwent  mine  is  now, 
which  he  later  sold,  and,  moving  to  Cambridge,  lived  in  retirement  until  his 
death.  His  wife  died  on  May  36,  1903.  He  was  a man  much  respected  and 
esteemed  by  those  who  knew  him. 

Samuel  A.  Finley  was  one  of  eight  children:  Isaac  Wilson,  Samuel  A., 
Mary  Catherine,  Foamie  R.  (deceased),  Lines  E.,  Minnie  M.,  Willie  G.  and 
Cora.  Samuel  lived  with  his  parents  until  he  was  about  twenty-four.  On 
October  12,  1876,  he  was  married  to  Arthella  Secrest,  the  daughter  of  David 
and  Sarah  J.  (Miller)  Secrest.  David  w^as  a son  of  John  and  Sallie  Secrest, 
who  came  from  Virginia.  ( For  more  about  the  Secrest  family  see  sketches 
of  William  Secrest  and  Noah  E.  Secrest,  Sr.,  of  Hartford.)  Arthella  Secrest 
was  a twin  and  one  of  thirteen  children,  and  was  born  and  reared  near  Hart- 
ford, Valley  township.  Since  his  marriage,  Samuel  A.  Finley  has  followed 


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farming  as  his  chief  occupation  all  of  his  life.  He  has  several  tracts  of  land 
in  Valley  township,  and  residence  property  in  Pleasant  City.  For  four  years 
after  marriage  he  lived  on  a farm  near  Derwent,  then  lived  at  Hartford  for 
twelve  years.  In  1891  he  moved  to  Pleasant  City,  where  he  has  lived  ever 
since.  Of  his  three  children,  one  died  in  infancy  and  two,  Zula  Esther  and 
Sonora  Edna,  are  living.  Zula  Esther  married  Robert  M.  Shields,  who  was 
born  in  Jackson  county,  Ohio,  in  1877,  ^ son  of  John  W.  and  Jane 

(Russell)  Shields.  They  are  living  in  Pleasant  City,  and  have  one  daughter, 
Hilda  Bodurtha. 

i\Irs.  Einley  died  on  January  7,  1908.  She  was  a woman  who  well  de- 
served the  esteem  of  her  neighbors  and  many  friends  and  the  love  of  those  in 
her  house.  She  always  looked  carefully  to  the  needs  of  her  family  and  was 
a model  wife  aiid  mother  and  a consistent  Christian,  being  a member  of  the 
Lutheran  church,  of  which  her  husband,  her  daughters  and  her  son-in-law 
are  members.  Hers  was  truly  a beautiful  character.  Mr.  Einley  is  a modest 
man,  kind  and  generous  to  all,  of  unc|uestioned  honesty  and  integrity,  who 
deserves  and  retains  by  his  true  worth  the  respect  and  good  wdl  of  all  who 
know  him. 


JAMES  F.  HAWES. 

Among  the  men  of  inlluence,  and  who  is  deserving  of  the  large  success 
he  has  attained  and  of  the  respect  and  esteem  which  all  who  know  him 
freely  give,  is  J.  F.  Hawes,  of  Jackson  township,  who  was  born  in  1867  in 
the  southwestern  part  of  this  township,  Guernsey  county,  where  the  Buckeye 
mine  is  now  located.  He  is  the  son  of  Joseph  and  Mary  ( Mullen ) Hawes,  the 
former  born  in  iMaryland.  He  was  the  son  of  John  Hawes  and  wife,  and 
during  his  youth  the  family  came  to  Guernsey  county  and  located  in  the  north- 
east corner  of  Spencer  township.  There  John  Hawes  became  owner  of  a 
farm,  probably  entering  it  direct  from  the  government,  for  it  was  all  new 
land.  This  is  about  the  oldest  family  still  represented  in  that  locality.  There 
John  Hawes  lived  the  balance  of  his  life  and  prospered,  becoming  the  owner 
of  a large  tract  of  valuable  land,  probably  four  hundred  acres.  He  and  his 
wife  assisted  in  organizing  the  Disciple  church  in  that  locality  and  he  re- 
mained a faithful  member  of  the  same  the  rest  of  his  life.  In  later  years  his 
hearing  failed,  and  it  was  necessary  for  him  to  have  his  chair  placed  near 
the  preacher  in  order  to  hear  the  sermon.  When  it  was  possible  for  him  to  do 


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SO,  he  was  in  his  accustomed  place.  He  was  a good  and  useful  man  and  hon- 
ored by  all  who  knew  him. 

Joseph  Hawes  was  one  of  a family  of  eight  children,  an  equal  number 
of  hoys  and  girls,  named  as  follows : Joseph ; John  died  in  Valley  township 

about  1902,  leaving  a wife  and  two  sons,  who  are  now  living  in  Indiana: 
Frank  went  to  Boise,  Idaho,  when  the  gold  excitement  drew  men  West  and 
he  lived  there  until  his  death  in  1909;  Fletcher  was  killed  by  the  Indians  in 
Idaho  about  1880:  IMicbael,  who  was  a physician  and  was  a surgeon  in  the 
Fbiion  army  during  the  Civil  war.  He  died  in  Claysville,  Guernsey  county, 
Ohio,  in  1905:  the  sisters  were,  Mrs.  Catherine  Collins,  now  living  at  Colum- 
bus; another  sister  married  a Mr.  Heskett  and  lived  in  Belmont  county;  an- 
other married  a Mr.  Hickison  and  lived  in  the  W'est. 

Joseph  Hawes  married  Mary  Mullen,  who  was  born  atid  reared  in  the 
same  neighliorhood  as  Mr.  Hawes.  He  became  a prosperous  farmer  in  the 
southwestern  part  of  Jackson,  buying  several  tracts  of  land  at  different  times, 
aggregating  three  hundred  acres,  all  of  which  he  owned  at  the  time  of  his 
death.  He  was  trustee  of  the  township  and  was  a man  of  good  standing  in 
the  community.  He  was  a member  and  a liberal  supporter  of  the  Disciples 
church,  of  which  his  wife  was  also  a member.  They  were  the  parents  of  the 
following  children:  Oliver  F.  lives  at  Pleasant  City;  John  L.  died  in  Butte, 

Montana,  about  1885;  Lilia  Anderson  lives  in  Spencer  township  on  the  old 
Dennis  farm;  Olive  Belle  is  the  wife  of  J.  B.  Neeland,  of  Valley  township, 
and  is  now  living  at  Hartford;  Sadie  Ann  is  the  wife  of  A.  S.  Secrest,  of 
Hartford:  James  Franklin,  of  this  review;  Clarence  Glenroy  lives  in  Clays- 
ville and  owns  the  old  home  farm,  where  Joseph  Hawes,  his  father,  first  set- 
tled after  his  marriage,  at  Buck’s  mines;  Maggie  Elizabeth,  who  died  when 
about  twenty-one  years  of  age,  was  the  wife  of  Charles  Barton. 

James  F.  Hawes,  of  this  review,  grew  to  maturity  on  the  home  place  in 
the  southwest  jiart  of  Jackson  township  and  there  worked  on  the  farm.  In 
1889  he  was  married  to  Villetta  F.  Beckett,  of  Spencer  township,  the  daugh- 
ter of  John  and  Lottie  (Lyons)  Beckett,  both  natives  of  Nolde  county,  Ohio. 
They  came  to  Spencer  township,  this  county,  about  1872  and  li\'ed  on  a farm 
there  until  about  1909,  then  moved  into  Cumberland,  rvhere  they  now  live. 
In  1890  Mr.  Hawes  built  a substantial  and  attractive  residence,  near  that  of 
nis  father,  and  lived  there  until  1908,  then  Iniilt  the  cozy  home  where  he  now 
lives,  near  Harmony,  in  Jackson  township.  It  is  a commodious  and  nicely 
furnished  home,  and  is  well  kept.  Mr.  Hawes  is  trirstee  of  Jack.son  town- 
shii),  and  fraternally  he  is  a member  of  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fel- 
lows, Cambridge  Lodge  No.  301. 


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Three  children  have  been  liorn  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  James  F.  Hawes:  one 
died  in  infancy;  one  son  and  one  daughter  are  living,  Roininie  R.  and  Lot- 
tie M. 


JOHN  L.  McCREARV. 

Individual  enterprise,  which  is  so  justly  the  boast  of  the  American  peo- 
ple, is  strikingly  exhibited  in  the  career  of  the  gentleman  whose  name  forms 
the  caption  of  this  sketch.  While  transmitting  to  posterity  the  record  of 
such  a life,  it  is  with  the  hope  of  installing  into  the  minds  of  those  who  come 
after,  the  important  lesson  that  honor  and  station  are  sure  rewards  of  indi- 
vidual exertion. 

John  L.  McCreary,  an  influential  citizen  of  Center  township,  Guernsey 
county,  was  born  April  '8,  1872,  in  the  same  communit}-  where  he  still  lives, 
and  he  is  the  son  of  Hugh  A.  and  iMattie  (McKelvey)  iMcCreary,  the  father 
a native  of  Guernsey  county  and  the  mother  of  Belmont  county,  Ohio.  The 
paternal  grandfather,  James  McCreary,  was  one  of  the  first  settlers  of  Center 
township,  having  come  from  Pennsylvania  when  a young  man  and  married 
iMargaret  Laughlin,  daughter  of  another  pioneer  family  from  Washington 
county,  Pennsylvania.  Both  grandfathers  were  ifarmers  and  large  land 
owners  and  became  prosperous.  They  and  Hugh  A.  McCreary  were  all 
greatly  interested  in  public  matters  and  were  well  informed  and  progressive 
citizens.  Each  of  them  filled  offices  of  trust  and  importance  in  the  town- 
ship. Five  sons  and  two  daughters  were  born  to  Air.  and  Airs.  Hugh  A. 
AIcCreary,  namely:  John  L.,  of  this  review;  Alary  R.  married  John  A. 

Burris,  of  Klondyke ; Robert  C.,  of  Washington  township,  this  county;  James 
H.,  of  Byesville,  this  county.  These  children  were  l)y  Air.  AlcCreaiy's  first 
wife,  whose  death  occurred  in  April,  1884.  His  second  marriage  was  to 
Sarah  E.  AIcConnell,  daughter  of  Thomas  and  Lucy  (Smith)  AIcConnell,  of 
Center  township,  and  this  second  union  resulted  in  the  birth  of  the  following 
children:  Ethel  AI.,  single:  Walter  H. ; Thomas  H. ; Dwight,  deceased.  The 
father’s  death  occurred  in  Fehruar}^  1908.  He  was  a Democrat  in  politics 
and  a member  of  the  Presbyterian  church  and  active  in  the  work  of  the  same, 
and  he  was  highly  respected  by  all  who  knew  him. 

John  L.  AIcCreary  spent  his  youth  on  the  home  farm  and  assisted  in  the 
ordinary  work  about  the  place,  also  assisted  his  father  in  the  lumber  and 
timber  business,  which  was  for  a time  on  an  extensive  scale.  The  early  edu- 
cation of  the  son  was  in  the  district  schools  of  the  country,  and  later  he  was 


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a student  of  the  Northwestern  University  at  x\da,  Ohio,  for  one  year;  he 
sul)se(|uently  studied  at  iMuskingum  College  at  New  Concord,  Ohio,  com- 
pleting three  years'  work  in  two,  but  he  was  prevented  from  graduation  by 
sickness,  lieing  a student  in  the  classical  course.  After  leaving  college  he  was 
with  his  father  in  tlie  lumber  and  timber  business  and  their  operations  were 
extensive  for  some  time.  In  January,  1902,  he  engaged  in  the  mercantile 
Imsiness  at  Klondyke,  Guernsey  county,  which  he  conducted  until  February, 
1909,  when  be  sold  out  and  liought  the  interests  of  all  the  heirs  in  the  old 
home  farm  and  he  is  now  a farmer.  His  place  consists  of  two  hundred  and 
fifty  acres,  lying  in  a rich  section  of  Center  township,  and  no  better  place  for 
general  farming  purposes  is  to  be  found  in  the  county;  but  while  he  devotes 
his  attention  to  his  farm,  he  maintains  his  residence  in  Klondyke.  He  is  also 
a stockholder  and  vice-president  of  the  Guernsey  Oil  and  Gas  Company,  oper- 
ating in  this  county,  and  he  is  a stockholder  in  several  other  companies, 
and  was  one  of  the  promoters  of  the  Caml^ridge  and  Byesville  Driving  Park 
Association,  being  a director  in  this  company  for  a number  of  years.  He  is  a 
lover  of  good  stock,  and  everything  that  tends  to  general  progress  finds  in 
him  an  interested  advocate.  He  is  a business  man  of  extraordinary  acumen 
and  whatever  he  turns  his  attention  to  brings  gratifying  results.  He  is  a 
Democrat  in  politics  and  he  has  always  been  active  in  the  affairs  of  the  party 
and  public  matters.  He  has  served  as  a member  of  the  Democratic  county 
committee  for  several  years  and  he  has  been  a frecjuent  delegate  to  district, 
county  and  state  conventions.  In  1908  he  was  nominated  by  his  party  as  a 
meml^er  of  the  Legislature  from  Guernsey  county  and  at  the  following  elec- 
tion in  November  be  overcame  a normal  Republican  majority  in  the  county 
of  more  than  two  thousand  and  was  elected  by  a majority  of  eighty-two 
over  his  Republican  opponent.  This  is  certainly  a criterion  of  his  high  stand- 
ing in  this  county  and  of  his  genuine  worth.  As  a member  of  that  important 
body  he  served  on  the  important  committees  of  public  w^ays  and  turnpikes, 
public  printing,  and  tbe  Soldiers’  and  Sailors'  Home  at  Xenia.  He  made  a 
record  that  reflected  much  credit  upon  himself  and  to  the  satisfaction  of  his 
constitutents,  and  he  was  re-nominated  by  his  party  for  a second  term. 

Mr.  iMcCreary  was  married  on  December  25,  1903,  to  Elizabeth  Rigb}', 
daughter  of  William  and  Mary  (Moss)  Rigby,  of  Cambridge,  an  estimable 
English  family  who  came  to  America  some  twenty-five  years  ago  and  Mr. 
Rigbv  is  extensivelv  interested  in  coal  operating  mines.  To  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
McCreary  two  sons  ha^■e  been  born,  Hugh  R.  and  AVilliam  L. 

Fraternally,  Air.  AIcCreary  is  a member  of  Lore  City  Lodge  of  Inde- 
pendent Order  of  Odd  Fellows.  He  belongs  to  the  Presbyterian  church  and 


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his  wife  belongs  to  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church;  both  are  active  church 
and  Sunday  school  workers.  Mr.  McCreary  has  an  attractive  and  pleasant 
home,  neatly  kept  and  nicely  furnished ; standard  books  and  the  best  cur- 
rent literature  are  to  be  found  in  his  private  library  and  his  home  in  Kipling 
is  one  of  the  township’s  noted  centers  of  hospitality.  Personally  Mr.  Mc- 
Creary is  a gentleman  of  fine  address,  genial,  generous,  broad-minded  and  a 
good  mixer,  a man  eminently  worthy  of  the  high  esteem  in  which  he  is  uni- 
versally held. 


CHARLES  R.  AUSTIN,  M.  D. 

Among  the  prominent  and  successful  physicians  of  Guernsey  county  is 
Dr.  Charles  R.  Austin,  who  was  born  in  Dresden,  Ohio,  August  15,  1871. 
the  son  of  Dr.  D.  A.  and  Bethan}^  ( Springer)  Austin.  The  father,  who  was 
born  in  Clinton  county,  Ohio,  in  1822,  was  a successful  practitioner  and  con- 
tinued in  his  profession  until  about  1894.  He  was  a Quaker,  and  gained  c|uite 
a little  attention  as  an  Abolitionist,  being  a promoter  of  the  famous  “under- 
ground railway.”  He  died  two  years  after  his  retirement  from  active  prac- 
tice, in  the  month  of  April,  1896,  l)eing  survived  by  his  wife  for  several 
years,  she  having  died  at  Byesville,  Guernsey  county,  on  the  24th  of  July, 
1906.  She  was  a woman  of  beautiful  character,  and  an  active  worker  in 
the  Baptist  church,  of  which  she  was  a member.  There  are  now'  five  children 
living:  L.  L.  H..  Dr.  J.  S.,  Dr.  Charles  R.,  David  A.  and  Laura  Merriam 
Austin. 

Charles  R.  Austin  was  reared  in  the  tow'ii  of  his  birth,  and  there  re- 
ceived his  education,  having  graduated  from  the  Dresden  high  school  in  1888. 
In  the  fall  of  the  same  year  he  took  up  the  business  of  civil  engineering,  con- 
tinuing at  this  for  nearly  a year.  This  w'as  not  his  first  Imsiness  venture, 
how'ever,  for  rvhile  still  attending  school  he  had  worked  at  intervals  at  the 
printing  business.  He  had  also  taught  school  near  Dresden,  in  Muskingum 
tow'uship.  Not  being  satisfied  with  any  of  these  ventures,  he  decided  to 
follow'  in  his  father's  footsteps  and  to  that  end  entered  the  Medical  College 
of  Ohio,  at  Cincinnati,  from  which  he  w*as  graduated  in  1894,  the  same 
year  that  his  father  retired  from  the  practice.  He  began  the  practice  of  his 
profession  in  Nebraska,  wdiere  he  spent  three  months,  at  the  expiration  of 
which  time  he  returned  to  Byesville.  in  October,  1894.  and  has  since  l)een 
engaged  in  the  practice  of  his  profession  from  this  point. 

In  his  political  allegiance.  Doctor  Austin  is  a Republican  and  has  served 


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the  peo]4e  of  Guernsey  county  in  sundry  offices.  For  seven  years  he  was  a 
menilier  of  the  hoard  of  education  at  Byesville,  being  also  a clerk  of  the 
hoard  all  that  time,  \\diile  a member  of  this  board  he  did  much  for  the 
pulilic  school  system  of  the  county,  was  active  in  the  reorganization  of  the 
schools  and  was  instrumental  in.  and  largely  responsible  for,  their  advance- 
ment in  standing  from  the  third  to  first  grade.  April  8,  1907,  he  was  further 
honored  by  being  appointed  postmaster  of  Byesville,  and  was  chosen  his  own 
successor  in  December,  1907,  being  still  in  that  position  at  this  writing 
( 1910).  However,  liecause  of  the  heavy  demands  made  on  his  time  and 
energy  by  his  large  and  evergrowing  practice,  he  was  compelled  to  turn  the 
management  of  the  office  over  to  an  assistant  who  ably  conducts  the  office 
for  him.  In  common  with  the  majority  of  wide-awake,  enterprising  men,  he 
is  interested  in  fraternal  and  benevolent  organizations,  being  a member  of 
Cambridge  Lodge  No.  448,  Benevolent  and  Protective  Order  of  Elks,  and 
Red  Prince  Lodge  No.  250,  Knigbts  of  Pythias,  at  Byesville.  He  is  also  a 
member  of  the  Guernsey  County  Medical  Society,  of  which  he  is  ex-presi- 
dent. 

Doctor  Austin  was  happily  married  in  1901  to  Laura  Stewart,  of  Cam- 
bridge, a (laughter  of  AVilliam  and  Phoebe  (AlcPeek)  Stewart.  To  this  union 
two  children  have  been  born,  David  and  Emma  Alerriam. 

One  of  Doctor  Austin’s  ancestors,  his  father's  grand  uncle,  David  Wil- 
liams, gained  distinction  in  the  Revolutionary  war,  being  one  of  the  three 
who  captured  IMajor  Andre,  and  the  powder  horn  belonging  to  this  man  is 
now  a treasured  family  heirloom. 


WILLIAAl  T.  RAMSEY.  AI.  D. 

I'he  name  of  Dr.  William  T.  Ramsey  has  long  since  become  a household 
word  throughout  Guernsey  county,  where  he  has  practiced  his  profession  for 
more  than  a quarter  of  a century,  and  he  is  regarded  as  one  of  the  leading 
medical  men  of  eastern  Ohio,  keeping  abreast  of  the  times  in  all  matters  per- 
taining to  his  calling  and  broad-minded  and  conscientious  in  the  discharge  of 
his  professional  duties. 

Doctor  Ramsey  was  born  April  18,  1847,  ’'I  Frederick.  [Maryland,  and  he 
is  the  son  of  James  M.  and  Alary  Eleanor  Addison  (Tyler)  Ramsey.  His 
father  was  a lawyer  by  profession,  and  he  filled  the  responsible  position  of 
chief  clerk  to  the  first  comptroller  of  the  treasmy  for  several  years,  dying  in 


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the  service  at  the  early  age  of  thirty-nine  years.  He  was  a native  of  Gettys- 
hurg,  Pennsyh^ania,  and  his  wife  was  l)orn  in  Frederick,  iMaryland.  Her 
death  occurred  about  thirty  years  ago  in  HHshington,  D.  C. 

Doctor  Ramsey  was  educated  at  the  academy  at  Frederick  and  while  yet 
a mere  lad  he  entered  the  commissary  department  of  the  Union  army  during 
the  Civil  war,  and  remained  in  the  same  until  September,  1865,  when  he  was 
transferred  to  the  commissary-general's  office  in  Washington  and  remained 
there  until  1869.  Then  he  entered  the  commissary  department  of  the  army 
located  at  HHshington,  D.  C.,  and  while  in  this  sendee  studied  medicine  at 
Columbian  College,  in  that  city,  having  been  graduated  from  this  institution 
in  1871.  He  resigned  from  the  commissary  department  in  1873,  leaving  the 
service  to  begin  the  practice  of  medicine.  He  was  at  Providence  Hospital  in 
HTshington,  D.  C.,  until  1879.  In  1880  he  received  an  appointment  as  sur- 
geon with  the  Pacific  IMail  Steamship  Company  and  remained  in  the  same  one 
year.  He  came  to  Washington,  Guernsey  count}',  Ohio,  in  1881  and  began 
the  ]iractice  of  his  profession  there,  and  in  April,  1883,  he  came  to  Cambridge 
and  has  been  here  ever  since.  He  has  enjoyed  a large  practice  from  the  first 
and  his  reputation  has  far  transcended  the  limits  of  Guernsey  countv.  He  is 
kept  very  busy  as  a general  practitioner  and  won  an  envied  reputation  in  a 
community  long  noted  for  the  high  order  of  its  medical  talent. 

Doctor  Ramse}'  was  married  on  January  2.  1884,  to  iMartha  Isabelle 
Lawrence,  daughter  of  William  A.  and  JMary  (Moore)  Lawrence.  Her  father 
was  a prominent  citizen  and  served  as  county  treasurer  for  four  years.  At 
the  time  of  his  death,  in  December,  1879,  he  was  cashier  of  the  Guernsey 
National  Bank.  His  wife  died  the  following  month,  January,  1880.  To  Dr. 
and  Mrs.  Ramsey  two  children  have  been  born,  William  L.,  deceased,  and 
James  M.,  now  with  the  National  Coal  Compau}'  of  Cambridge. 

Politically,  Doctor  Ramsey  is  a Democrat,  and  he  has  always  been  active 
in  public  affairs  and  during  two  terms  of  President  Cleveland's  administration 
he  was  a member  of  the  board  of  pension  examiners.  In  1907  he  was  ap- 
pointed health  oflicer  of  Cambridge  and  is  still  serving  very  acceptably  in  that 
capacity.  He  is  a member  of  the  state  and  county  medical  societies,  and  he 
was  for  some  time  president  of  the  latter.  He  is  a member  of  the  Masonic 
order  and  is  a Knight  Templar  and  a thirty-second-degree  IMason.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Ohio  Consistory  at  Cincinnati  and  he  has  filled  most  of  the 
offices  of  the  order.  He  is  active  in  lodge  matters.  Doctor  Ramsey,  wife 
and  son  are  members  of  the  Episcopal  church  and  active  church  workers, — 
in  fact  Mrs.  Ramsev  is  an  active  worker  in  all  church  and  charitable  circles, 
and,  like  the  Doctor,  she  is  held  in  high  favor  in  a wide  circle  of  friends. 

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'riie  l)oct(jr's  sterling  old  grandfather,  Samuel  RainscY,  was  reared  on  a 
farm,  the  one  adjacent  to  that  of  President  James  Buchanan  near  Lancaster, 
PcnnsyKaniti.  d'hey  attended  school  together  and  graduated  from  Dickdnson 
College  at  Carlisle,  Pennsyh'ania,  in  the  same  class,  studied  law  together  and 
were  admitted  to  the  har  at  the  same  time. 


ROBERT  STEELE  EORBES,  M.  D. 

ddiere  is  much  in  the  life  record  of  the  late  Dr.  Robert  Steele  Eorhes 
worthy  of  commendation  and  admiration.  Like  many  other  brainy,  ener- 
getic citizens  of  Cuernsey  county,  he  did  not  wait  for  a specially  brilliant 
opening.  Indeed,  he  could  not  wait,  for  his  natural  industry  would  not  per- 
mit him  to  do  so.  In  his  early  youth  he  gace  evidence  of  the  possession  of 
traits  of  character  which  made  his  life  exceptionally  successful  and  he  be- 
came one  of  the  county's  foremost  and  successful  citizens,  especially  at  Byes- 
\dlle,  his  late  home. 

Robert  S.  Eorhes  was  horn  on  Octolier  q,  1833,  near  Middleton,  Guern- 
.sey  county.  Ohio,  and  he  was  summoned  to  close  his  earthly  career  on 
July  2,  1898.  at  the  age  of  sixty-eight  years,  six  months  and  seven  days.  He 
was  the  son  of  Boyd  and  Martha  Eorhes,  the  father  having  been  a native  of 
Ireland,  from  which  country  he  emigrated  to  America  in  an  early  day.  Doc- 
tor Eorhes  spent  his  boyhood  on  a farm  and  when  seventeen  years  of  age 
began  teaching  school,  having  received  a good  education  in  the  schools  of 
his  native  community,  being  an  ardent  student  from  the  start.  But  being 
inclined  to  the  medical  profession,  he  gave  up  teaching  and  began  the  study 
of  medicine  with  Doctor  George,  of  Middleton,  after  which  he  attended 
medical  college  at  Columbus,  Ohio.  Before  completing  his  course  there  he 
came  to  Bvesville  and  took  up  the  practice  of  his  profession,  which  he  con- 
tinued for  several  years,  then  returned  to  Columbus  and  was  graduated  from 
the  institution  there  with  honors.  He  then  resumed  his  practice  at  Byes- 
ville,  hut  not  long  afterwards  went  to  Kingston,  Ross  countju  where  he 
remained  in  the  practice  of  his  profession  for  a period  of  six  years.  He  was 
also  part  owner  of  a drug  store  there  and  was  very  successful;  but  he  moved 
hack  to  his  old  home  at  Byesville. 

On  April  I,  1863.  Doctor  Eorhes  was  married  to  Malinda  Mdlson,  sis- 
ter of  H.  H.  Wdlson,  to  whose  sketch,  appearing  on  another  page  of  this 
work,  the  reader  is  respectfully  referred  for  the  family  history  of  Mrs. 


GUERNSEY  COUNTY,  OHIO. 


Forbes.  She  was  born  about  a mile  from  ByesYille.  where  she  was  reared 
and  educated,  remaining  there  until  her  marriage,  then  went  to  housekeep- 
ing in  the  house  where  she  now  resides.  She  is  a woman  of  many  estimable 
traits,  hospitable,  generous  and,  like  her  lamented  husband,  has  a host  of 
warm  personal  friends. 

Doctor  Forbes  was  a member  of  the  IMethodist  Episcopal  church  and  he 
belonged  to  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows.  He  was  a patriotic 
man,  and  during  the  great  struggle  between  North  and  South  in  the  early 
sixties  he  followed  the  flag  of  the  National  F'nion.  becoming  first  lieutenant 
in  Company  E,  under  Captain  Ferguson,  of  Cambridge.  While  in  the  ser- 
A'ice  he  was  stricken  with  paralysis  and  he  never  fully  recovered  the  full  use 
of  his  right  arm,  but  he  grew  worse  later  in  life.  Politically,  he  was  a 
Democrat  and  was  outspoken  in  support  of  his  party’s  principles,  even  in  the 
army,  where  those  who  differed  from  him  were  in  the  great  majority  and 
to  speak  too  freely  was  sometimes  dangerous.  He  was  a man  who  was 
fond  of  home,  and  he  was  seldom  away  except  when  out  professionally.  He 
enjoyed  a large  practice  both  at  Byesville  and  this  entire  vicinity,  and  he  kept 
abreast  of  the  times  in  all  matters  pertaining  to  his  profession.  While  at 
other  places.  In  fact,  his  work  was  so  strenuous  there  that  he  was  not  physi- 
cally able  to  bear  it  all,  so  he  gave  it  up  and  came  back  to  his  aid  home  com- 
munit}v  During  the  last  seven  years  of  his  life  he  was  unable  to  practice 
on  account  of  the  paralysis  that  was  gradually  mastering  him.  He  was  a man 
with  a high  sense  of  honor  and  was  popular  wherever  he  was  known.  Since 
his  death  Mrs.  Forbes  has  continued  to  reside  on  the  old  homestead. 


ARCHIBALD  L.  BLACK. 

From  the  far-famed  and  beautiful  land  of  Bruce  and  Burns,  the  blue- 
bell and  the  heather,  from  which  so  many  of  our  sterling  emigrants  have 
come,  Archibald  L.  Black,  well  known  in  mining  circles  in  tbe  vicinity  of 
Trail  Run.  Jackson  township,  Guernsey  county,  has  migrated  and  become  a 
loyal  and  popular  citizen,  for  in  his  makeup  are  many  of  the  strong  and 
admirable  traits  of  the  typical  Scotchman.  His  birth  occurred  on  July  17. 
i'865,  Ayreshire,  Scotland,  and  he  was  brought  to  our  shores  when  eight 
years  old.  He  is  the  son  of  James  and  Agnes  Black.  The  family  had  prev- 
iously resided  in  America,  before  i860.  Five  uncles  of  the  subject,  on  the 
paternal  side,  fought  in  the  L^nion  army  during  the  Civil  war.  The  oldest. 


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Capt.  (Jeorge  Clack,  was  killed  in  liattle.  James  Black  took  care  of  the  fami- 
lies of  the  hve  brothers.  Four  of  them  died  during  the  war.  only  one  return- 
ing home.  Three  of  them  had  previously  been  in  the  British  army,  one  hav- 
ing served  in  the  West  Indies.  In  i86i,  the  father,  James  Black,  took  the 
family  back  to  Scotland.  The  family  were  all  goldsmiths  and  glass-cut- 
ters and  some  of  them  lost  their  money  in  the  banks  during  the  war.  The 
family  returned  to  the  United  States  about  1873  and  located  at  Mansheld, 
now  Carnegie,  near  Pittsburg,  Pennsylvania,  where  James  Black  had  lived 
before  the  Civil  war.  He  owned  a large  portion  of  the  land  on  which  the 
town  of  Carnegie  stands.  He  lost  heavily  during  the  panic  of  1873,  ^^^o 
in  1883.  when  the  hanks  in  Pittsburg  failed, — in  fact  he  was  hnancially 
ruined,  losing  all  his  property.  He  was  a man  of  excellent  liusiness  ability  and 
accumulated  a large  conpietency.  He  and  his  wife  died  in  Illinois. 

Archibald  L.  Black  is  one  of  a family  of  nine  children,  seven  boys  and 
two  girls.  As  the  hoys  became  of  projier  age  they  began  supporting  them- 
selves by  working  out,  the  subject  going  into  the  mines  first  when  only 
eleven  years  old.  This  training  was  somewhat  hard  for  the  youngsters,  but 
made  men  out  of  them  and  taught  them  many  r-aluable  lessons  that  have 
been  of  much  subsec|uent  value  to  them.  Archibald  L.  has  followed  mining 
all  his  life.  He  worked  in  various  localities,  part  of  the  time  in  the  AVest. 
He  was  married  in  1885  to  Mary  Hanson,  of  Pittsburg,  daughter  of  AVil- 
liam  and  Elizabeth  Hanson,  and  to  this  union  three  children  were  born, 
Alfred  AAhlliam,  Agnes  Irene  and  Eva  Mary. 

Mr.  Black  moved  to  Guernsey  county,  Ohio,  in  1908.  He  had  been 
superintendent  of  mines  in  various  places  for  nearly  twenty  years  before  com- 
ing here,  especially  in  the  vicinity  of  Pittsburg',  which  is  still  the  family 
home,  many  of  the  Blacks  still  living  there.  He  was  brought  here  for  the 
purpose  of  assuming  the  duties  of  superintendent  of  Trail  Run  mine  No.  2, 
in  the  southeastern  part  of  Jackson  township.  He  now  has  under  his  control 
two  hundred  and  sixty  men,  whom  he  handles  in  such  a manner  as  to  get  the 
greatest  results  and  at  the  same  time  retain  their  good  will.  He  is  well  abreast 
of  the  times  in  all  matters  pertaining  to  his  line  of  work,  and  is  a man  of 
much  ability  and  commendalrle  traits. 

Politically,  Mr.  Black  is  a Repulilican  and  takes  an  actir'e  interest  in 
party  affairs,  though  he  is  no  office  seeker.  He  is  a member  of  the  Inde- 
]iendent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  at  Madrid,  New  Mexico,  the  subordinate 
lodge  and  the  encampment  at  Santa  Fe,  having  been  superintendent  of  a mine 
there  four  years.  He  is  also  a member  of  the  Knights  of  Pythias  at  Byes- 
ville,  and  he  belonged  to  a lodge  at  Pittsburg  for  about  twenty  years.  He  is 


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also  a member  of  the  BeneYolent  and  Protectire  Order  of  Elks,  at  Connells- 
ville,  Pennsylvania,  and  he  and  Mrs.  Black  belong  to  the  Presbyterian  church. 

Mr.  Black's  record  as  a mine  superintendent  is  second  to  none  and 
proYes  that  he  is  a man  of  much  native  ability.  He  was  the  youngest  mine 
superintendent  the  Santa  Fe  had,  having  become  superintendent  there  before 
he  was  twenty-fi^■e  years  of  age. 


WILLIAM  ALOXZO  HUNT. 

One  of  the  successful  business  men  of  the  younger  generation  of  Cam- 
bridge and  one  of  the  representative  citizens  of  Guernsey  county  is  William 
Alonzo  Hunt,  who  has  been  successful  in  whatever  he  has  turned  his  atten- 
tion to  because  he  is  endowed  with  proper  business  principles  and  is  per- 
sistent in  whatever  he  undertakes.  By  a life  consistent  in  motive  and  because 
of  his  many  fine  equalities,  he  has  earned  the  sincere  regard  of  all  who  know 
him  and  his  success  bespeaks  for  him  continued  advancements  and  a higher 
plane  of  usefulness  in  the  industrial  world. 

Mr.  Hunt  was  born  on  October  19,  1872,  near  Fairview,  Guernsey 
county,  and  he  is  the  son  of  Andrew  Jackson  and  Margaret  (Stevens)  Hunt. 
The  father  was  born  in  Washington  county,  Pennsylvania,  May  28,  1832, 
and  he  was  the  son  of  John  and  Sarah  Hunt.  When  he  was  five  years  old 
they  moved  to  Londonderiy  township,  this  county.  Andrew  J.  Hunt  was  one 
of  fourteen  children  and  he  spent  most  of  his  life  in  Londonderry  town- 
ship. coming  in  later  life  to  A\’ills  township  and  finally  to  Cambridge,  where 
his  death  occurred  on  May  31,  1899:  his  widow  is  still  living  in  Cambridge. 
Nora  Hunt  married  Steven  Decker,  of  AAHshington  township;  James  L; 
Clara  is  the  widow  of  H.  F.  Claggett,  deceased:  George  S. ; AAulliani  A.,  of 
this  review:  Andrew  J..  Jr.:  Mrs.  Ettie  E.  Sheer,  who  died  July  29,  1909: 
Dulcie  kl.,  wife  of  Frank  J.  AA’ilkin:  Henry  and  Alary  died  in  infancy.  An- 
drew J.  Hunt  was  a soldier  in  the  Civil  war.  having  enlisted  in  Company 
H,  One  Hundred  and  Eighty-fifth  Ohio  A^olunteer  Infantry,  under  Capt. 
J.  G.  Bell,  and  he  was  an  excellent  soldier,  serving  until  the  close  of  the  war. 

AAhlliam  A.  Hunt,  of  this  re\'iew,  grew  up  on  the  farm  in  Londonderry 
township,  where  he  assisted  with  the  general  work.  He  enjoyed  the  ad\-an- 
tages  of  a liberal  education,  having  attended  the  common  schools  of  his  com- 
munity and  later  the  college  at  Scio,  and  was  graduated  from  the  Ohio  North- 
ern University  in  1897,  taking  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Science.  During 


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GUERNSEY  COUNTY,  OHIO. 


liis  college  day.s  he  had  liegun  teaching  in  1890  in  the  pulilic  schools  of  Guern- 
seY  comity  and  for  a period  of  seventeen  years  he  continued  to  teach,  becom- 
ing one  of  the  liest  known  and  popular  educators  of  the  county.  He  'rvas 
superintendent  of  schools  at  Pleasant  City;  about  1899  he  was  appointed  prin- 
cipal of  the  South  Side  school  iu  Cambridge,  wdiich  position  he  continued 
to  hold  for  a period  of  eight  years,  being  popular  with  both  pupil  and  pa- 
tron. He  is  lioth  an  instructor  and  entertainer  in  the  school  room  and  his 
services  were  always  in  great  demand.  He  kept  fully  abreast  of  the  times 
in  all  matters  pertaining  to  his  profession  and  never  allowed  himself  to 
grow  narrow  or  pedantic,  like  so  many  of  his  colleagues  are  prone  to  do. 

h'inallv  tiring  of  the  school  room,  Mr.  Hunt  entered  the  real  estate  busi- 
ness. buying  vacant  tracts  of  land,  platting  and  selling  them  on  easy  payments, 
lie  has  been  very  successful  in  this  line  of  endea\’or  and  has  developed  three 
different  additions  to  Camliridge,  Hunt’s  addition  consisting  of  sixty  lots; 
next  was  the  John  M.  Ogier  addition  of  twenty-four  lots,  rvhich  had  already 
been  platted  and  one  lot  sold;  the  third  was  Orchard  Grove  addition,  con- 
sisting of  fifty-five  lots.  He  has  also  handled  a number  of  other  small  tracts, 
building  on  them  and  selling  the  houses.  He  has  been  instrumental  in  build- 
ing more  homes  in  Cambridge  than  any  other  man  and  he  has  done  much 
to  develop  the  city  in  wdfich  he  takes  a great  pride  and  he  ever  stands  ready 
to  assist  in  any  worthy  movement  looking  to  the  upbuilding  and  general 
good  of  the  same. 

In  1909  he  liought  the  Oliver  & Shawher  Planing  Mill,  which  he  tore 
down  and  moved  the  machinery  to  the  Crossing  Machine  Works  on  Wood- 
lawn  avenue,  Cambridge,  and  he  has  made  an  up-to-date,  modern  and  well 
equipped  mill  of  it,  which  has  been  a successful  venture. 

Politically,  Mr.  Hunt  is  a Republican  and  he  takes  much  more  than  a 
passing  interest  in  puldic  matters.  He  was  elected  a member  of  the  city 
council  of  Camliridge  in  the  fall  of  1908  and  served  two  years  in  a very 
acceptable  manner.  Fraternally,  he  is  a member  of  the  Knights  of  Pythias. 

Mr.  Hunt  was  married  on  August  10,  1898,  to  Bertha  Ford,  one  of  his 
former  pupils  at  College  Hill  school.  She  is  a young  lady  of  talent  and  cul- 
ture. She  was  liorn  near  Cambridge  and  is  the  daughter  of  James  P.  and 
Isaljelle  ( LePage ) Ford.  Her  parents  were  both  born  and  reared  near  Cam- 
bridge, each  representing  excellent  old  families,  her  mother  being  the  daughter 
of  Thomas  LePage,  wdiose  parents  came  from  the  isle  of  Guernsey  in  the 
early  days.  The  Ford  family  was  also  early  settlers  in  Guernsey  county. 

d'wo  sons  have  been  born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hunt,  Robert  and  William. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hunt  are  members  of  the  Methodist  Protestant  church. 


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Air.  Hunt  is  regarded  as  one  of  the  leading  men  of  Cambridge,  popular, 
obliging,  public-spirited,  honest  and  upright  in  all  his  dealings  with  the  public 
and  of  pleasing  address,  winning  friends  wherever  he  goes  and  always  re- 
taining their  esteem,  and  he  and  his  wife  are  admired  by  a wide  circle  of  ac- 
quaintances for  their  congeniality  and  many  praiseworthy  attributes. 


ROBERT  HENRY  ATKINS. 

The  name  of  the  late  Robert  Henry  Atkins  will  long  be  remembered  by 
the  people  of  Guernsey  county,  for  it  is  a name  that  was  ever  associated  with 
the  material,  civic  and  social  progress  of  the  community.  No  aspersions  can 
be  made  on  any  action  of  his  during  an  extended  pilgrimage  here,  and  for  a 
half  century  he  was  one  of  the  leading  business  men  and  representative  citi- 
zens of  Cambridge.  He  was  a man  of  the  highest  ideals,  straightforward  in 
all  his  business  transactions  and  a man  of  splendid  address.  • 

Mr.  Atkins  was  a fine  type  of  the  genteel  Southern  gentleman  of  the  old 
school,  his  birth  having  occurred  in  Orange  county,  Virginia,  November  29, 
1829,  and,  although  he  spent  the  major  part  of  his  life  in  the  Buckeye  state, 
having  come  to  Guernsey  county  with  his  parents  when  ten  years  of  age,  he 
evinced  traits  of  the  cultured  and  hospitable  son  of  the  Old  Dominion  all  his 
life.  With  the  exception  of  a year  or  two  spent  in  Washington  City,  he  spent 
his  life  in  the  city  of  Cambridge,  receiving  his  education  in  the  local  schools 
and  starting  in  business  here  when  a young  man.  He  was  married  in  Janu- 
aiy,  1852,  to  Martha  A.  Hyatt,  daughter  of  Noah  Hyatt,  another  prominent 
early  family,  a record  of  whom  appears  in  this  volume.  To  Air.  and  Airs. 
Atkins  nine  children  were  born,  of  whom  five  are  living,  as  follows:  Bertha, 
wife  of  AI.  R.  Patterson,  of  Columbus:  Alaley  AT,  wife  of  S.  AT  Burgess, 
of  Cambridge:  Rose  R.,  wife  of  A.  J.  AIcCullough,  of  Ashland,  Kentucky; 
Robert  Noah,  jeweler  of  Cambridge,  whose  sketch  appears  herein:  James 
Henry,  also  of  Cambridge. 

In  very  early  life  Robert  H.  Atkins  engaged  in  the  mercantile  business. 
He  maintained  the  first  book  store  in  Cambridge  and  in  1862  embarked  in 
what  was  from  that  time  the  occupation  of  his  life,  the  jewelry  business. 
From  an  humble  beginning  he  forged  his  way  to  the  front  in  due  course  of 
time,  by  industry,  honest  dealing  and  close  application,  with  the  unfiagging 
aid  and  encouragement  of  his  estimable  wife,  building  np  one  of  the  largest 
as  well  as  one  of  the  most  reliable  jewelry  establishments  in  this  part  of 


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Ollio,  this  store  l)eing  twice  as  old  as  any  other  jewelry  establishment  in  Cam- 
bridge. He  always  carried  a neat  and  well  selected  stock  and  his  repair  de- 
])artment  was  considered  second  to  none  in  the  country. 

'Hie  death  of  this  estimable  citizen  occurred  on  March  7,  1892,  after  an 
illness  of  several  months.  His  kind  and  genial  manners  brought  to  him  both 
old  and  young  as  patrons.  W'hile  he  was  in  no  sense  of  the  wmrd  a politician, 
he  was  always  in  accord  with  the  principles  of  Democracy,  and,  though  loving 
the  retirement  of  home,  he  never  neglected  to  exercise  his  just  prerogative  as 
a citizen.  He  became  a member  of  the  Presbyterian  church  in  January,  1870, 
and  he  was  a useful  and  inhuential  memher  as  long  as  he  lived,  regular  in  his 
attendance  and  liberal  in  its  support.  He  was  treasurer  of  the  local  church 
for  many  years.  He  was  a good  and  useful  man  against  whom  no  word  of 
unkindness  could  be  uttered,  for  to  know  him  w-a.s  to  admire,  revere  and  re- 
spect him. 

After  his  death,  ]\Irs.  Atkins  continued  the  business  for  about  fifteen 
years,  showing  herself  a woman  of  unusual  ability  in  business  affairs.  She 
still  makes  her  home  in  Cambridge,  and,  like  her  esteemed  husband  before 
her,  is  highly  regarded  by  a wide  circle  of  warm  personal  friends. 


GEORGE  McClelland  secrest. 

Success  has  attended  the  eft'orts  of  George  McClelland  Secrest,  one  of 
the  best  known  agriculturists  of  Valley  township,  Guernsey  county,  because 
he  has  worked  persistently  for  it  along  legitimate  lines  and  has  never  de- 
pended upon  anyone  else  to  do  either  his  work  or  his  planning.  He  comes 
from  one  of  the  old  and  excellent  families  of  this  county,  and  he  was  born 
on  his  father's  farm,  just  east  of  the  town  of  Hartford,  in  1864,  and  there 
he  grew  to  maturity,  assisting  with  the  general  work  about  the  place  as  soon 
as  he  was  old  enough,  attending  the  neighboring  schools  during  the  winter 
months,  and  he  has  made  farming  his  chief  life  work,  being  very  successful 
in  all  its  ])hases.  He  is  the  son  of  Mh’lliam  and  Mary  C.  (Buckley)  Secrest,  a 
record  of  whose  lives  is  to  lie  found  in  this  Avork. 

On  December  9,  1887,  George  M.  Secrest  was  married  to  Maggie 
Txiughlin,  daughter  of  Janies  and  Mary  (Secrest)  Laughlin,  of  Pleasant 
Citv,  this  county,  whose  sketches  also  apjiear  in  this  volume.  She  was  born 
near  Chaswith.  Noble  county,  of  an  excellent  family,  well  known  and  highly 


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respected  there.  She  remained  at  her  parental  fireside  during  her  girlhood 
days  and  attended  the  neighboring  schools. 

After  his  marriage  George  AI.  Secrest  lived  on  his  father’s  farm,  east 
of  Hartford,  in  fact  he  has  made  it  his  place  of  abode  ever  since,  and  has 
kept  the  old  place  well  improved  and  under  a high  state  of  cultivation,  tilling 
the  soil  in  a manner  that  has  caused  it  to  retain  its  original  fertility.  He  has 
kept  the  dwelling,  outbuildings  and  fences  in  good  repair  and  has  one  of  the 
choice  farms  of  the  township,  having  been  very  successful  not  only  as  a gen- 
eral farmer,  but  also  as  a raiser  of  stock.  He  has  complete  management  of 
the  farm  since  his  father  became  advanced  in  age.  In  connection  with  fann- 
ing, he  ran  a saw-mill  very  successfully  a few  years. 

Mr.  Secrest  has  ever  taken  an  abiding  interest  in  county  affairs,  being  a 
loyal  Democrat,  and  he  has  very  acceptably  served  his  township  as  trustee  for 
two  terms.  He  and  his  wife  belong  to  the  Lutheran  church  in  Hartford. 
Their  union  has  been  blessed  by  the  birth  of  three  children,  MAite  L.,  Guy 
William  and  Ralph  James. 


ROLAND  S.  FRAME. 

A well  known  citizen  of  Washington,  \\hlls  township,  Guernsey  count}', 
is  Roland  S.  Frame,  who  was  born  December  23,  1844,  three  miles  east  of 
the  town  of  Washington.  He  is  the  son  of  Thomas  and  Esther  (St.  Clair) 
Erame.  The  father  was  horn  in  Guernsey  county  and  the  mother  in  Belmont 
county,  near  St.  Clairsville,  and  she  came  to  Guernsey  county  with  her  par- 
ents when  a child.  Grandfather  Closes  Frame  came  to  Guernsey  county  from 
Fayette  county,  Pennsylvania,  with  his  parents,  Thomas  Frame  and  wife, 
about  1812  and  settled  in  Whlls  township.  There  came  with  him  six  broth- 
ers and  their  families.  Whlliam,  Jacob,  David,  John,  James  and  Thomas,  all 
settling  in  the  same  locality,  and  entered  large  tracts  of  land.  This  familv 
is  of  Irish  descent.  George  Frame  escaped  from  the  persecutors,  during 
the  famous  persecution  in  Ireland,  all  members  of  his  family  being  killed  ex- 
cept himself  and  two  children,  and  even  he  was  left  for  dead  after  an 
attack  on  the  people  of  his  vicinity,  but  he  recovered  and  escaped.  From  him 
descended  the  present  Frame  family  and  their  immediate  predecessors.  Thom- 
as Frame,  father  of  the  subject,  was  formerly  a fruit  grower  and  when  the 
improved  farming  machinery  first  came  to  be  generally  used  he  began  selling 
farming  machinery,  selling  the  first  reapers  and  mowers  brought  into  this 


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locality.  1 le  was  a progressive  and  prosperous  man  and  active  in  public  life, 
but  was  not  an  office  seeker,  though  he  filled  many  appointed  positions.  He 
was  a Republican.  He  was  a man  of  clean,  upright  character,  a devout 
Presbyterian  for  many  years.  His  death  occurred  in  September.  1873, 
his  widow  is  also  deceased,  both  being  Iniried  in  tbe  cemetery  at  Washington. 
Their  ancestors,  many  of  them,  were  soldiers  in  the  war  of  1812  and  other 
wars.  Seven  children  constituted  the  family  of  Thomas  Frame  and  wife, 
namely:  Roland  S.,  of  this  review:  Sebastian  C.,  Tyrannus  B.,  Alonzo  P., 

Ottis  1)..  Cornelius  A.,  Maiy\'  X.  (deceased).  Besides  the  subject,  all  died 
several  years  ago  but  Alonzo  P.  and  Ottis  D. 

Roland  S.  Frame  spent  his  v'onth  on  the  home  farm  and  received  his 
early  education  in  the  common  schools,  also  attended  select  schools  in  Cam- 
bridge, and  he  liegan  teaching  school  when  only  sixteen  years  of  age,  in  the 
district  schools,  later  at  Senecaville,  and  was  at  one  time  superintendent  of 
the  schools  at  Abashington  for  three  years.  He  was  very  successful  as  a 
teacher,  but  gave  up  tin’s  line  of  work  to, enter  the  mercantile  life,  which 
he  has  continued  to  the  present  time,  having  opened  his  first  store  in  1874. 
He  has  became  widely  known  as  a hardware  and  implement  dealer,  also 
handles  builders’  sujiplies  and  other  lines.  He  has  a large  business.  He  also 
had  farming  interests  for  many  years,  but  has  sold  his  lands  and  invested  in 
Columbus  and  Chicago  manufacturing  concerns. 

Mr.  l^rame  was  married  on  December  19,  1864,  to  Isabelle  L.  Lowry, 
daughter  of  Elijah  and  Mary  (Richey)  Lowry,  of  Wills  township,  an  early 
pioneer  family  and  prominent  in  business,  church  and  social  life.  To  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Frame  the  following  children  have  been  born:  Clare  L.,  a dentist 

of  Chicago  and  organizer  of  the  Frame  Dental  Supply  Company;  Minnie, 
now  Mrs.  Charles  Thonpison,  of  Wills  township:  Gertrude,  deceased:  Rolla 
St.  Clair,  a civil  engineer  with  the  Pennsylvania  Railroad  Company,  located 
at  Pittslinrg:  Alabel  F.,  now  Mrs.  Dr.  J.  H.  McCreary,  of  Byesville,  Ohio. 

Politicallv  Mr.  Frame  is  a Republican,  but  independent  in  local  affairs, 
is  active  in  the  party  and  has  filled  various  positions  of  responsibilityv  He 
was  the  first  Republican  clerk  elected  in  Wills  townsbip,  in  1876,  serving- 
in  that  capacity  several  years.  He  was  a member  of  the  school  board  of 
Washington  for  aliout  twenty  years.  He  was  county  school  examiner  for  a 
])eriod  of  nine  years.  In  1879  he  was  elected  as  the  representative  from 
Guernsev  county  in  the  Ohio  Legislature,  on  the  Repulilican  ticket,  serving 
two  terms  in  a most  commendable  manner.  He  had  a place  on  many  impor- 
tant committees.  He  has  always  been  a temperance  advocate  and  worker. 


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He  and  his  family  are  members  of  the  Presbyterian  church,  he  being  an  elder 
in  the  same  and  is  a Sunday  school  worker,  and  has  been  superintendent  for 
more  than  twenty-hue  years. 


WILLIAM  SECREST. 

One  of  the  grand  old  men  of  Valley  township  is  William  Secrest,  whose 
long  and  useful  life  has  been  spent  in  his  home  community,  where  he  has 
labored  to  goodly  ends,  not  only  for  himself  and  family,  but  also  for  his 
neighbors  and  the  general  public,  and  now  that  the  twilight  of  his  age  has 
begun  to  envelop  him  he  can  look  backward  over  a well  spent  life  and  for- 
ward to  a glorious  inheritance. 

Mr.  Secrest  was  born  a short  distance  east  of  Hartford,  this  township, 
February  6,  1828,  and  he  is  the  seventh  child  of  a family  of  nine  children 
born  to  Henry  and  Elizabeth  ( Spaid ) Secrest.  Henry  Secrest  was  born 
August  18,  1785,  in  southern  Pennsylvania  and  he  moved  intO'  Virginia  early 
in  life,  where  he  married  Elizabeth  Spaid.  She  was  the  daughter  of  George 
Spaid  and  wife  and  was  born  in  Virginia  on  July  22,  1790.  Her  father  had 
been  a Hessian  soldier,  brought  to  this  country  by  the  British  during  the 
Revolutionary  war  to  fight  in  the  Continental  army.  He  was  captured  at  the 
battle  of  Trenton  and  was  taken  to  Virginia,  where  he  and  a number  of  his 
comrades  were  colonized,  and  he  remained  there  and  married.  Three  chil- 
dren were  born  to  Henry  Secrest  and  wife  while  living  in  Virginia,  John, 
Abram  and  George  \\7  This  sterling  family  emigrated  to  Guernsey  county, 
Ohio,  probably  as  early  as  1820,  and  Henry  Secrest  entered  a tract  of  land 
south  of  where  the  town  of  Hartford  now  stands,  becoming  the  owner  of  two 
hundred  and  twenty-eight  acres,  which  he  brought  up  to  a high  state  of  im- 
provement, having  begun  life  in  typical  pioneer  fashion,  when  the  countiy 
was  covered  with  vast  native  woods  through  which  roamed  wild  beasts,  and 
even  the  foot  prints  of  the  red  men  had  not  been  obliterated  from  the  soil. 
He  became  prosperous  and  owned  considerable  land  in  addition  to  his  home 
farm,  and  he  played  an  important  role  in  the  early  development  of  this  sec- 
tion of  the  country.  After  coming  here  six  other  children  were  born  into 
his  family,  namely:  hlichael,  Frederick,  IMartha,  William,  of  this  review; 

Elizabeth  and  Valentine. 

William  Secrest  grew  to  maturity  on  his  father's  farm,  which  he  helped 
develop,  and  he  has  lived  to  see  this  vicinity  grow  from  the  wilderness  to 


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its  present  tliri\'ing  condition,  having  taken  a prominent  part  in  the  same,  and 
it  is,  indeed,  interesting  to  hear  him  recount  reminiscences  of  the  early  days 
here. 

On  Se])tember  6,  1854,  Mr.  Secrest  was  married  to  Mary  C.  Buckley,  a 
native  of  Xohle  county,  Ohio,  and  the  daughter  of  John  Buckley  and  wife. 
Seven  children  were  horn  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Secrest,  namely : Noah  E.  is  men- 
tioned elsewhere  in  this  work ; Abram  lives  in  Senecaville ; Violet  L.  married 
O.  F llawes,  and  died  in  February,  1909:  Otis  D.  lived  in  Newark  until  his 
death,  Octolier  15,  1904:  Emma  L.  married  Charles  Scott  and  lives  between 
Hartford  and  Byesville  in  the  north  edge  of  Valley  township;  George  Mc- 
Clelland, who  is  mentioned  elsewhere  in  this  work,  lives  on  the  home  place 
near  Hartford:  James  W,  lives  northeast  of  Hartford,  where  he  has  a small 
farm. 

The  death  of  the  mother  of  these  children  occurred  on  December  13, 
1904.  She  was  an  excellent  woman,  a member  of  the  Lutheran  church  at 
Hartford,  of  whicli  her  husband  is  still  a faithful  member, 

^^'illiam  Secrest  still  lives  on  his  fine  farm  of  two  hundred  and  twenty- 
eight  acres,  east  of  Hartford,  which  is  one  of  the  most  desirable  places  in 
the  township.  He  has  kept  it  in  splendid  condition  and  has  been  very  suc- 
cessful as  a farmer  and  stockman.  This  place  has  been  in  the  Secrest  fam- 
ilv  ever  since  it  was  secured  from  the  government,  only  one  deed  having 
been  made  to  it, 

William  Secrest  has  very  ably  served  his  township  in  various  public 
capacities,  such  as  assessor  for  several  years  and  as  trustee  several  terms, 
1 le  is  a loyal  Democrat.  When  a young  man  he  taught  school  three  win- 
ters, two  terms  in  Valley  township  and  one  in  Buffalo  township.  Noble  county. 
With  that  exception  he  has  been  a tiller  of  the  soil  all  his  life.  He  is  a man 
whom  to  know  is  to  accord  the  highest  respect  owing  to  his  many  splendid 
characteristics. 


JAMES  C.  HENDERSON. 

From  the  far-off  “banks  and  braes”  of  bonny  Scotland  has  come  James 
C.  Henderson,  a highly  resjiected  citizen  of  the  vicinity  of  Hartford,  Guern- 
sev  countv,  and  outcropping  in  his  nature  are  so  many  of  the  sterling  traits 
of  the  tvpical  Scotchman,  that  we  are  not  surprised  to  learn  that  he  has 
not  only  made  a success  of  his  life  work,  establishing  a good  home,  but  that 
he  has  won  the  confidence  and  good  will  of  all  who*  know  him. 


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Mr.  Henderson  was  born  in  Fifeshire,  Scotland,  in  i86i.  and  he  is  the 
son  of  Philip  and  Margaret  (Crystol)  Henderson,  a most  excellent  family. 
The  subject's  paternal  grandfather  was  a gallant  and  brave  soldier,  serving- 
in  the  British  army  in  the  Spanish  Peninsular  war.  and  later  in  the  Crimean 
war. 

The  son,  James  C.,  lii-ed  in  Scotland  until  he  was  nineteen  years  of  age 
and  there  received  his  education,  which  was  somewhat  meager  owing  to  the 
fact  he  was  compelled  to  begin  working  in  the  coal  mines  when  eleven  years 
of  age,  and  he  has  followed  this  line  of  endeavor  ever  since.  About  1880 
the  family  came  to  America  and  located  in  the  suburbs  of  Pittsburg,  Pennsyl- 
vania, and  for  many  years  the  subject  made  his  home  in  Allegheny  county, 
that  state,  engaged  in  coal  mining.  In  1893  he  passed  the  e.xamination  for 
mine  foreman  and  started  in  as  a fire  boss.  About  1896  he  was  promoted  to 
the  position  of  mine  boss,  and  in  1901  he  was  made  superintendent  of  a mine 
in  Pennsylvania  for  James  W.  Ellsworth  & Company.  He  was  later  with  the 
Pittsburg  Coal  Company  as  mine  superintendent.  All  these  positions  of  im- 
portant trust  he  filled  to  his  credit  and  to  the  entire  satisfaction  of  his  em- 
ployers. In  1909  he  came  to  Guernsey  county  and  became  superintendent  of 
A\Tlhonding  mine  No.  2,  for  the  Cambridge  Collieries  Company,  where  he  is 
giving  his  usual  high-grade  service,  having  charge  of  about  two  hundred  and 
eighty  men.  He  not  only  understands  all  the  jihases  of  mining,  but  is  a good 
judge  of  human  nature  and  handles  his  men  in  such  an  able  manner  as  to  get 
the  best  possible  results  and  at  the  same  time  retain  their  good  will. 

i\Ir.  Henderson  was  married  first  to  Catherine  Honeymen.  daughter  of 
Robert  and  Margaret  Honeymen,  of  Scotland,  and  to  this  union  were  horn 
a large  family,  eight  children,  now  living,  namely:  Robert,  Catherine,  Helen, 
Alary,  Jessie,  Dewey  and  Shafter,  the  last  two  twins,  and  Charles.  The 
wife  and  mother  passed  to  her  rest  in  1907,  and  he  was  again  married  in 
1909  to  Ada  Belle  Sethman,  of  Pennsylvania,  who  was  born  and  reared  near 
Smithton,  AVestmoreland  county,  and  is  the  daughter  of  John  Sethman  and 
wife.  Her  father  was  a soldier  in  the  Civil  war. 

Air.  Henderson  has  a brother,  Philip  R.,  who  is  in  the  United  States 
army.  He  fought  in  the  Spanish-American  war  and  was  wounded  at  the 
battle  of  El  Canev,  and  saw  considerable  hard  service.  He  has  lieen  a 
soldier  twenty-three  years  and  a most  faithful  one. 

AVhile  living  in  Pennsylvania  Air.  Henderson  took  part  in  the  public 
affairs  of  his  community  and  served  as  school  director.  He  is  a member  of 
the  Presliyterian  church,  while  his  wife  belongs  to  the  Baptist  church  : but 


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tile  former  is  liruad-minded  in  his  religious,  as  well  as  other  views,  and  he 
heliied  huild  the  Methodist  church  in  his  neighhorhood  in  Pennsylvania  and 
several  of  his  children  helong  to  that  denomination. 


ROBERT  B.  MOORE. 

'Fhe  long,  eventful,  useful  and  strenuous  career  of  Robert  B.  A'loore, 
one  of  (hiernsey  county’s  honored  and  well  known  citizens,  has  been  fraught 
w ith  much  good  to  those  with  whom  he  has  come  into  contact,  and  is  well 
worthy  of  detailed  mention  in  a work  of  this  nature.  ETe  has  lived  to  see, 
from  his  infancy  to  his  old  age,  the  gradual  development  of  this  community 
and  has  taken  part  in  the  same  in  a manner  that  has  jiroved  him  to  be  a man 
of  ])rogresg.  He  was  horn  in  Cambridge,  this  county,  on  Eehruary  9,  1836, 
and  he  is  the  son  of  James  B.  and  Amanda  (Abbott)  Moore.  This  family 
is  of  Scotch-Trish  descent,  the  paternal  grandparents,  Andrew  and  Margaret 
( Bins)  Moore,  having  come  to  America  sometime  prior  to  the  Revolutionary 
war.  The  father,  James  B.  Moore,  w'as  horn  in  Washington  county,  Pennsyl- 
\-ania.  I'he  Ahhotts  were  of  high  rank  in  England,  and,  like  the  Moores, 
alwavs  ranked  among  the  best  families  in  their  communities.  Amanda  Ab- 
bott. mother  of  the  subject,  was  a guest  at  the  inaugural  liall  of  George  AVash- 
ington.  and  her  costume  and  jewels  worn  on  that  occasion  became  the  prop- 
erty of  the  son  and  are  highly  prized.  Plpon  coming  to  America  the  Moores 
hrst  settled  in  Maryland  and  the  Ahhotts  in  Virginia  and  were  among  the 
“E.  E.  A/h’s."  The  Vloore  family  emigrated  westward  to  Guernsey  county, 
Ohio,  as  early  as  1806  and  w'ere  among  the  earliest  pioneers  of  this  section, 
l)eing  prominent  and  influential  in  social,  civic  and  business  affairs  here, 
and  played  an  important  role  in  the  development  of  the  new  country.  The 
father  conducted  a tannery  for  years,  later  engaging  in  the  hotel  business, 
conducting  the  Eagle  hotel,  located  on  what  is  now-  AVheeling  avenue,  between 
Sixth  and  Se\’enth  streets,  Cambridge  (on  the  north  side  of  the  street).  He 
was  a ])Opular  host  and  well  knowm  to  the  traveling  public,  this  town  being  a 
prominent  station  on  the  old  National  stage  route.  He  was  a busy  man  and 
was  successful.  He  'was  known  as  an  upright,  genial  gentleman,  a man  ad- 
mired and  respected  by  all.  His  death  occurred  at  the  advanced  age  of  eighty- 
five  years,  his  widows  preceding  him  to  the  grave  in  1873.  These  parents  had 
two  sons.  Robert  B.,  of  this  review,  and  Charles  H..  who  is  now  deceased. 
During  his  life  he  was  prominent  in  the  public  life  of  the  state.  The  parents 


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were  adherents  of  the  Presbyterian  church,  as  the  iSIoores  and  Alibotts  were 
before  them,  and  James  P).  hloore  was  a Repulilican  in  politics. 

Robert  B.  Moore  grew  to  maturity  and  was  educated  in  Cambridge,  and 
later  attended  Madison  College  at  Antrim.  Guernsey  county,  for  two  years, 
thus  receiYing  a good  education  for  those  early  days.  When  seventeen  years 
of  age  he  began  work  for  himself  in  whatever  way  he  could  make  an  honest 
dollar.  For  a time  he  drove  a team,  hauling  coal  from  the  mines  to  the  retail 
trade  in  Cambridge.  AMien  eighteen  years  old  he  went  to  California,  in  the 
gold  fever  days,  having  borrowed  the  money  with  which  to  go,  making  the 
trip  by  way  of  the  isthmus  of  Panama.  He  worked  in  the  gold  mines  of 
California  for  hve  years  and  met  with  much  success  as  a prospector.  He  re- 
turned to  his  old  home  in  1857  and  soon  afterwards  went  to  Jackson,  Ten- 
nessee. where  he  remained  until  the  beginning  of  the  Civil  war,  when  he  sold 
out  and  came  back  to  Cambridge.  He  again  went  to  California  in  the  winter 
of  1861.  making  the  trip  hy  vessel,  as  he  had  previously  done,  and  he  re- 
mained in  the  Golden  state  until  r'873.  For  several  years  he  was  again  in  the 
mines,  and  he  engagetl  in  the  hotel  Imsiness  in  Xevada  City  until  his  return 
to  Cambridge,  Ohio,  where  he  has  since  been  engaged  in  the  general  insur- 
ance business.  For  twenty-hve  years  he  was  state  agent  for  the  Phoenix 
Insurance  Company  of  New  York,  having  supervision  of  the  states  of  Ohio 
and  M’est  Virginia.  He  was  regarded  by  the  company  as  one  of  its  most 
trusted  and  valued  employes  and  he  did  much  to  increase  its  prestige  in  this 
territory. 

Mr.  Aloore  has  been  twice  married,  first  in  California,  in  Alay,  1869,  to 
Josephine  C.  Johnson,  who  lived  only  about  eighteen  months  after  her  mar- 
riage. His  second  marriage  was  solemnized  on  June  21,  1873.  to  Tillie  J. 
March,  of  Grass  Valley,  California.  To  this  union  one  son  was  born, 

Chauncy  Abbott  iMoore,  a noted  musician,  who  makes  his  home  in  Paris, 

France,  being  a great  success  in  grand  opera.  He  obtained  his  musical  edu- 
cation in  Chicago  and  Paris,  under  the  best  music  masters  of  the  Old  World, 
and  he  has  since  traveled  all  over  Europe  and  America,  appearing  in  the 

principal  cities  of  both  countries,  and  his  company  will  tour  America  in  the 

season  of  1910-11.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Robert  B.  iMoore  visited  their  son  in  Paris 
in  1907  and  spent  three  months  on  the  continent.  Mrs.  Moore  was  called  to 
her  reward  in  September.  1907,  soon  after  her  return  from  abroad. 

Politically,  hlr.  Aloore  is  a Democrat,  and  is  well  informed  on  all  public 
cpiestions  and  issues  and  is  a strong  partisan.  He  is  a member  of  tbe  Alasonic 
order,  belonging  to  the  Cambridge  Commandery,  Knigbts  Templar:  he  is 
also  a member  of  the  Cambridge  Lodge  of  Benevolent  and  Protective  Order 


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of  Elk.s.  He  is  a member  of  the  Presbyterian  church,  the  iMoore  family  hav- 
ing lieen  Presbyterians  from  earliest  records.  Probably  no  man  in  Ohio 
has  a wider  acquaintance  among  business  men  than  Mr.  Moore.  For  a period 
of  twenty-five  years  he  has  traveled  to  all  parts  of  the  state  in  the  capacity  of 
state  agent  for  the  insurance  company  mentioned  above,  and,  owing  to  his 
jovial  disposition  and  his  genteel  demeanor,  he  is  always  a most  welcome 
guest  wherever  he  goes.  He  is  a man  of  sterling  integrity  and  has  a high 
sense  of  honor.  He  is  now  living  practically  retired,  giving  only  supervision 
to  his  general  insurance  business.  He  retains  an  active  interest  in  public  mat- 
ters and  tbe  growth  and  development  of  his  home  city,  where  he  has  been 
a prominent  factor  for  so  many  years.  He  is  a man  of  fine  intellectual  attain- 
ments, sterling  integrity  and  an  optimist  liy  nature. 


CARSON  B.  DAVIS. 


While  yet  young  in  years,  Carson  B.  Davis  has  ]iroved  that  a large  mea- 
sure of  success  can  l>e  achieved  within  a short  period  of  time  if  the  proper 
metliods  are  employed  and  close  application  made.  He  comes  from  one  of  the 
good  old  families  of  Guernsey  county,  his  liirth  having  occurred  in  Cambridge 
township,  on  January  9,  1870,  the  old  Davis  homestead  being  two  miles  east 
of  Camliridge  on  tbe  old  National  road.  He  is  the  son  of  John  W.  and  Mary 
.-V.  (Al)le)  Davis.  The  father  was  a native  of  Muskingum  county  and  the 
mother  of  Guernsey  county.  The  elder  Davis  came  to  this  county  in  1835, 
and  during  the  early  part  of  his  life  he  was  engaged  in  farming  and  for  thirty 
}-ears  later  was  in  the  livery  business  in  Cambridge.  He  was  a man  of  fine 
]iersonal  qualities  and  of  high  integrity.  His  death  occurred  in  February, 
1900.  his  widow  having  survived  him  until  May,  1903.  Her  father,  William 
.\bel,  was  a prominent  man  in  the  county,  and,  although  a strong  Democrat, 
he  was  elected  treasurer  of  Guernsey  county,  a Republican  stronghold. 

Carson  B.  Davis  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Cambridge  and  as 
a voung  man  he  was  employed  in  the  county  surveyor’s  office  under  O.  M. 
Hoge  during  several  years  while  he  was  city  engineer  and  by  private  study 
fitted  himself  for  a civil  engineer.  In  1902  he  was  employed  as  chief  engineer, 
bv  the  company  that  constructed  the  Cambridge  and  Byesville  car  line,  was 
with  tins  companv  while  the  line  was  lieing  constructed  and  continued  in  its 
emplnv  until  1908.  Then  he  was  elected  county  surveyor  of  Guernsey  county, 
his  record  while  in  the  service  of  the  construction  company  having  attracted 


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widespread  attention  to  him,  and  he  became  known  as  one  of  the  most  efficient 
civil  engineers  in  this' section  of  the  state.  He  made  such  a splendid  record  as 
a public  official  that  he  was  re-elected  for  a second  term  as  county  surveyor  in 
November,  1910.  Being  an  expert  in  his  line,  his  services  are  in  great  de- 
mand. He  is  also  resident  engineer  for  the  state  highway  department  and 
now  has  supervision  of  the  state  work  in  the  county,  and  is  giving  eminent 
satisfaction  in  this  connection. 

Politically,  i\Ir.  Davis  is  a Republican  and  is  always  actiA'e  in  public  mat- 
ters, believing  it  to  be  the  duty  of  all  good  citizens  to  take  an  active  interest 
in  public  affairs  and  see  that  the  best  men  are  placed  in  the  public  offices. 

Mr.  Davis  was  married  on  November  17,  1903,  to  Etta  1\I.  McCollum, 
daughter  of  James  and  Asenia  (Johnston)  (McCollum,  well  known  in  the 
farming  community  of  Center  township.  This  union  has  been  without  issue. 

The  Davis  residence,  a comfortable  and  neatly  kept  one,  is  at  No.  730 
Comber  avenue,  Cambridge.  (Mr.  Davis  is  a member  of  the  local  lodge  of 
Knights  of  Pythias  and  the  Benevolent  and  Protective  Order  of  Elks,  also  the 
Eagles.  He  and  his  wife  are  members  of  the  Presbyterian  church  and  are 
active  in  church  work.  They  are  popular  among  a wide  circle  of  friends 
here  and  wherever  they  are  known. 


JOHN  CALE. 

One  of  the  honored  veterans  of  the  great  war  of  the  Rebellion  who  effi- 
ciently served  his  country  during  its  dark  days  in  the  si.xties  is  John  W.  Cale, 
of  Lore  City,  Guernsey  county,  a man  who  has  served  his  country  well,  both 
in  times  of  war  and  times  of  peace,  and  who  has  long  ranked  among  the 
leading  business  men  and  influential  citizens  of  the  locality. 

(Mr.  Cale  was  born  on  April  17,  1843,  Jackson  township,  Guernsey 
county,  Ohio,  the  son  of  George  and  (Margaret  (Wilson)  Cale.  The  father 
was  born  in  Loudoun  county,  Ahrginia,  and  came  to  Guernsey  county  with 
his  parents,  George  and  Rachel  (Cross)  Cale,  when  the  son.  George,  father 
of  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  was  only  eight  years  old,  in  1824,  and  entered 
government  land  and  began  the  work  of  clearing  the  lands  and  erecting  a 
home  in  the  forests,  with  but  little  other  company  than  Indians  and  wild  game. 
They  were  of  the  hardy  pioneer  stock  and  became  prominent  in  the  affairs 
of  the  times.  George  Cale.  the  father,  grew  into  sturdy  manhood,  and  fol- 
lowed the  vocation  of  his  father,  a farmer.  He  prospered  and  became  a 
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large  land  owner  and  sheep  raiser,  one  of  the  first  extensiue  sheep  raisers 
in  the  county.  When  he  began  sheep  raising  and  for  years  afterward,  the 
sheep  ]iens  and  sheds  were  adjacent  to  the  home,  so  that  the  wolves  might  be 
kept  away  from  the  sheep  at  night.  He  was  always  a Republican,  different 
from  all  his  ancestry,  and  \vas  strong  in  the  faith  of  the  doctrines  of  the  party, 
lieing  of  an  old  Virginia  family.  He  was  prominent  in  the  affairs  of  the 
community  and  foremost  in  all  movements  calculated  to  advance  the  best 
interests  of  all  the  peo])le.  He  was  a man  of  little  education,  and,  realizing 
the  lack  of  it,  he  was  careful  in  the  education  of  the  children  of  his  family. 
He  had  hut  two  children,  a son,  John  W.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  and 
Margaret,  now  Mrs.  John  R.  Secrest,  a farmer  of  Johnson  county,  Kansas, 
and  a member  of  a prominent  pioneer  family  of  Guernsey  county,  Ohio. 

The  father,  George  Gale,  in  addition  to  general  farming  and  sheep- 
raising, was  also  an  extensive  tol)acco  grower,  his  farm  products  being 
bauled  to  Zanesville  for  market.  He  was  a prosperous  man  along  all  lines, 
his  large  land  holdings  developed  fine  veins  of  coal  underneath,  and  his  coal 
royalties  made  him  a prosperous  man.  His  wife,  Margaret  Wilson,  was  of 
Scotch-lrish  descent  and  was  horn  a few  months  after  her  parents,  James 
and  Margaret  Wilson,  came  to  America  and  settled  in  Guernsey  county, 
Ohio,  where  they  ever  after  resided. 

The  Gales  are  of  Revolutionary  stock.  The  great-grandfather,  who 
was  also  George  Gale,  was  a Revolutionary  soldier,  and  his  son,  John,  grand- 
father of  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  was  a soldier  in  the  war  of  1812. 

George  Gale,  the  father  of  the  subject,  died  on  June  16,  1907,  at  tbe  age 
of  ninety-four  years,  his  wife  having  preceded  him  by  almost  twenty-five 
years,  her  death  occurring  in  July,  1S87,  and  both  are  buried  in  the  Seneca- 
ville  cemetery.  At  the  time  of  the  father’s  death  he  had  held  to  his  lands 
longer  than  any  person  then  living  in  Guernsey  county. 

John  W.  Gale  spent  the  years  of  his  childhood  and  youth  on  his  father’s 
farm  and  attended  the  district  schools.  He  early  manifested  a fondness  for 
trading-  and  commercial  pursuits.  He  attended  the  Gambridge  high  school 
for  two  years,  preparing  himself  for  teaching,  and  at  the  age  of  twenty-one 
he  began  teaching  school  in  the  home  district  school.  When  the  Givil  war 
l)roke  out  he  enlisted  in  the  Union  army  as  a member  of  Gompanv  D,  One 
Hundred  and  Seventy-second  Regiment  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry,  in  1863. 
The  regiment  was  later  consolidated  with  the  Forty-seventh  Ohio  Volunteer 
Infantry  and  served  in  the  Army  of  the  Gumberland  and  saw  hard  service 
covering  a period  of  fourteen  months. 

iMr.  Gale  was  married  December  28,  1865,  to  Flarriet  J.  Rose,  daughter 


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of  Abraham  and  Eliza  (WAlls)  Rose.  To  this  union  were  born  live  chil- 
dren, all  sons:  George  William,  deceased:  Abraham  F.,  deceased:  Ralph  A., 
deceased;  Charles  H.,  a physician  in  Belmont  county,  Ohio,  and  an  infant 
son  who  died  when  only  four  days  old.  A lien  married  i\Ir.  Gale  was  teach- 
ing school  and  during  his  teaching  period  taught  in  all  one  hundred  and 
twenty  months  and  all  of  this  in  three  districts,  his  home  district,  Byesville 
and  Hartford.  During  his  time  of  teaching  he  attended  the  summer  terms 
of  Muskingum  College,  of  New  Concord,  Ohio,  and  graduated  in  1871  in 
the  classical  course.  W'hile  teaching  he  studied  theology  and  was  admitted 
to  the  ministry  in  the  iMethodist  Episcopal  church.  For  four  years  he  gave 
his  entire  time  to  the  ministry  and  was  connected  with  Stafford  circuit  in 
Monroe  county,  Ohio.  He  was  later  connected  with  the  iMethodist  Protestant 
church  and  from  1889  for  several  years  he  occupied  the  pulpit  at  Stockport 
and  Zanesville,  Ohio.  He  has  always  been  a very  busy  man,  as  his  little  son 
once  explained  by  saying:  “Father  teaches  school  five  days  in  the  week,  coon 

hunts  at  night,  buys  wool  and  sheep  on  Saturday  and  preaches  on  Sunday.” 
On  October  i,  1876,  Mr.  Cale  was  made  the  Baltimore  & Ohio  railroad 
agent  at  Campbell  station,  now  Lore  City,  and  in  this  position  he  served  the 
company  for  twenty-nine  years.  His  son,  George  A'illiam,  was  connected 
with  him  in  this  duty  and  died  in  the  sendee  of  the  company.  In  addition 
to  all  these  duties,  Mr.  Cale  was  extensively  engaged  in  shipping  sheep.  He 
shipped  sheep  from  Vermont  and  Ohio  into  the  Western  states  as  far  west 
as  Oregon.  He  has  been  a raiser  and  breeder  of  fine  stock  of  all  kinds,  cattle, 
horses  and  sheep,  and  a breeder  of  thoroughbred  stock.  He  has  been  an  ex- 
tensive buyer  and  shipper  of  stock,  from  thirty  to  fifty  cars  annually,  and  buys 
wool  eveiy  season  extensively  and  ships  sometimes  as  much  as  two  hundred 
thousand  pounds  a year.  His  stock  has  always  been  prize  winners  at  the 
county,  district  and  state  fairs,  where  exhibited. 

i\Ir.  Cale  is  a Repuldican  in  politics  and  always  has  been  active  in  affairs, 
never  holding  any  office,  but  always  working  in  the  party  ranks.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Knights  of  Pythias.  He  has  been  for  years  active  in  all  wool 
growers’  associations  and  has  for  thirty  years  been  a member  of  the  Wol 
Growers’  Association.  He  is  now  president  of  the  Tri-State  ^\Mol  Growers' 
Association,  and  no  man  has  been  more  active  in  the  work  of  these  associa- 
tions. He  has  become  the  owner  of  land  amounting  to  about  three  hundred 
acres  in  Wills,  Center  and  Jackson  townships,  and  a modern  home  in  Lore 
Citv,  where  he  lives.  He  is  a man  of  positive  convictions  and  always  a man 
of  his  word.  His  broad  views  and  charitable  disposition,  as  well  as  his  liber- 
ality, make  him  belo\*ed  by  all  who  know  him.  A man  of  wide  acquaintance 


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and  1)usiness  activities  and  wherever  known  he  has  a reputation  for  integrity 
and  square  dealing  in  all  of  his  transactions. 

]\lrs.  Cale  is  a woman  of  hire  instinct  and  broad,  charitable  character, 
active  in  all  good  works  in  which  the  community  in  which  she  lives  is  in- 
terested. Always  devoted  to  her  family  and  her  home,  she  has  also  found 
time  to  minister  to  the  needs  and  wants  of  those  less  fortunate.  The  Cale 
home  in  Lore  City  has  always  been  prominent  in  the  social  life  of  the  com- 
munity and  well  known  for  its  genuine,  yet  unostentatious  hospitality. 


DANIEL  L.  RANKIN,  D.  D.  S. 

One  of  the  leading  and  liest  known  dentists  of  Cambridge  and  Guern- 
sey county  is  Dr.  Daniel  L.  Rankin,  wdio  is  a representative  of  a fine  old 
family  and  himself  a gentleman  of  such  worthy  attributes  as  to  inspire  the 
confidence  and  admiration  of  all  wdrom  he  meets,  lie  was  born  on  July  i, 
1871,  at  Sago,  Muskingum  county,  Ohio.  He  is  the  son  of  Oliver  and  Ann 
M.  (Trace)  Rankin.  Both  parents  rvere  natives  of  Aluskingum  county  and 
were  members  of  pioneer  families.-  The  Rankins  are  of  Scotch  descent,  and 
grandfather  James  Rankin  came  to  America  wdien  a child,  and  grandfather 
David  Trace  emigrated  to  the  Lbiited  States  when  al)0ut  twelve  years  of  age. 
Both  families  were  farmers.  Grandfather  James  Rankin  entered  forty  acres 
of  land  on  Octol)er  5,  1835,  the  deed  being  signed  by  Andrew  Jackson,  Presi- 
dent of  the  United  States,  and  this  deed  is  now  in  jwssession  of  Daniel  L. 
Rankin,  the  grandson.  Grandfather  Daniel  Trace  also  entered  government 
land.  Both  families  prospered  and  became  extensive  land  owners.  They  be- 
gan life  in  the  new  country  with  practically  nothing  and  they  became  promi- 
nent factors  in  the  life  and  progress  of  the  community  and  prominent  in  public 
affairs.  Both  grandfathers  were  Abolitionists  and  active  in  the  affairs  of  the 
“underground  railroad,”  for  the  ])rotection  of  runaway  slaves.  Many  such 
found  food  and  shelter  under  their  roofs.  The  father,  Oliver  Rankin,  was  a 
blacksmith  at  Sago,  Ohio,  and  a land  owner  and  farmer,  always  active  in 
the  affairs  of  his  community.  He  is  a Republican  and  he  is  a veteran  of  the 
Civil  war,  having  served  as  a member  of  Company  A,  One  Hundred  and 
Sixtieth  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry.  Mathias  Trace,  uncle  of  the  subject,  was 
captain  of  the  above  mentioned  company.  Oliver  Rankin,  the  father,  is  still 
living  on  the  home  farm  near  Sago,  at  the  age  of  seventy-seven  years,  and  is 
still  hale  and  hearty.  The  mother  of  the  subject  died  in  October,  1909,  at 


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the  age  of  seventy-four  years.  The  family  are  members  of  the  United  Pres- 
byterian church  and  devout  church  people.  There  were  born  to  Mr.  and  Airs. 
Oliver  Rank'in  the  following  children : Mary,  deceased ; Alargaret,  now  Airs. 
Alartin  W.  Young,  of  Ewing,  Nebraska;  James  A.,  deceased;  Susan,  de- 
ceased; Clara  is  living  at  home;  Nora,  deceased;  Daniel  L.,  of  this  review; 
Charles,  of  Knox  township,  this  county;  William,  of  Sago,  Ohio;  Clovis  AT, 
of  Norwich,  Ohio. 

Daniel  L.  Rankin  lived  on  the  home  farm  until  he  was  twenty-one  years 
of  age,  assisting  in  the  farm  work,  and  his  early  education  was  obtained  in 
the  district  schools  of  his  native  community  and  at  AIcCorkle  College.  He 
went  to  Pittsburg,  Pennsylvania,  when  twenty-one  years  old  and  clerked  in  a 
furniture  store  for  six  years.  He  then  entered  the  Ohio  Aledical  Lhiiversity 
at  Columbus,  Ohio,  to  study  dentistry  and  was  graduated  from  that  insti- 
tution with  a fine  record  in  June,  1899.  He  began  the  practice  of  dentistry 
in  the  fall  of  1899  A'Yrnon,  Ohio,  and  the  following  year  he  went  to 

Fairmount,  Y'est  Virginia,,  where  he  remained  one  year,  and  in  the  spring  of 
1901  he  came  to  Cambridge,  Ohio,  and  has  practiced  here  continuously  ever 
since,  having  an  extensive  and  lucrative  practice  all  the  while,  his  patients 
being  of  the  best  people  in  the  county.  He  has  a neat  and  thoroughly  equipped 
office. 

Doctor  Rankin  was  married  on  October  24,  1907,  to  Rebecca  Alice  Le- 
Page,  daughter  of  Adam  and  Elizabeth  (Smith)  LePage.  Her  parents  were 
at  one  time  residents  of  Guernsey  county,  but  they  moved  to  Wisconsin  later 
in  life  and  died  there,  the  daughter  being  left  an  orphan  when  a mere  child. 
This  was  a pioneer  family  in  Guernsey  county,  having  come  here  from  the 
isle  of  Guernsey,  off  the  north  coast  of  France. 

To  Doctor  and  Airs.  Rankin  have  been  born  a son  and  a daughter,  Oliver 
and  Elizabeth  Ann.  Prior  to  her  marriage.  Airs.  Rankin  was  a popular  and 
progressive  teacher  in  the  district  schools,  the  Byesville  public  schools  and  the 
schools  of  Cambridge  for  several  years.  She  is  a refined,  well  educated  and 
cultured  woman. 

Politically,  Doctor  Rankin  is  a Republican  and  is  active  in  partv  matters. 
He  is  a member  of  the  county  central  committee,  and  treasurer  of  the  Re- 
publican executive  committee,  and  he  is  a frequent  delegate  to  county,  district 
and  state  conventions.  In  November,  1909,  he  was  elected  by  popular  vote 
president  of  the  city  council  and  vice-mayor  of  the  city.  He  is  a thirty-sec- 
ond-degree Alason  and  a member  of  Cambridge  Commandeiy  No.  47,  Knights 
Templar,  of  which  he  is  a past  commander,  also  a member  of  the  Scioto  Con- 
sistory at  Columbus,  Ohio.  He  is  also  a member  of  the  Alodern  AVoodmen 


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of  America  and  of  Caml)ridge  Lodge  Xo.  718,  Benevolent  and  Protective 
()rder  of  Elks.  Ide  and  his  wife  are  members  of  the  Preshvterian  church 
and  are  active  in  church  work.  Their  home  is  at  No.  712  North  Seventh 
street,  winch  is  the  best  residence  district  of  the  city,  and  the  Rankin  home 
is  among  the  l)est  in  the  city. 


JACOB  NICPTOLSON. 

No  resident  of  Guernsey  county  is  better  known  or  more  highly  hon- 
ored, nor  is  any  one  more  entitled  to  representation  in  a history  embodying 
the  careers  of  the  leading  citizens  of  this  locality  than  Jacob  Nicholson,  who 
was  born  in  what  is  now^  Nolde  county,  Ohio,  on  Decemlrer  15,  1833,  the 
son  of  Simon  and  Rachael  (Larrick)  Nicholson.  The  mother  was  born  in 
Virginia  on  Feliruary  17,  1812,  and  she  came  to  .Noble  county,  probably  in 
1820.  Sbe  was  the  daughter  of  Jacob  Larrick  and  was  one  of  a family  of 
tW'-elve  children,  who  lived  to  an  average  of  over  eighty  years.  Simon  Nich- 
olson ivas  horn  in  Pennsylvania  in  1809.  Pie  was  the  son  of  Thomas  and 
Margaret  (Vlahon)  Nicholson.  The  Nicholson  family  came  to  Noble  county 
Ijetween  1809  and  1812  and  located  in  Buffalo  township,  near  the  Guernsey 
county  line.  There  Thomas  Nicholson  died  in  1812,  and  he  is  buried  there. 
Simon  Nicholson  was  one  of  a family  of  nine  children,  namely:  Andrew 

li\'ed  and  died  near  Sarahsville,  Noble  county:  John  lived  in  Buffalo  towm- 
ship.  Noble  county;  Simeon  lived  in  Seneca  township.  Noble  county;  Thomas 
also  lived  in  Buffalo  towmship;  Isabella  married  Isaac  Millhone;  Martha 
married  Lambert  Newton;  Margaret  married  Jacob  Secrest,  of  Noble  county; 
IMary  and  Eleanor  both  died  in  girlhood;  Simon  married  Rachael  Larrick; 
John  married  Elizabeth  Larrick,  sister  of  the  former's  wife;  Thomas  married 
Margaret  Larrick,  half-sister  of  Rachael  and  Mary. 

Simon  Nicholson  followed  farming  in  Noble  county.  He  and  his  wife 
became  tbe  parents  of  six  children,  namely:  Jacob,  of  this  review:  Margaret 
Ann,  deceased,  who  had  married  James  Williams;  Catherine,  deceased,  had 
married  Lambert  Millhone:  Mary  Elizabeth  married  John  Gale,  deceased,  and 
she  lives  one  mile  Avest  of  Byesville ; Thomas  lives  in  Kansas,  and  Benjamin 
lives  in  Byesville.  Rachel  Nicholson  died  about  1847.  Simon  Nicholson 
then  married  ]\Irs.  Nancy  (McLaughlin)  Vorhies,  wddow  of  E.  I.  Vorhies. 
Six  children  were  born  to  that  marriage,  namely:  William  lives  at  Stop  7, 
near  Byesville:  Rachael  is  the  wife  of  Daniel  Orr,  a retired  farmer  at  Byes- 


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ville : Jane,  deceased,  was  the  wife  of  Joseph  Spade;  Fannie  married  Samnel 
Coyle  and  hues  at  Akron : Rose  is  the  wife  of  David  Dixon,  a contractor  and 
builder  who  lives  in  Byesville;  Simon,  the  youngest  of  the  six  children,  lived 
in  Byesville  until  his  death.  The  Nicholsons  have  been  jSIethodists  back  as 
far  as  we  know  anything  of  them  and  they  have  nearly  all  been  members  of 
the  church.  Simon  Nicholson  lived  in  Noble  county  until  about  1853,  then 
traded  for  three  hundred  and  twenty  acres  of  land  near  Hartford,  where  he 
resided  until  about  1873  1874,  then  sold  part  of  his  farm  to  his  son,  Jacob, 

.and  the  balance  to  others,  and  bought  a farm  northwest  of  Byesville,  where 
Stop  7 is  now  located,  and  there  he  lived  until  his  death,  in  1878,  at  the  age  of 
sixty-nine  years. 

Jacob  Nicholson  was  married  on  September  2.  1857,  to  IMary  Jane 
Cramblett,  daughter  of  Daniel  and  Elizabeth  (Lukens)  Cramblett.  She  was 
born  in  Noble  county,  but  uhen  two  }'ears  old  her  father  moved  two  miles 
W'est  of  what  is  now  Derwent,  where  he  engaged  in  farming  and  stock  feeding. 
He  kept  large  pastures  for  passing  drovers  who  were  constantly  driving  thou- 
sands of  herds  of  livestock  to  Baltimore,  passing  this  way.  There  i\Irs.  Nichol- 
son grew  to  maturity  and  lived  until  her  marriage,  after  which  she  and  Jacob 
Nicholson  went  to  his  farm.  They  became  the  parents  of  six  children,  namely : 
Ida  Samantha,  widow  of  Luke  Thompson,  and  the  mother  of  Prof.  Bert  i\L 
Thompson,  whose  sketch  appears  herein : Eli  Elmer,  who  lives  in  Buffalo 
township.  Noble  county,  married  Sarah  Shriver  and  they  had  two  children, 
a girl  and  a boy;  the  mother  died  and  he  married  Josephine  Bershon,  by 
which  union  two  children  have  also  been  born,  a son  and  a daughter,  Edna, 
who  married  Ebenezer  Johnson,  and  they  have  one  son,  John  Nicholson,  who 
lives  in  the  southeast  edge  of  Byesville,  has  a personal  sketch  in  this  work; 
Ulysses  Grant  and  Tecumseh  Sherman  are  twins;  the  former  lives  at  Hart- 
ford on  a farm,  and  weighs  coal  at  the  mines ; he  owns  a good  farm,  and  he 
was  married  to  Etta  Secrest,  and  they  have  four  children  living  and  one  dead ; 
Tecumseh  Sherman,  who  lives  in  Derwent,  married  iMatilda  Bess,  of  Alarietta, 
and  thev  have  two  children ; he  is  boss  weighman  at  the  Derwent  mine,  and  is 
also  the  owner  of  a farm.  Hobart  Moody  Nicholson,  who  is  a clergyman  in 
the  Lutheran  church,  now  located  near  IMansfield,  Ohio,  married  Bertha 
Keckley  and  they  have  four  children  living  and  one  deceased. 

Through  her  maternal  grandfather,  Mrs.  Nicholson  is  descended  from 
John  Lukens.  the  architect  of  old  Independence  Hall,  at  Philadelphia,  “the 
cradle  of  American  liberty.”  John  Lukens  was  a native  of  Holland,  who 
came  to  America  in  the  latter  part  of  the  seventeenth  century,  and  here  he 
became  an  intimate  friend  and  associate  of  David  Rittenhouse.  John  Lukens’ 


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.son.  Jacol)  Lukens,  left  Philadelphia  in  1780  and  located  in  Little  York 
county,  Pennsylvania.  Pie  became  the  father  of  Eh  Lukens,  who  was  born  in 
1783.  In  1804  the  latter  married  Julianne  Tollinger,  who  was  of  Plolland 
parentage,  d'hey  became  the  parents  of  the  following  children;  Naomi, 
Jacob,  George,  Elizalieth,  Eh,  Alexander  and  Nathaniel.  Of  these,  Elizabeth 
was  horn  near  Baltimore,  Maryland,  and  while  a girl  in  her  teens  the  family 
moved  to  Deersville,  Harrison  county,  Ohio,  where  both  the  parents  died. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Nicholson  lived  west  of  Derwent,  in  Noble  county,  until 
1887,  when  they  moved  to  where  the  village  of  Derwent  is  now  located,  and 
the  town  has  since  grown  up  partly  on  his  ground.  He  has  two  houses  in 
this  place,  also  a store  ljuilding.  He  and  his  wife  were  both  reared  Metho- 
dists, l)ut  in  1861  they  joined  the  Lutheran  church  and  have  continued  in  the 
same  ever  since. 

On  Septemlier  2,  1907,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Nicholson  celebrated  their  golden 
wedding;  it  was  a notable  event  in  this  neighborhood,  one  hundred  guests 
being  iiresent.  Both  are  still  living,  hale  and  hearty.  Mrs.  Nicholson  is  re- 
markably well  preserved  and  does  not  look  to  be  much  over  hfty,  being  strong, 
cheerful,  genial  and  industrious.  They  are  a remarkable  couple  whom  every- 
l)odv  highly  respects  and  honors.  This  is  a happy  family ; the  children,  hav- 
ing been  reared  in  a most  genial  and  wholesome  home  atmosphere,  have  never 
given  their  parents  any  trouble  and  are  living  honorable  lives,  their  parents 
being  justly  proud  of  them. 


JAMES  W.  SECREST. 

Among  Valiev  township's  worthy  families  are  the  Secrests,  mention 
of  whom  is  made  elsewhere  in  this  work,  so  for  the  present  the  biographer 
conhnes  his  remarks  to  one  of  the  best  known  of  this  old  and  honored  house- 
hold, James  W.  Secrest,  who  was  born  near  Hartford,  Guernsey  county,  in 
1867.  Pfe  is  the  son  of  William  Secrest  and  wife,  of  the  same  locality,  whose 
sketch  ajipcars  herein. 

Their  son,  James  W.,  grew  to  maturity  on  the  home  farm,  on  which 
he  worked  when  old  enough,  remaining  under  his  parental  roof  until  he 
married,  having  alternated  farm  work  with  schooling  in  the  district  schools. 
In  1894  he  led  to  the  altar  Lizzie  Mary  Laughlin,  daughter  of  James  and 
Mary  (Secrest)  Laughlin.  See  sketch  of  James  Laughlin.  She  was  born 
near  Pleasant  Grove,  in  the  east  part  of  Noble  county,  and  when  she  was 


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about  seven  years  old  her  parents  moved  to  Pleasant  City,  later  moving  to 
one  mile  east  of  that  town,  where  she  attended  school  and  lived  until  her 
marriage. 

Since  his  marriage  i\Ir.  Secrest  has  followed  coal  mining  for  the  most 
part.  He  has  also  had  a farm  in  partnership  with  his  brother,  George  iM. 
Secrest,  the  place  consisting  of  two  hundred  and  twenty-eight  acres  of  ex- 
cellent land,  which  they  kept  in  a high  state  of  cultivation  and  did  well  wdth. 

Mr.  Secrest  built  his  present  cozy  home,  just  east  of  Hartford,  in  1895. 
It  is  a substantial  and  pleasant  place,  and  he  and  his  wife  are  known  to  be 
people  of  hospitality  to  their  wide  circle  of  friends  wdio  delight  to  gather  at 
their  home  and  pass  man}'  sunny  hours  of  pleasure.  Their  union  has  been 
blessed  by  three  children,  namely:  Clyde  died  when  six  months  old;  Hattie 
was  born  November  30,  1899:  the  youngest  was  a boy  who  died  in  early  in- 
fancy. 

Fraternally,  Mr.  Secrest  is  a member  of  the  Knights  of  Pythias  at  Pleas- 
ant City,  this  county,  and  he  and  his  wife  belong  to  the  Lutheran  church  at 
Hartford,  standing  high  in  the  congregation  there  and  being  faithful  in 
their  support  of  the  same. 


JOHN  LOGAN  NICHOLSON. 

Success  has  been  achieved  Iw  John  Logan  Nicholson  not  because  fate 
or  influential  relatives  or  friends  were  kind  to  him,  but  because  he  has  worked 
for  it  along  legitimate  lines,  and  has  not  permitted  any  obstacle  to  down  him, 
believing  in  such  time  tried  maxims  as  “A  dead  flsh  can  go  down  stream,  but 
it  takes  a live  one  to  go  up."  He  comes  of  an  old  and  highly  honored  family, 
the  reputation  of  which  he  has  endeavored  to  keep  untarnished. 

Mr.  Nicholson  was  born  in  Valley  township.  Guernsey  county,  Ohio, 
on  July  24,  1863,  on  the  day  that  Morgan's  raiders  were  in  this  vicinity,  hav- 
ing passed  within  one-half  mile  of  the  Union  forces  here,  and  some  of  them 
came  to  the  NicJiolson  home  and  traded  horses.  He  is  the  son  of  Jacob  Nich- 
olson, whose  sketch  appears  herein.  When  John  L.  Nicholson  was  about 
seven  years  of  age,  his  parents  moved  into  the  north  edge  of  Noble  township, 
a mile  south  of  Pleasant  City,  and  the  family  lived  there  about  twelve  years, 
and  from  there  they  moved  just  south  of  Byesville,  then  two  years  later  to 
the  present  site  of  Derwent,  and  lived  there  two  years,  the  father  engaging- 
in  farming  and  stock  raising.  On  November  26,  1888,  he  came  to  Byesville 
and  formed  a partnership  in  the  meat  business  with  his  uncle,  \Villiam  Nich- 


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olson.  He  was  in  the  retail  business  thirteen  years,  ha\’ing  hought  out  his 
uncle’s  interest  a year  and  a half  after  starting  business.  In  the  fall  of  1893 
lie  was  a])pointed  postmaster  of  Byesville,  which  place  he  held  over  four  vears, 
giving  the  utmost  satisfaction  to  all  concerned,  during  which  time  he  also 
continued  the  meat  liusiness, — in  fact,  continuing  that  husiness  until  Novem- 
her  26,  1901,  'when  he  entered  the  hardware  business  under  the  firm  name  of 
Xicholson  & Secrest,  and  continued  for  two  years.  Then  he  sold  out  and 
started  a wholesale  meat  liusiness.  It  has  been  his  custom  for  years  to  buy 
most  of  the  stock  near  home,  at  least  the  best  grades  offered  for  sale,  and  he 
makes  regular  trips  to  Chicago,  buying  cattle  and  hogs  by  the  car  load,  which 
he  ships  to  Byesville,  and  slaughters  them  on  his  farm  northeast  of  the  city. 
He  does  a very  extensive  husiness  and  has  a wide  reputation  in  the  meat  line, 
klr.  Nicholson  is  the  owner  of  a very  desirable  and  valuable  farm  of  one 
hundred  and  ninety  acres  of  land  adjoining  Byesville  on  the  east.  In  1904 
he  assisted  in  organizing  the  Cambridge  & Byesville  Driving  Park  Associa- 
tion. which  has  since  been  changed  to  the  Guernsey  Valley  Fair  Company, 
having  been  reorganized  in  1909.  At  the  time  of  the  reorganization  Mr. 
Xicholson  was  made  president  of  the  association,  and  its  large  success  has 
been  due  for  the  most  part  to  his  judicious  management.  He  is  also  a director 
in  the  Flolile  Brick  Works  at  Glenwood,  X^ohle  county,  ivhere  paving  bricks 
are  manufactured.  He  is  successful  in  whatever  he  turns  his  attention  to, 
being  a man  of  good  business  ability,  executive  talent  and  indomitable  energy, 
and  the  honorable  methods  he  has  ever  employed  in  his  dealings  with  the 
husiness  world  have  resulted  in  gaining  and  retaining  the  confidence  and 
good  W'ill  of  all. 

Politically,  Mr.  N’icholson  is  a Democrat,  and  he  takes  an  active  part  in 
the  party  councils,  attends  all  the  county  conventions,  also  those  of  the  state, 
and  is  very  active  in  these  gatherings,  always  making  his  influence  felt  for  the 
good  of  the  party  and  his  locality.  He  is  at  present  a member  of  the  county 
board  of  elections.  Pic  was  trustee  of  the  township  for  seven  years  and 
township  clerk  for  two  years,  and  he  has  always  performed  his  public  duties 
in  a manner  that  reflected  credit  upon  himself  and  to  the  satisfaction  of  all 
concerned. 

On  October  22,  1890,  occurred  the  marriage  of  Mr.  Nicholson  and  Alice 
X.  Rogers,  the  talented  and  genial  daughter  of  George  and  Sarah  Rogers. 
She  was  born  and  reared  near  Trail  Run  in  Jackson  township,  where  her 
people  were  always  influential.  This  union  has  resulted  in  the  biidh  of  two 
children,  Wilbur  ITarold  and  Dwight  R.  The  former  is  in  his  junior  year  at 
Scio  College,  taking  the  philosophical  course. 


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On  July  17,  1894,  occurred  the  death  of  l\Irs.  Nicholson.  She  had  been 
a member  of  the  Methodist  Protestant  church,  while  i\Ir.  Nicholson  had  been 
a Lutheran,  but  after  their  marriage  they  both  united  with  the  i\Iethodist 
Episcopal  church. 

On  April  2,  1896.  i\Ir.  Nicholson  was  married  to  Nannie  i\I.  Trott, 
daughter  of  Benjamin  G.  and  Eliza  Jane  (Martelle)  Trott.  She  was  born 
in  Center  township,  but  mor'ed  to  Byes\'ille  when  about  twelve  years  old  and 
there  she  grew  to  maturity.  She  is  a sister  of  Elza  1).  Trott,  county  clerk, 
who  is  represented  in  this  work.  Two  children  have  been  born  to  this  second 
union,  11a  Martelle  and  Jacob  Edwin.  ]\Irs.  Nicholson  is  a woman  of  many 
admirable  attributes  and  she  is  like  her  husband  in  that  she  has  a wide  circle 
of  warm  friends.  Mrs.  Nicholson  was  for  eight  years  a teacher  in  the 
schools  of  Hartford,  Pleasant  City  and  Byesville. 

i\Ir.  Nicholson  is  a member  of  the  Knights  of  Pythias,  having  joined 
this  order  twenty-one  years  ago ; he  has  also  belonged  to  the  Independent 
Order  of  Odd  Fellows  for  many  years. 


JOHN  ^I.  COMBS. 


Although  a young  man,  John  M.  Combs,  successful  druggist  of  Byes- 
ville. Guernse}"  county,  has  succeeded  in  establishing  an  envied  reputation  in 
indnstrial  and  social  circles  of  Jackson  townshij),  for  he  has  shown  that  he 
is  a very  capable  business  man  and  that  his  character  is  above  reproach, 
having  at  all  times  sought  to  maintain  the  high  standard  of  honor  set  by  his 
progenitors,  who  have  been  well  known  in  this  county  since  the  pioneer  days. 

Mr.  Combs  was  born  near  Whnterset,  this  county,  on  October  16,  1882. 
and  he  is  the  son  of  James  G.  and  Allie  J.  (McColley)  Combs,  who  are 
given  proper  mention  in  a separate  sketch  in  this  volume. 

John  ]\I.  Combs  grew  to  maturity  on  the  home  farm,  which  he  liegan 
working  when  a mere  lad  and  where  he  remained  until  he  was  twenty-one 
years  of  age.  He  attended  the  neighboring  schools  and  later  took  a course  in 
the  Ohio  Northern  College,  graduating-  from  the  department  of  pharmacy,  in 
1903.  He  made  an  excellent  record  here,  and.  thus  well  equipped,  he  went 
into  the  drug  business  at  Cumberland,  but  something  over  three  years  later 
he  removed  to  Columbus,  continuing  in  the  same  business.  On  June  i.  1908, 
he  came  to  Byesville  and  he  and  his  father  entered  the  drug  business  together 
and  they  have  continued  with  great  success,  having  one  of  the  best  equipped 


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and  most  attractive  drug  stores  in  this  locality  and  they  have  been  well  pat- 
ronized from  the  first. 

i\lr.  Combs  was  married  on  March  28,  1907,  to  Hulcla  Webber,  of  Colum- 
bus, (3hio,  where  her  people  are  well  and  favorably  known,  she  being  the 
daughter  of  William  and  Fannie  M'eliber.  Two  sons  have  been  born  to  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Comlis,  Herlrert  Flaydon  and  John  William. 

Fraternally.  i\Ir.  Combs  is  a Knight  Templar  in  the  Masonic  York  rite, 
and  he  has  attained  the  thirty-second  degree  in  the  Scottish  rite  of  that  order, 
hie  and  his  wife  are  both  members  of  the  Presbvterian  church,  and  are  prom- 
inent in  the  social  life  of  the  community. 


JOSEPH  KOREN. 

.A.  large  part  of  the  poiiulation  of  Byesville  and  the  mining  regions  of 
( iuernsey  county  are  Slavs  from  Austria.  As  a rule,  they  are  a good  class 
of  citizens,  industrious  and  law-abiding;  they  Ixiild  their  own  homes  and  are 
exani])les  of  thrift  and  industry,  and,  while  retaining  a certain  affection  for 
the  mother  country,  they  are  very  loyal  to  our  institutions  and  to  the  Stars 
and  Stripes.  One  of  the  best  known  and  one  of  the  most  successful — in 
fact,  a leader — of  this  large  class  of  our  citizens,  is  Joseph  Koren,  proprietor 
of  the  hour  mill  at  P)yesville,  Jackson  township,  and  a man  of  excellent  char- 
acteristics of  head  and  heart. 

Mr.  Koren  was  born  in  the  county  of  Zemplen,  Austria,  in  1876,  and 
he  is  the  son  of  John  and  Marv  (Gacy)  Koren.  He  grew  to  maturity  on  a 
farm  in  his  native  countiy  and  attended  school  there,  remaining  in  Austria 
engaged  in  agricultural  pursuits  until  1898  'when  he  emigrated  tO'  America, 
landing  in  New  York,  but  soon  thereafter  came  on  to  Braddock,  Pennsylvania. 
There  he  found  emploAunent  in  the  steel  plant,  and  remained  there  one  year, 
then  went  to  the  coke  regions  of  Pennsylvania.  He  was  married  in  1899 
to  Margaret  Petrus,  also  a native  of  Austria,  having  been  born  in  the  county 
of  Zemplen,  the  daughter  of  George  and  Julia  ( Hide)  Petrus.  She  had  come 
to  this  country  only  a short  time  previous  to  her  marriage,  but  they  were  ac- 
(piainted  in  the  old  country.  Her  brother  had  married  Mr.  Koren's  sister, 
the  two  families  were  thus  well  acquainted. 

After  his  marriage  Mr.  Koren  remained  in  the  coke  fields  of  Pennsyl- 
vania two  years,  or  until  1901,  having  been  employed  in  the  coal  mines. 
Upon  the  date  mentioned  he  came  to  Guernsey  county  and  took  a position  in 


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the  Black  Top  mines,  remaining  there  nearly  five  years,  and  from  there  he 
moved  to  Byesville,  where  he  now  resides.  He  built  a neat  and  comfortable 
home  on  Fifth  street  and  went  into  the  grocery  business.  He  did  very  well 
at  this,  but  sold  out  a year  later  and  bought  a half  interest  in  the  Byesville 
Milling  Company.  On  July  28,  1910,  he  bought  out  his  partners  and  is  now 
sole  owner  of  the  mill,  which  is  one  of  the  best  and  most  popular  in  this  and 
adjoining  counties,  its  superior  products  being  eagerly  sought  after.  He 
understands  thoroughly  the  management  of  this  business  and,  owing  to  his 
honest  and  straightforward  methods  and  his  desire  to  please  and  treat  fairly 
his  customers,  he  has  built  up  a large  and  rapidly  growing  patronage.  Thrift, 
diligence,  sound  judgment  and  economy  have  marked  him  as  a man  of  pru- 
dence and  business  ability.  Besides  his  mill,  Mr.  Koren  is  a director  in  the 
B}^esville  Loan  and  Building  Company.  His  is  an  unusual  record  and  a very 
praiseworthy  one.  He  came  from  a foreign  land,  speaking  a strange  language 
and  without  means,  and  he  worked  as  a miner  until  he  could  save  enough  with 
which  to  go  into  business ; he  has  advanced  continuously  until  he  is  now  one 
of  the  successful  and  prominent  citizens  of  Byesville. 

Four  children  have  been  born  to  Mr.  and  IMrs.  Koren,  IMary,  iMike, 
Joseph  and  Emil.  Mr.  Koren  is  a member  of  the  First  Slavak  Catholic  L^nion, 
he  and  his  family  all  belonging  to  the  Catholic  church. 


MATTHIAS  C.  ANDERSON. 

Among  the  honored  veterans  of  the  Civil  war  living  at  Byesville,  Guern- 
sey county,  is  Matthias  C.  Anderson.  There  is  much  that  is  commendable 
in  his  life  record,  for  he  has  been  found  true  to  duty  in  every  relation,  whether 
of  a public  or  private  character,  and  while  energy  and  unbending  industry 
have  been  salient  features  of  his  business  career,  he  is  equally  well  known  for 
his  uprightness  and  the  honorable  methods  he  has  always  followed  and  for  his 
loyalty  to  every  trust  reposed  in  him.  Air.  Anderson  was  born  in  Richland 
township,  not  far  from  Lore  City,  Ohio,  April  28,  1837.  the  son  of 

John  and  Hannah  (White)  Anderson.  The  mother,  who  was  born  in  Bel- 
mont county,  was  a daughter  of  John  White  and  wife.  John  Anderson  was 
born  near  White  Haven,  England.  He  worked  in  a canvas  factory  in  boy- 
hood in  England,  then  became  a sailor,  and  was  in  the  English  navy,  and  near 
the  close  of  the  war  he  deserted  the  English  warship  off  the  shore  at  Charles- 
ton, South  Carolina,  with  three  companions,  rowed  ashore  and  ran  away  into 


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\'ir^inia,  tra\eled  at  night  and  hid  during  the  day,  until  convinced  that  they 
were  safe.  He  went  on  to  Beaver  county,  Pennsylvania,  where  he  got  a place 
wea\'ing  with  an  old  Irishman.  The  runaway  sailors  had  a novel  way  of 
choosing  their  route  of  travel.  They  set  up  a stick  at  cross  roads  and  wdiich 
e\er  way  it  fell  two  out  of  three  times  they  went  in  that  direction.  Mr. 
.Anderson  stayed  in  Beaver  county  several  years,  and  then  came  down  the 
Ohio  river  with  people  en  route  to  Kentucky  and  left  them  at  Wheeling,  lie 
came  to  Belmont  county,  Ohio,  and  went  to  weaving  with  a man  named  James 
White,  whose  niece,  Hannah  \\’hite,  he  married.  He  then  set  up  an  estab- 
lishment of  his  own  for  'weaving,  had  a loom,  a swift  and  C|uill  and  wheel, 
along  with  the  other  things  needed  for  the  work.  Hannah  White’s  father 
was  from  Alaryland  and  her  mother  was  German.  Her  wedding  dress  was 
calico  at  one  dollar  a yard. 

Before  the  National  pike  was  built,  Mr.  Anderson  and  wife  emigrated  to 
Guernsey  county  in  wagons,  driving  his  sheep.  Guernsey  county  was  woods 
and  swamps  then.  A sheep  got  swamped,  the  father  tried  to  get  it  out  and 
fell  back  into  the  mud  himself.  His  wife  had  been  so  opposed  to  coming  that 
she  thoroughly  enjoyed  his  discomfiture.  Pie  bought  a farm  of  eighty  acres, 
in  Richland  townshi]),  a few  years  later,  when  it  was  all  in  woods,  buying  the 
land  from  Jack  Barrett,  an  old  hunter.  Deer  and  wild  turkey  were  very  plen- 
tiful then.  He  counted  eleven  deer  at  one  time  in  a wheat  field.  John  and 
Hannah  Anderson  had  two  children  born  in  Belmont  county,  the  others  being 
I)orn  in  Guernsey  county.  One  died  in  infancy,  tbe  others  were : Sarah. 

James,  Katherine.  John,  William,  Thomas,  Mary,  Amanda  and  Matthias. 
Alary  is  living  on  the  old  homestead  and  she  and  Alatthias,  of  this  review,  are 
the  onlv  survivors  of  this  large  family. 

John  Anderson  bought  eighty  acres  of  land  and  eventually  had  one  hun- 
dred and  sixty  acres.  He  kept  on  weaving,  lived  all  the  balance  of  his  life 
on  the  farm  in  Guernsey  county,  and  became  a good  farmer  later  in  life, 
though  ignorant  of  it  in  early  life. 

lie  and  his  wife  lielonged  to  the  Methodist  Episco|)al  church,  he  having 
been  converted  at  Senecaville  after  he  was  married.  His  mother  belonged 
to  the  Church  of  England. 

Alatthias  C.  Anderson,  who  grew  up  on  the  home  farm,  was  the  young- 
est of  the  family.  At  the  age  of  fourteen  he  was  put  to  plowing  and  worked 
hard  at  this  and  general  farm  work.  On  January  22,  1862,  he  enlisted  in 
Comjiany  B,  First  Ohio  Afolunteer  Cavalry,  and  was  in  the  Army  of  the 
Cuml)eiiand.  tie  was  fortunately  never  woundefl  nor  taken  prisoner,  but  at 
Pittsburg  Landing  he  took  the  fever  and  was  in  the  hospital  about  a month  at 


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St.  Louis.  He  was  hurt  by  a falling  horse  at  Clifton,  Tennessee,  before  the 
spell  of  fever.  He  was  discharged,  because  of  disability,  the  last  of  Decem- 
ber, 1862,  or  first  of  January,  1863.  He  stayed  at  home,  disabled  by  ill 
health,  nearly  a year,  unable  to  work,  lint  when  he  got  stronger  he  farmed 
for  his  father,  who  was  getting  old. 

On  October  25,  1866,  Mr.  Anderson  married  Catherine  E.  Rogers,  daugh- 
ter of  Lawson  W.  and  Alice  A.  ( McGaw' ) Rogers.  After  his  marriage  Mr. 
Anderson  stayed  a year  on  his  father's  farm,  then  bought  a farm  two  miles 
south  of  Byesville,  in  Jackson  township,  in  the  spring  of  1868.  They  lived 
there  until  1904,  then  moved  to  Byesville,  where  they  now  reside  and  live  a 
retired  life.  He  subsequently  liought  fifty-one  and  one-half  acres,  now  own- 
ing in  all  one  hundred  and  thirty-one  and  one-half  acres. 

Five  children  have  been  born  to  iMr.  and  Mrs.  Anderson.  The  first. 
Hannah  Alice,  died  in  infancy.  Two  daughters  and  two  sons  grew  to  ma- 
turity, namely:  Charles  Melvin,  who  resides  in  Byesville;  Orthello  L.,  who 
lives  in  Columlnis,  Ohio,  and  has  a jewelry  store  there,  married  Mary  Engle; 
Minnie  J.  married  Benson  Larrick,  and  lives  at  Ava,  Noble  county,  where  he 
is  in  the  grocery  business  ; she  has  two  sons,  Benson  Melvin  and  Dwight  O. : 
Floral  L.,  who  is  at  home  with  her  parents  in  Byesville,  is  a woman  of  much 
thrift  and  business  ability.  The  whole  family  are  members  of  the  iMethodist 
Protestant  church. 

Lawson  A.  Rogers  and  wife,  parents  of  Mrs.  Anderson,  lived  in  Hartford 
county.  Maryland,  and  were  married  there.  In  October,  1842,  they  came  to 
Guernsey  county,  Ohio,  and  settled  in  Jackson  township  about  four  miles 
southeast  of  Byesville,  not  far  from  Hartford.  There  they  bought  a farm 
of  one  hundred  and  sixty  acres,  most  of  which  was  in  the  woods.  Mr.  and 
i\Irs.  Anderson  still  have  eighty  acres  of  the  original  farm.  Seven  children 
were  horn  to  Mr.  and  iMrs.  Rogers:  Sarah  J.,  George  F.,  Lawson  H.,  Cath- 
erine E.,  Mary  IM.,  Roland  J.  and  Lucinda  S.  Sarah  Jane  is  dead.  Lawson 
FT.  Rogers  enlisted  in  the  army,  on  August  18,  1862,  in  Company  H.  One 
Hundred  Twenty-second  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry.  He  was  in  the  Army  of 
the  Potomac  and  took  part  in  the  battle  of  Winchester  and  many  others. 
He  was  wounded  and  taken  prisoner  at  the  battle  of  the  Wilderness,  was  taken 
to  Richmond,  then  to  Lynchburg,  Virginia,  and  died  a prisoner  of  war.  His 
left  limb  was  amputated  before  his  death.  He  is  buried  at  Lynchburg,  Vir- 
ginia. George  F.,  who  lived  two  miles  south  of  Byesville,  was  a farmer  and 
he  died  in  1908.  Mary  M.  is  the  wife  of  John  L.  Bruner,  of  Cambridge, 
whose  sketch  appears  elsewhere  in  these  pages.  Roland  James  died  February 
28,  1905,  in  the  old  home  neighborhood,  south  of  Byesville.  Lucinda  S.  is 


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ihe  wife  of  Joseph  F.  Bruner,  brother  of  John  L.  Bruner,  and  lives  in  Rich- 
land township,  on  a farm.  Lawson  Rogers  and  wife  lived  the  rest  of  their 
lives  on  the  old  home  in  this  county.  Both  belonged  to  the  Methodist  Protes- 
tant church. 

Mdien  Mr.  Anderson's  mother  first  came  here,  nearly  a hundred  years 
ago,  she  planted  an  apple  tree  that  still  bears  fruit.  It  was  grafted  and  for 
a time  liore  four  kinds  of  apples.  Their  old  country  home  was  a beautiful 
place,  not  fancy  l)ut  well  kept,  with  many  beautiful  rose  bushes  and  orchards 
and  well  kept  lawns,  ddiere  remains  about  one  hundred  and  si.xty-eight  acres 
in  the  old  homestead.  The  family  are  plain  and  substantial  citizens,  thor- 
oughly reliable,  industrious  and  thrifty,  praiseworthy  citizens,  esteemed  and 
honored  Ijy  all  who  know  them. 


ALBERT  E.  PITT. 

One  of  the  successful  and  deserving  young  men  of  Cambridge,  Guernsey 
county,  and  a scion  of  an  excellent  and  highly  honored  old  family  is  Albert  E. 
Pitt.  He  has  labored  persistently  along  legitimate  lines  in  order  to  advance 
himself  and  has  never  depended  upon  anyone  for  assistance,  preferring  to 
hew  his  own  way  to  success. 

Mr.  Pitt  was  born  December  4,  1879,  in  Pittsburg,  Pennsylvania,  and  is 
the  son  of  Edward  D.  and  Margaret  (Jarvis)  Pitt,  both  born  in  England, 
where  they  grew  to  maturity,  'were  educated  and  married,  soon  afterward  com- 
ing to  America.  Mr.  Pitt  was  a direct  descendant  of  the  famous  Sir  AVilliam 
Pitt.  Ha\'ing  learned  the  trade  of  iron  worker  in  his  native  country,  Edward 
D.  Pitt  followed  the  same  after  coming  to  America,  being  employed  in  the 
iron  mills  at  Pittsliurg.  In  1886  he  moved  his  family  to  New  Philadelphia, 
Tuscarawas  county,  Ohio,  where  he  w’Oi'ked  in  the  iron  mills  until  1890  when 
he  moved  to  Cambridge  at  the  opening  of  the  Cambridge  Sheet  Steel  Company 
and  he  was  one  of  the  first  heaters  employed  in  this  mill.  He  was  very  skilled 
in  his  line.  His  death  occurred  in  November,  1909;  his  widow  is  still  living. 
'Phe  elder  Pitt  was  an  extensive  traveler  and,  being  a close  observer,  he  was  a 
well  informed  man  and  took  much  more  than  a passing  interest  in  the  affairs 
of  his  county,  desiring  to  see  better  conditions  for  all  classes.  He  was  a firm 
believer  in  the  republican  form  of  government  and  he  was  an  active  worker  in 
the  ranks  of  the  Republican  party,  in  its  caucuses,  conventions,  etc.,  but  he 
was  not  an  officer  seeker  himself.  He  was  also  active  in  labor  organizations. 


ALBERT  E.  PITT, 


GUERNSEY  COUNTY,  OHIO. 


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in  fact,  every  movement  having  for  its  object  the  betterment  of  the  laboring 
classes  and  the  general  good. 

Albert  E.  Pitt  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  New  Philadelphia 
and  when  seventeen  years  of  age  he  entered  the  iron  mills  of  that  city  as  an 
apprentice,  learning  the  trade  of  rougher.  A’hen  the  foundry  was  moved  to 
Cambridge  he  came  here  and  was  employed  in  the  mills  here  and  has  since  re- 
sided at  this  place. 

i\Ir.  Pitt  was  married  on  November  26,  1900,  to  Alinnie  jNIa}'  Williams, 
daughter  of  Charles  and  Catherine  (Tregoweth)  AAhlliams,  of  Youngstown, 
Ohio.  ]\Ir.  Williams  was  a brick  contractor.  For  the  past  ten  years  he  has 
been  in  the  Klondyke  gold  field  in  Alaska.  His  family  still  reside  in  Youngs- 
town. Air.  and  Airs.  Pitt  have  no  family. 

Since  their  marriage  Air.  Pitt  was  employed  in  the  mills  of  Cambridge 
until  the  summer  of  1909,  since  which  time  he  has  been  employed  at  Alartin's 
Ferry,  Ohio,  in  the  iron  mills  there,  but  he  still  resides  in  Cambridge  where 
he  has  a very  comfortable  home.  He  is  an  expert  in  his  special  line  of  work 
and  his  services  are  in  demand  wherever  there  is  an  iron  mill. 

Politically,  Air.  Pitt  is  a Republican  and  he  has  long  been  active  in  the 
affairs  of  the  party,  his  first  presidential  vote  being  cast  for  Roosevelt  in  190-j, 
having  missed  his  vote  for  AIcKinley  in  1900  by  just  one  month.  He  has 
frequently  been  a delegate  to  county,  district  and  state  conventions.  On 
June  28,  1910,  his  party  nominated  him  for  state  senator  in  the  eighteenth 
and  nineteenth  senatorial  district  of  Ohio.  His  candidacy  was  universally 
regarded  as  a most  fortunate  one,  owing  to  his  general  popularity  with  the 
party  and  his  recognized  ability  and  genuine  worth  and  his  public  spirit.  He 
is  well  qualified  for  any  public  trust  that  might  he  reposed  in  him,  since  his 
integrity  and  sincerity  cannot  be  questioned.  Like  his  honored  father  be- 
fore him,  he  has  always  been  active  in  labor  organizations  and  has  always 
stood  ready  to  do  what  he  could  in  bettering  the  condition  of  the  laboring 
classes.  He  is  a member  of  the  Iron  and  Steel  YYrkers  Lhiion  and  has  filled 
several  offices  of  the  association.  He  was  active  in  the  organization  of  the 
Trades  and  Labor  Assembly  of  Guernsey  county  and  served  for  two  terms 
as  president  of  that  organization.  He  has  always  been  active  in  every  move- 
ment calculated  to  promote  the  interests  of  labor.  He  was  legislative  repre- 
sentative of  the  Ohio  Federation  of  Labor  in  the  seventy-eighth  General  As- 
sembly of  Ohio.  He  very  worthily  aspires  to  the  position  occupied  by  his 
father,  who  was  recognized  as  a world  wide  friend  of  organized  labor.  He 
was  presented  with  a r'ery  handsome  loving  cup  by  the  Amalgamated  Asso- 
ciation or  Iron  and  Steel  Y'orkers  of  Etouria.  England. 


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GUERNSEY  COUNTY,  OHIO. 


The  father's  family  consisted  of  Harry  E.  Pitt,  of  Cambridge;  Albert  E., 
of  this  review;  Whlliam  E.,  of  Pittsburg,  and  M.  Emmiluine,  a labor  evange- 
list who  is  also  engaged  in  newspaper  work  in  Pittsburg.  In  1907  the  father 
returned  from  Cambridge  to  Pittsburg  to  reside,  having  retired  from  mill 
work,  and  his  death  occurred  in  the  latter  city,  among  his  early  friends  and 
associates  and  where  he  had  been  a great  factor  in  many  public  movements. 

Albert  E.  Pitt  is  a worthy  son  of  a worthy  sire.  He  and  his  wife  are 
memliers  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church  and  are  active  in  church  work. 
Mrs.  Pitt  is  a cultured  and  refined  woman.  Mr.  Pitt  is  a nephew  of  Rev. 
I lenry  Pitt,  vicar  of  St.  Mary  Alagdalene's  church  at  Surrey  Scjuare,  London, 
England.  Rew  Henry  being  a brother  of  Edward  D.  Pitt,  father  of  the 
subject.  This  is  indeed  a most  distinguished  family.  A deceased  sister  of 
Albert  E.  Pitt,  Queen  E.,  who  died  in  August,  1904,  at  the  family  home  in 
Ihttsburg,  was  a great  Sunday  school  worker  in  the  Baptist  church  and  was 
a teacher  of  English  among  the  Chinese  in  the  city  of  Pittsburg,  and  a young 
woman  greatly  admired  and  beloved  for  her  many  commendable  qualities  of 
head  and  heart. 


CHARLES  MELVIN  ANDERSON. 

A p(jpular  and  successful  merchant  of  Byesville  and  one  of  the  progres- 
sive and  public  spirited  citizens  of  Guernsey  county  is  Charles  Melvin  Ander- 
son, a man  wdio  is  deserving  of  the  confidence  which  all  classes  repose  in  him 
and  of  the  large  success  which  is  today  his,  for  he  has  lived  a very  industrious 
and  honorable  life  and  has  sought  to  keep  untarnished  the  excellent  family 
name  which  has  been  known  here  for  several  generations.  His  birth  oc- 
curred in  [ackson  township,  this  county,  on  October  12,  1868,  and  he  is  the 
son  of  Matthias  C.  Anderson  and  wife,  who  are  fully  mentioned  in  another 
sketch  in  this  work.  Young  Anderson  grew  to  maturity  on  the  home  farm 
and  there  liegan  working  when  a mere  boy,  attending  the  district  schools  dur- 
ing the  winter  months.  He  later  took  a term  in  the  Byesville  high  school 
under  Prof.  John  A.  Bliss.  While  a young  man  he  did  quite  a large  amount 
of  agency  work,  taking  orders  for  tea  and  other  commodities.  His  mind  was 
always  commercially  inclined  and  he  very  early  evinced  marked  innate  ability 
in  the  mercantile  field.  He  began  working  in  a general  store  at  Trail  Run.  in 
Jackson  township,  for  O.  E.  and  Caleb  Trinner.  He  then  went  with  AIoss 
Brothers  & R.igby,  with  whom  he  remained  until  they  sold  out  to  the  Wills 
Creek  Supply  Company. 


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In  October,  1899,  Anderson  came  to  Byesville  and  started  in  busi- 
ness for  himself,  buying  a gents’  furnishing  establishment  of  J.  E.  Addison  & 
Company,  and  he  at  once  put  in  a stock  of  shoes  and  clothing,  taking  as  a 
partner  in  business  his  brother,  O.  L.  Anderson.  They  enjoyed  a liberal  pat- 
ronage from  the  first,  being  men  of  hustle  and  true  business  ability.  In  1903 
Charles  i\I.  purchased  the  interest  of  his  brother.  O.  L.  Anderson,  going  to  Col- 
umbus, where  he  opened  a jewelry  store.  On  September  22,  1904,  tbe  store  ad- 
joining that  of  the  subject  was  entirely  destroyed  by  fire,  including  contents. 
Only  a five-thousand-dollar  insurance  was  carried  on  a twelve-thousand-dol- 
lar  stock  of  goods.  After  the  fire  i\Ir.  Anderson  bought  a half  interest  in  the 
lot  where  his  store  was  located  and  he  and  L.  S.  Resoner  built  the  large 
cement  block  building  in  which  the  store  is  now  located  at  Depot  and  Seneca 
streets,  Byesville.  Mr.  Anderson's  was  the  first  stock  of  clothing  in  Byes- 
ville and  was  the  only  stock  for  many  years,  and,  although  it  has  since  with- 
stood a great  deal  of  competition,  it  is  still  growing  and  does  a very  large 
business,  having  a prestige  second  to  none.  On  April  8,  1905,  the  new  Imild- 
ing  was  finished  and  iNIr.  Anderson  took  J.  E.  Booth  into  partnership  with 
him.  In  the  fall  of  1907  he  bought  i\Ir.  Booth’s  interest.  In  the  summer  of 
1908  Mr.  Resoner  sold  his  interest  in  the  building  to  John  Carnes,  of  Cam- 
bridge, and  he  is  still  part  owner  of  the  same  with  i\Ir.  Anderson. 

Besides  his  large  clothing  store,  i\Ir.  Anderson  has  other  interests,  being- 
regarded  as  one  of  the  leading  business  men  of  the  county.  He  has  an  inter- 
est in  the  Hall  Gas  Engine  Works  and  in  the  Citizens  five,  ten  and  twenty- 
five-cent  store  at  Cambridge. 

iMr.  Anderson  has  been  a prominent  member  of  the  Knights  of  Pythias 
for  about  twenty  vears. 

On  October  i.  1902,  i\Ir.  Anderson  was  married  to  Nancy  Adeline  Coulter, 
a lady  of  culture  and  refinement  and  the  representative  of  an  e.xcellent  and  in- 
fluential old  family.  She  was  born  at  Cutler.  M'ashington  county,  Ohio,  and 
is  the  daughter  of  Isaac  B.  and  Esther  C.  (Goddard)  Coulter.  Her  father 
was  for  many  years  prominently  engaged  in  business  at  Cutler,  and  when  Mrs. 
Anderson  was  fifteen  years  of  age  she  went  into  her  father’s  store.  He  dis- 
posed of  his  business,  retaining,  however,  the  dry  goods  department  of  his 
store,  which  he  moved  to  Byesville,  locating  three  doors  from  i\Ir.  Anderson’s 
place  of  business.  The  daughter  took  charge  of  the  store,  which  was  the 
first  e.xclusively  dry  goods  store  in  Byesville.  and  it  was  while  she  was  con- 
ducting the  store  that  she  and  iMr.  Anderson  met.  Her  parents  still  reside  at 
Cutler,  her  old  home.  Eive  children  have  been  born  to  iMr.  and  i\Irs.  Ander- 
son, named  as  follows:  Mary  A.,  Harry  C.,  Esther  E.,  Ida  iM.  and  Bertha  L. 


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Mr.  and  Mrs.  Anderson  belong  to  the  Alethodist  Protestant  church,  and 
they  are  Ijoth  prominent  in  the  social  life  of  this  community  and  have  a host 
of  warm  personal  friends  Like  the  rest  of  his  family,  Air.  Anderson  is  a 
diligent,  honest,  straightforward,  genial  and  genteel  business  man,  wdio  makes 
a success  of  whatever  he  turns  his  attention  to,  and  he  has  so  conducted  his 
business  that  he  has  the  confidence  and  good  will  of  all  classes.  Lie  is  a man 
of  liroad  charity  and  kind  impulses  and  always  ready  to  do  his  full  share  in 
promoting  the  general  good  of  his  community. 


JAMES  ARTHUR  PRYOR. 

P)iographies  should  not  he  pulilished  unless  there  is  something  in  the  life 
and  character  of  the  individual  worthy  of  emulation  or  imitation  by  others 
under  like  circumstances — certainly  not  for  self-aggrandizement;  hut  sufficient 
has  been  drawn  from  the  life  history  of  James  Arthur  Pryor,  a well  estab- 
lished and  progressive  business  man  of  Byesville,  to  show  that  there  is  some- 
thing in  the  inner  life  of  this  man  w'orthy  of  more  than  incidental  mention. 
He  began  life  practically  at  the  bottom  of  the  ladder,  hut  he  has  climbed  to 
the  top  with  no  help  but  a brave  heart,  industrious  hands  and  an  intelligent 
brain,  and  he  is  a splendid  example  of  wdiat  may  be  accomplished  in  this 
country  by  thrift  and  perseverance,  even  under  discouraging  circumstances. 
I le  is  a very  affable  gentleman,  keen,  far-sighted,  energetic  and  he  is  held  in 
highest  esteem. 

Mr.  Pryor  was  born  July  27,  1878,  at  Waterford,  Ohio,  and  is  the  son 
of  James  Alexander  and  Arminta  (Davis)  Pryor.  When  he  w'as  six  rveeks 
old  his  mother  died  and  the  father  afterwards  remarried,  and  James  A.  was 
left  with  his  sister  at  Waterford,  in  Washington  county,  Ohio,  moving-  to 
.\va  at  the  age  of  four  years.  He  lived  with  her  until  nine  years  old,  then 
went  to  Waterford  to  live  with  another  sister,  with  whom  he  remained  about 
two  years,  after  which  he  spent  two  years  with  his  brother,  Walter  Pryor,  at 
Chandlersville,  then  spent  a year  with  E.  A.  Atchison,  at  S])ratt,  Ohio,  on  a 
farm,  as  all  his  boyhood  had  been  spent.  At  the  age  of  thirteen  he  worked  for 
his  board  and  clothes  for  a time,  then  went  to  Pleasant  City  with  a sister  and 
attended  school  there.  A year  later  he  went  to  work  for  R.  O.  Knott,  at 
Pleasant  City,  for  the  salary  of  six  dollars  a month  and  boarded  himself,  in  a 
clothing  and  gents'  furnishings  store.  He  was  with  Mr.  Knott  for  two  years 
and  nine  months,  at  the  expiration  of  which  time  he  Avent  to  Macksburg  and 


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was  overseer  of  a hotel,  known  as  the  Hamilton  house.  Sickness  compelled 
him  to  relinquish  that  position,  much  to  the  regret  of  everyone  there,  and  he 
returned  to  his  sister  at  Pleasant  City,  where  he  worked  in  the  general  store 
of  C.  J.  Kinsey  for  three  years,  clerking.  At  the  age  of  twenty-one  he  was 
married  to  Carrie  B.  Scholl,  of  Tuscarawas  county,  Ohio,  the  daughter  of 
Charles  and  Emma  (Unger)  Scholl.  Her  mother  was  a daughter  of  Josiah 
Unger,  who  was  a leader  in  the  Civil  war.  The  next  venture  made  by  Mr. 
Pryor  was  to  borrow  one  hundred  dollars  of  one  Isaac  Secrest,  of  Pleasant 
City,  giving  his  note  therefor,  and  bought  with  this  samples  of  merchandise, 
from  which  he  took  orders,  and  filled  them.  Inside  of  six  months  he  had 
paid  off  the  note.  He  continued  in  that  way  for  one  year,  then  opened  a small 
store  at  Pleasant  City  in  a room  fifteen  by  thirty-one  feet  in  size. 

In  1903  Mr.  Pryor  moved  to  Byesville,  Ohio,  and  there  bought  a lot  and 
built  a store  on  Sixth  street,  of  that  town.  He  carried  on  merchandising  at 
this  place  for  about  two  years,  at  the  end  of  which  time,  with  undaunted  cour- 
age, he  sold  his  little  store  and  took  over  the  property  of  “The  Big  Store,’’ 
owned  by  T.  F.  Slay.  It  was  really  a big  store,  and  it  seemed  to  some  that 
it  was  ridiculous  for  him  to  think  of  buying  it  wdth  his  limited  means. 

Nothing  daunted,  however,  he  went  to  E.  F.  Meek,  who.  though  not  a 
personal  friend  nor  relative  of  Mr.  Pryor,  endorsed  his  notes  for  three  thou- 
sand, seven  hundred  and  fifty  dollars,  due  in  nine  and  eighteen  months.  By 
energy  and  close  application  to  business  he  persevered  and  the  notes  w-ere 
paid  off  in  less  than  sixty  days.  He  worked  like  a man  possessed,  which  is 
certainly  .great  evidence  of  his  thrift  and  tact. 

In  February,  1908,  Mr.  Pryor  was  involved  in  a deal  in  options  for  coal 
land.  His  partner  withdrew  because  of  lack  of  capital  to  carry  it  through, 
leaving  on  Mr.  Pryor  the  burden  of  the  whole  deal.  In  this  he  again  showed 
his  ability  as  a financier,  by  landing  the  deal  in  less  than  three  days,  in  a w’ay 
most  pleasing  and  gratifying  to  himself.  He  left  the  deal  in  the  hands  of 
good,  reliable  and  financially  responsible  people  to  continue  the  development 
of  one  of  the  best  blocks  of  coal  in  Guernsey  county.  He  next  consummated 
a deal  for  buying  the  C.  S.  Gager  Dry  Goods  Company's  store  in  Byesville. 
He  then  bought  the  lot  where  his  new  store  is  now'  located  on  Depot  street, 
one  of  the  best  sites  in  Byesville.  and  erected  the  lirick  building  he  now  occu- 
pies, which  ranks  among  the  finest  in  Byesville.  September  24,  1908,  the 
building  was  completed  and  the  store  in  its  new  quarters  ready  for  business. 
The  store  occupies  two  floors,  each  thirty-five  by  one  hundred  and  twenty 
feet,  wdthout  a pier  or  a post,  as  large  a clear  floor  space  as  can  be  found  in 
any  store  in  this  county.  In  1908  and  1909  he  bought  and  sold  ninety-four 


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different  pieces  of  real  estate,  in  Byesville.  In  1910  he  completed  another 
liandsonie  l)rick  Inisiness  block,  adjoining  the  one  occupied  by  his  store,  the 
new  one  l)eing  occupied  by  Eberle  & McCormick’s  furniture  store,  and  Beckett 
(k  Peter's  pool  room,  l)Oth  estalilishments  being  of  high  grade  and  a credit  to 
the  city.  Besides  the  deals  above  mentioned,  Mr.  Pryor  has  been  interested 
in  many  other  enterjirises.  klr.  Pryor  also  owns  several  good  business  loca- 
tions in  Byesville,  all  on  paved  streets  and  well  kept  up.  His  home  is  one  of 
the  modern  and  attractive  ones  of  Byesville.  He  seeks  good  property  as  the 
basis  of  his  investments.  In  addition  to  his  other  business  ventures,  he  has  an 
establi.shment  at  Byesville,  where  he  sells  liuggies,  wagons  and  farming  imple- 
ments. (dn  October  5,  1910.  he  purchased  his  old  stand  opposite  his  large 
drygoods  store,  which  he  sold  to  the  lirm  of  Gaskill  & Froelich,  general  store, 
three  and  one-half  vears  ago,  where  he  has  an  extensive  and  growing  trade. 
This,  in  connection  with  his  other  mercantile  interests,  is  probably  the  largest 
business  of  the  kind  in  Guernsey  county. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Pryor  have  one  little  daughter,  Pauline,  a bright,  winsome 
child,  klr.  Pryor  is  a member  of  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellow’s  at 
Pleasant  City  and  the  Knights  of  Pythias  at  Byesville.  He  belongs  to  the 
hlethodist  Episcopal  church  and  his  wife  to  the  German  Lutheran  church. 


JAMES  G.  COMBS. 

h'rom  small  beginnings  James  G.  Combs,  well  known  citizen  of  Byesville, 
Guernsev  county,  has  graduallv  attained  a prominence  in  this  locality  w’hich 
entitles  him  to  he  regarded  as  one  of  our  progressive  citizens  and  therefore 
worthy  to  rank  among  them  in  a biogaphical  compendium  of  the  nature  of 
the  one  at  hand. 

klr.  Combs  was  born  near  Winterset,  Guernsey  county,  Ohio,  in  June, 
1855,  and  he  is  the  son  of  William  and  Delilah  (Kimble)  Combs.  The 
father  was  liorn  in  Fayette  county,  Pennsylvania,  in  1820  and  he  there  grew^ 
to  maturity  and  received  his  education,  coming  to  Guernsey  county,  Ohio,  in 
1838.  He  follow’ed  farming  and  here  he  was  married  to  Delilah  Kimble,  a 
native  of  Jefferson  township,  this  county.  She  Was  the  daughter  of  Adam 
and  Mary  (Huffman)  Kimble,  the  father  a pioneer  here,  having  taken  up 
land  from  the  government.  Their  family  consisted  of  four  children : George 
^V.,  who  lives  near  Winterset:  Martin,  deceased;  James  G.,  of  this  review, 
and  Marv  Catherine,  wdfe  of  George  Lanning,  wdio  is  engineer  of  the  rolling 


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mills  at  Cambridge,  ^^'illiam  Combs  and  wife  liued  near  Winterset  until 
about  1900,  then  moved  to  Cambridge  and  lived  with  the  daughter,  i\Irs. 
Lanning.  The  death  of  William  Combs  occurred  in  Alarch,  1910,  and  he 
was  buried  on  Easter  Sunday.  He  would  have  been  ninety  years  of  age  the 
i6th  of  the  following  May.  He  was  a grand  old  man  whom  everyone  re- 
spected and  admired,  becoming  a man  of  good  standing  in  his  community.  He 
was  for  many  years  school  director  and  trustee  of  his  township  two  or  three 
terms.  He  was  a deacon  in  the  Baptist  church  for  many  years,  holding  this 
office  at  the  time  of  his  death.  He  was  a good  and  useful  man  in  his  com- 
munity. The  death  of  i\Irs.  AAdlliam  Combs  occurred  in  August,  1906.  She 
was  a woman  of  many  praiseworthy  characteristics,  like  her  husliand. 

James  G.  Combs  grew  to  maturity  on  the  farm  near  AA'interset,  and  he 
devoted  his  attention  to  farming,  also  worked  a great  deal  at  the  carpenter’s 
trade.  He  was  married  on  April  4,  1878,  to  Allie  J.  AlcColley.  daughter  of 
William  and  Sarah  (Saviers)  TlcColley.  She  was  born  and  reared  near 
Antrim,  this  county.  Her  father  was  born  in  AA'ashington  county.  Pennsyl- 
vania, in  1825.  and  there  he  grew  to  maturity,  locating  in  Antrim  aliout  1841  : 
her  mother  was  born  in  Aladison  township,  this  county.  Her  grandfather, 
John  Saviers,  came  here  at  an  early  date  and  took  up  government  land  and 
figured  prominently  in  the  early  history  of  this  locality. 

After  their  marriage  Mr.  and  Airs.  Combs  continued  to  live  on  the  farm 
in  their  neighborhood  until  Xovember,  1908.  when  they  moved  to  Byesville, 
where  they  still  reside,  but  still  retain  their  farm  near  AA'interset.  where  he 
farms  and  keeps  stock.  Like  his  honored  father  liefore  him,  he  has  taken 
the  part  of  a broad-minded  citizen  in  local  affairs.  Politically,  he  is  a Demo- 
crat. and  is  a member  of  the  Baptist  church,  while  his  wife  belongs  to  the 
Presbyterian  church.  They  have  three  sons  and  two  daughters : AA  illiam 

Delno  is  a dentist  and  is  located  at  Kenton,  Ohio ; Harry  L.  is  in  the  Adams 
Express  office  in  Columbus;  John  is  in  the  drug  business  with  his  father  in 
Byesville;  Kittie  Alay  and  Pearl  are  both  in  Byesville  and  assist  in  the  drug 
store,  which  is  a neat  and  model  one  and  where  a large  trade  is  carried  on  at 
all  times.  Praternally,  Air.  Combs  is  a member  of  the  Alodern  AA'oodmen  of 
America. 

AA’hen  Adam  Kimble  and  John  Saviers  came  to  this  county  they  both 
located  near  where  the  town  of  AA^interset  is  now.  It  was  the  virgin  forest, 
through  which  Indians  and  wild  beasts  roamed.  These  gentlemen  located  on 
adjoining  farms,  which  they  purchased  direct  from  the  government.  They 
were  great  hunters  and  found  deer  and  other  game  abundant.  They  found  a 
white  deer  which  they  protected  from  other  hunters,  making  a pet  of  it. 


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T.ike  their  fellow  pioneers,  they  built  log  cabins  in  the  woods,  and  they  were 
molested  by  the  u’oh’es,  which  kept  up  their  bowlings  by  night.  They  spun 
ilax  and  made  their  own  clothing,  some  of  which  the  subject  still  remembers. 
(Irandmother  Kimlde  had  a loom  and  did  her  own  weaving. 


ERAST L^S  F.  MEEK. 

'I'he  i\leek  family  is  eminently  deserving  of  representation  in  a work  of 
the  province  of  the  one  at  hand,  for  many  reasons  too  obvious  for  specific 
mention,  as  will  he  seen  from  a perusal  of  the  following  paragraphs,  and  one 
of-the  best  known  members  of  the  present  generation  is  Erastus  F.  Meek,  of 
Ryesville,  who  was  horn  on  the  site  of  this  city  on  July  13,  1844.  The  major 
part  of  his  life  has  been  spent  in  this  vicinity,  so  that  the  history  of  Byesville 
and  his  own  record  are,  in  a way,  one  and  the  same.  ETe  is  the  youngest  son 
of  Jacob  and  Hannah  ( Hastings)  Aleek,  who  came  to  what  is  now  B3^esville 
as  early  as  1831,  the  land  then  being  in  primitive  woods.  The  ancestry  of 
the  (Meek  family  is  traceable  by  the  genealogist  back  through  nearly  three 
centuries,  to  Guy  Meek  and  others  of  this  family  who  were  of  Welsh  descent; 
Init  they  came  to  America  from  Shrewsberry,  England,  with  Charles  Calvert, 
the  third  Lord  Baltimore,  and  received  a grant  of  land  in  Maryland,  between 
1661  and  1670.  Guy  IMeek  was  the  father  of  Isaac,  and  he  in  turn  also  had 
a son  Isaac,  and  the  latter  also  named  one  of  his  sons  Isaac.  The  third  Isaac 
Meek  was  born  in  Annapolis,  province  of  Maryland,  on  October  14,  1746,  and 
his  death  occurred  on  his  farm  near  Mt.  Pleasant,  Jefferson  county,  Ohio, 
December  12,  1840,  at  the  advanced  age  of  ninety-four  years.  He  married 
IMarv  Robinson  and  eleven  children  were  born  to  them,  of  whom  the  fourth 
was  Joshua,  who  became  the  father  of  Jacob,  and  Jacob  was  the  father  of 
Erastus  F.  Aleek.  Isaac  Meek,  the  great-grandfather  of  the  subject,  was  a 
l)rominent  man  in  his  day.  He  settled  in  Brooks  county.  West  Virginia, 
about  1770.  The  region  was  known  at  that  time  as  West  Augusta,  Virginia, 
and  was  later  incorporated  in  Ohio  county  and  later  was  a part  of  Brooks 
county.  During  his  residence  there  and  while  the  territory  was  known  as 
Ohio  county,  he  was,  for  a number  of  terms,  a member  of  the  county  court. 
In  1778  he  was  commissioned  a lieutenant  in  the  Virginia  militia.  He  took 
an  active  part  in  the  Indian  wars  of  his  day  and,  according  to  family  tradition, 
he  was  with  John  AIcCulloch  in  his  gallant  dash  to  the  rescue  of  Fort  Henry  in 
1777,  and  accompanied  the  expedition  of  General  Broadhead  into  Ohio  in 


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1781.  At  the  formation  of  Brooks  county  in  1796  he  became  a member  of 
the  first  county  court  of  that  county.  In  1798  or  1799  he  moved  to  Jeiferson 
county,  Ohio,  and  settled  on  Short  creek  near  the  present  town  of  Mt.  Pleas- 
ant. He  was  elected  a member  of  the  first  Legislature  of  Ohio  in  1803,  and 
was  a prominent  factor  in  the  political  and  religious  circles  of  Jefferson 
county.  He  helped  found  the  Holmes  meeting-house,  the  first  IMethodist 
church  in  Ohio.  His  fourth  son,  Joshua,  was  born  at  Buffalo  Creek,  Ohio 
county,' Virginia,  on  March  20,  1773,  married  Elizabeth  Hedge,  daughter  of 
Silas  Hedge,  their  wedding  occurring  in  Brooks  county,  Virginia,  on  October 
31,  1797,  and  his  death  occurred  at  Byesville,  Ohio,  on  September  4,  1847, 
his  widow  surviving  him  until  November  2,  1862.  Her  brother,  Joseph 
Hedge,  was  in  the  war  of  1812  and  was  killed  by  the  Indians.  Eleven  children 
were  born  to  Joshua  and  Elizabeth  Meek,  namely:  Joseph,  klary,  Margaret, 
Love  Pumphrey,  Elizabeth,  Ruth,  Isaac,  Susan,  Jacob,  Solomon  and  Rebecca. 
Their  son,  Jacob  Meek,  was  born. in  1810,  and  about  1831  he  married  Hannah 
Hastings,  who  was  born  in  Jefferson  county,  Ohio,  and  was  the  daughter  of 
James  and  Martha  (Black)  Hastings.  The  parents  of  James  Hastings  came 
from  Ireland.  Soon  after  their  marriage  Jacob  Meek  and  wife  came  to  where 
Byesville  now  stands,  and  there  bought  one  hundred  acres,  contained  in 
Military  Lot  No.  i.  that  ran  west  from  what  is  now  Depot  street,  south  of 
Main  street,  paying  the  sum  of  four  hundred  dollars  for  the  same.  It  was 
nearly  all  covered  with  woods,  only  a small  part  having  been  cleared  and  on 
the  land  was  a log  cabin.  Later  he  bought  Militaiy  Lot  No.  16,  one  hundred 
acres,  west  of  and  adjoining  the  first  tract,  for  which  he  paid  seven  hundred 
dollars.  Still  later  he  bought  IMilitary  Lot  No.  3,  of  one  hundred  acres,  also 
adjoining  and  twenty-five  acres  off  of  Militaiy  Lot  No.  2,  at  what  is  now  the 
southwest  corner  of  Main  and  Depot  streets  in  Byesville.  He  also  had  a 
large  farm  in  Jefferson  county,  to  which  he  removed  in  1847,  remaining  there 
six  years,  then  returning  to  Byesville.  He  also  owned  a number  of  other 
tracts  of  land  at  different  times  in  Guernsey  county.  He  was  industrious  and 
an  excellent  manager.  Avas  a strong  Republican,  well  known  in  both  Jefferson 
and  Guernsey  counties.  His  death  occurred  in  1859,  his  widow  surviving 
until  1877. 

Erastus  E.  Meek,  the  immediate  subject  of  this  review,  grew  to  maturity 
on  his  father’s  farms  and  assisted  with  the  farm  Avork  until  the  Civil  Avar. 
On  August  8,  1862,  Avhen  only  eighteen  years  of  age,  he  enlisted  at  kit.  Zion 
church  in  Company  B,  Ninety-scA'enth  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry.  Eourth  Army 
Corps.  as  a private  and  Avas  promoted  to  corporal.  He  Avas  on  special  duty 
as  orderly  at  General  Wgoner's  headquarters  about  nine  months,  from  July, 


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1863.  While  in  Kentucky  in  1862  he  had  typhoid  fever  and  was  left  by  the 
roadside.  He  was  taken  to  a private  house  by  Robert  Butler,  a civilian,  and 
was  ill  three  months.  He  rejoined  his  regiment  at  Stone  river.  He  was  in 
the  battles  of  Perrysville,  Missionary  Ridge,  Charleston,  Rocky  Face  Ridge, 
Dalton,  Resaca,  Adairsville,  Dallas,  New  ITope  Church,  the  first  and  second 
battles  of  Kenesaw  Mountain,  Lavergne,  Peach  Tree  Creek,  Atlanta,  Jones- 
boro, Lovejoy  Station,  Columbia,  Spring  Hill,  Franklin,  Nashville  and  was 
in  many  skirmishes:  after  much  hard  service  and  a record  of  which  anyone 
should  he  proud,  he  was  honorably  discharged  on  June  10,  1865.  Three  of 
his  brothers  were  also  in  the  war,  Joseph,  Joshua  and  James. 

On  i\iarch  16,  1867,  Mr.  Meek  married  Jane  Wilson,  daughter  of  John  C. 
and  klarv  Ann  ( Burt)  Wilson.  She  was  born  and  reared  near  Byesville, 
and  during  her  girlhood  lived  a few  years  in  Iowa.  Her  father  was  a native 
of  this  county  and  was  a cousin  of  Henry  H.  Wilson,  whose  sketch  appears 
herein.  The  Wilson  family  was  of  Irish  descent  and  was  well  known  in 
Guernse}^  county. 

After  his  marriage  IMr.  kleek  continued  farming  until  1889.  From  that 
date  until  1893  he  was  postmaster  of  Byesville.  He  performed  his  duty  in  a 
most  faithful  and  conscientious  manner,  so  well,  in  fact,  that  Postmaster- 
General  Wanamaker  rvrote  him  a letter  of  thanks.  After  that  he  rvas  notary 
pul)lic  and  engaged  in  the  real  estate  business  in  Byesville,  which  he  continued 
successfully  until  the  latter  part  of  1908. 

Ten  children  were  born  to  Mr.  and  Airs.  iMeek,  of  whom  only  four  are 
living,  namelv : James  H.  died  when  three  months  old ; Louie  B.  was  the  wife 
of  Dr.  A.  B.  Clark  and  they  resided  at  Joplin.  ^Missouri ; her  death  occurred 
on  November  22,  1891  ; Jacob  Homer  died  on  December  8,  1893,  from  an 
injurv  received  in  the  mines;  Alelinda  died  when  four  years  old;  Hannah  AI. 
is  the  wife  of  E.  D.  Corrin  and  lives  at  Colorado  Springs,  Colorado:  Blanche 
I.  is  the  wife  of  Charles  Albert  Orr;  the  seventh  child,  an  infant  daughter, 
died  of  whooping  cough;  Leroy  W.,  who  is  a dentist  at  Soda  Springs,  Idaho, 
married  Emma  Doty,  of  Alt.  Vernon,  Ohio;  Bessie  E.  is  the  wife  of  Harry 
Heed  and  lives  in  Byesville;  A’^era  Zoe  died  when  ten  months  old.  The 
mother  of  these  children  died  on  November  7,  1998.  She  was  a member  of 
the  Protestant  klethodist  church,  of  which  Air.  IMeek  is  also  a member.  He 
is  now  living  in  Byesville  looking  after  his  real  estate  interests.  Politically, 
he  is  a Republican,  and  he  was  township  assessor  for  four  years.  He  was  also 
justice  of  the  peace  at  Byesville  and  was  trustee  of  Jackson  township  for  six 
vears.  also  township  clerk  for  six  years.  He  belongs  to  the  Knights  of  Pyth- 
ias and  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows.  He  was  a charter  member 


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of  David  Kimball  Post,  No.  662,  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic,  of  which  he 
was  post  commander.  He  was  a member  of  the  Byesville  city  council  for  six 
years,  and  was  a member  and  secretary  of  the  Guernsey  county  soldiers  relief 
commission  for  two  years,  resigning  on  August  i,  1907,  when  he  went  to 
Colorado'  for  his  health.  It  is  safe  to  say  that  Mr.  IMeek  is  one  of  the  most 
highly  esteemed  men  in  the  vicinity  of  Byesville,  and  this  is  as  it  should  be, 
considering  his  exemplary  life. 


ABLLIAM  S.  STAGE. 

Among  the  well  known  residents  of  Byesville  is  the  gentleman  whose 
name  heads  this  sketch,  who  has  always  taken  his  full  share  in  the  activities 
of  the  neighborhood,  and  who  is  the  descendant  of  a family  of  pioneers  and 
soldiers  long  identified  with  the  interests  of  Guernsev  county,  in  which  some 
of  the  memhers  were  among  the  early  settlers,  and  whose  share  in  its  history 
has  been  such  that  this  volume  would  be  incomplete  without  their  mention. 

William  S.  Stage  was  born  in  Center  township,  Guernsey  county,  Ohio, 
on  March  10,  1865,  the  son  of  AVilliam  M.  and  Isabel  ( Arbuckle ) Stage. 
William  M.  Stage  was  born  in  Center  township,  and  was  the  son  of  John  and 
Elizabeth  Stage.  His  parents  came  from  New  York  state,  in  the  early  part 
of  the  last  century,  and  settled  in  Center  township.  Among  their  children 
were  John,  who  died  young,  and  five  daughters.  AVilliam  IM.  was  the  only 
son  who  lived  to  maturity.  After  the  death  of  his  first  wife,  he  married 
Elizabeth  Foy,  by  whom  he  was  the  father  of  six  children,  Cornelius.  Jacol), 
George,  James,  Samuel  and  Phoebe. 

William  M.  Stage  grew  up  in  Center  township.  During  the  Civil  war 
he  was  a soldier  in  Compau}^  G,  Seventy-second  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry,  and 
was  in  the  service  over  two  years,  taking  part,  among  other  campaigns,  in 
Sherman's  march  to  the  sea.  He  married  Isabel  Arbuckle,  a daughter  of 
James  A.  Arbuckle  and  a sister  of  Alexander  Arbuckle,  whose  sketch  see. 
Some  time  after  their  marriage  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Stage  moved  to  Jackson  town- 
ship and  lived  there  the  rest  of  their  lir-es,  until  his  death,  on  March  26.  1882, 
and  hers  on  April  4,  1908.  Their  children  were  Joseph,  Freeman.  Lucy, 
Cephas,  William  S.,  Thomas  and  IMarion.  Mr.  Stage  was  a farmer  during 
the  greater  part  of  his  life,  and  successful.  In  politics  he  was  a Republican, 
and  in  religion  a Baptist,  a member  of  i\It.  Zion  church.  He  was  a man 
esteemed  and  respected  by  his  neighbors. 


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William  S.  Stage  grew  up  on  his  father's  farm,  and  farmed  during  the 
earlv  portion  of  his  life.  He  was  married  on  November  19,  1881,  to  Mary 
If.  (ialbraith,  who  was  Iiorn  and  reared  in  Spencer  township,  near  Cumber- 
land, and  is  tbe  daugbter  of  Henry  P.  and  Frances  E.  (Evans)  Galbraith. 
After  marriage,  William  S.  Stage  lived  on  a Jackson  township  farm  for  some 
time,  and  also  worked  in  the  mines.  Then  he  moved  to  a farm  in  Spencer 
township,  where  he  lived  for  about  a year.  Selling  this,  he  removed  to  Bves- 
ville,  and  for  three  years  carried  mail  on  a rural  route.  In  1906  he  went  into 
the  li\-erv  Imsiness  in  Pyesville,  and  has  since  continued  this  very  successfully 
and  profitably,  Mr,  Stage  was  born  and  lired  a Republican,  and  has  been 
active  in  township  and  county  politics.  He  served  one  term  as  trustee  of 
Jackson  township,  and  is  now  .serving  as  a member  of  the  school  board  of 
the  P>yesville  school  district,  and  takes  his  share  in  the  work  of  the  party 
organization,  being  one  of  the  workers  on  whom  his  party  can  always  rely. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Stage  are  the  parents  of  three  children.  Hazel,  Emma, 
Herschel  IMarion  and  Frances  Isabel,  all  at  borne.  Both  are  members  of  the 
Mt.  Zion  Ba])tist  church.  Mr.  Stage  is  known  to  many  people  in  his  region 
of  the  county,  has  many  friends,  gained  by  his  geniality  and  agreeability  of 
nature,  and  has  never  been  known  to  refuse  to  a friend  anything  in  reason. 

H.  P.  Gallu'aith,  father  of  Mrs.  Stage,  was  born  on  a farm  in  Allegheny 
county,  Pennsylvania,  and  was  the  son  of  William  and  Margaret  Galbraith, 
In  his  boyhood,  his  parents  moved  to  Washington  county,  Pennsylvania,  near 
Pittsburgh,  where  he  grew  to  manhood,  his  occupation  being  that  of  a farmer. 
On  February  21,  1859,  he  was  married  to  Frances  E.  Evans,  of  Guernse}^ 
county,  Ohio.  They  lived  in  Pennsylvania  a year,  then  came  to  Guernsey 
county,  where  they  s])ent  the  remainder  of  their  lives,  Frances  E.  Evans 
was  born  in  Loudoun  county,  Virginia,  and  when  a small  child  she  came  with 
her  parents  to  Guern.sey  county,  Ohio.  Her  parents  purchased  a farm  near 
Claysville,  Westland  township,  where  she  grew  to  womanhood.  She  was  for 
some  years  a teacher  in  the  country  schools.  She  was  the  daughter  of  A.  and 
Frances  E.  Evans,  whose  six  children  were  Alcinda,  Elizabeth,  Erances,  John, 
William  and  IMortimore.  Her  paternal  grandparents  came  from  Wales,  and 
her  mother’s  people  were  slave-holders  at  the  time  of  the  Civil  war.  To  H.  P. 
and  Frances  Galbraith  were  born  seven  children,  namely:  William,  Ells- 
worth, Idella,  Mary,  Charles,  Viola  and  Calvin.  IMr.  and  Mrs.  Galbraith 
were  members  of  the  Bethel  IMethodist  Episcopal  church.  Mrs.  Galbraith 
died  at  the  home  of  her  daughter,  Mrs.  Stage,  in  Byesville,  September  20, 
1907,  and  was  buried  at  the  old  Zion  cemetery,  near  Claysville.  Mr.  Gal- 
braith, who  now  makes  his  home  with  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Stage,  is  of  Scotch-Irish 


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descent.  He  was  drafted  during  the  latter  part  of  the  Civil  war  and  served 
one  hundred  days  at  Gallipolis  under  Captain  Coleman.  He  was  eighty-six 
years  old  on  November  22,  1910. 


REV.  EBENEZER  FINLEY  THOMPSON. 

It  would  indeed  he  Cjuite  impossible  to  give  even  an  approximate  review 
of  the  great  good  done  in  the  locality  of  which  this  history  treats  by  the  Rev. 
Ebenezer  Finley  Thompson,  long  since  a pilgrim  to  the  “city  not  made  with 
hands,  eternal  in  the  heavens,”  for,  during  a long  and  laborious  career,  he 
sought  to  spread  the  gospel  of  peace  and  service  among  his  fellow  men,  and 
aid  them  in  any  way  possible,  deeming  it  his  mission  in  this  sinful,  benighted, 
evil-cursed  world  to  expend  his  energy  and  devote  much  effort  in  making  those 
better  and  happier  with  whom  his  lot  was  cast,  consecyiently  his  light  will 
continue  to  shine  among  them,  growing  brighter  “unto  the  perfect  day.” 
As  a preacher  he  was  earnest,  forceful,  logical  and  often  truly  eloquent. 

Reverend  Thompson  was  born  December  25,  1807,  in  Fayette  county. 
Pennsylvania,  near  New  Salem,  the  son  of  Judge  William  and  Elizabeth 
(Finley)  Thompson.  The  Thompsons  and  Finleys  are  of  Scotch-Irish  de- 
scent. Jacob  Thompson,  the  great-grandfather  of  the  subject,  was  the  first 
Thompson  coming  to  America  a few  years  later  than  1700.  and  landed  at 
Battumon.  His  wife  was  x\nn  Downard.  He  was  a farmer.  His  son, 
James,  the  grandfather  of  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  was  born  in  1758,  in 
Maryland,  and  married  IMary  Jackson,  in  Chester  county,  Pennsylvania. 
Some  years  later  the  family  went  to  Fayette  county.  Pennsylvania,  and  was 
engaged  in  farming.  liis  son,  William,  was  born  in  Fayette  county,  Pennsyl- 
vania, in  October,  1783,  and  was  married  to  Elizabeth  Finley,  who  are  the 
parents  of  the  subject.  There  were  in  the  family  of  Y'illiam  Thompson  the 
following  children:  Ebenezer  Finley,  of  this  review;  James,  who  became  a 
lawyer;  Jane,  who  became  i\Irs.  Rev.  George  Richey;  Wfilliam ; Harriet  J. 
and  Elizabeth  J.  Evans. 

William  Thompson  came  with  his  family  to  what  is  now  Guernsey  coun- 
ty, Ohio,  in  August,  1810,  and  settled  in  Possum  valley.  A few  years  later 
he  bought  land  two  miles  east  of  Senecaville  and  built  a grist  mill,  one  of 
the  very  earliest  of  its  time.  He  was  a large  land  owner  and  was  active  in 
the  affairs  of  the  new  country.  A few  }-ears  following  this  he  bought  lands 
upon  which  a large  part  of  Senecaville  is  now  built,  owning  about  three  hun- 


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(Ired  acres  in  this  one  ])iece  of  land.  He  was  a very  prominent  man,  served  as 
a memlier  of  the  Ohio  Legislature,  and  also  as  county  judge.  He  died  from 
cholera  in  June,  1833,  huried  beside  his  father  and  mother,  in  the  ceme- 

tery at  Senecaville.  He  died  in  the  prime  of  life  and  in  the  most  active  years 
of  his  life,  aged  forty-nine  years.  His  widow  died  in  i860  and  is  also  huried 
at  Seueca\  ille. 

His  sou,  Ifheuezer  F.,  was  at  the  time  of  his  father's  death  engaged  in 
tlie  mercantile  business  and  continued  in  this  for  some  years  in  connection 
with  his  brothers.  Soon  after  his  father’s  death  he  became  converted  and 
decided  to  enter  the  ministry.  He  closed  out  his  business  and  prepared  for  a 
college  course,  lie  had  accumulated  considerable  property  prior  to  this  time, 
lie  had  attended  the  jiuhlic  schools  of  Senecaville  and  prepared  for  the  min- 
istry at  Uniontown,  Pennsyh'ania,  and  at  Ohio  L^niversity  at  Athens,  Ohio, 
and,  finishing  his  education,  was  ordained  by  the  Cumberland  Presbyterian 
church  and  immediately  began  his  ministerial  work  in  Guernsey  county. 

Reverend  Thompson  was  married  May  20,  1845,  O Louisa  Halley, 
daughter  of  Edward  and  Mary  (Wartenhee ) Halley,  of  near  B3^esville, 
tiuernsev  county.  Mr.  Halley  was  of  English  descent  and  both  the  Halleys 
and  Wartenhees  were  large  land  owners  and  mill  operators  from  Wheeling 
to  Zanesville. 

To  Reverend  and  Mrs.  Thompson  were  liorn  three  daughters  and  two 
sons:  Mary  E.,  who  is  Mrs.  James  Kabo,  of  Senecaville:  Nellie  T.,  now  Mrs. 
Robert  P.  Burns,  of  Senecaville;  Hattie  L.,  now  Mrs.  Jacob  S.  Mowery,  of 
the  state  of  Oregon;  William  H.,  of  Senecaville;  and  Ebenezer  D.,  of  St. 
Louis,  IMissouri. 

Mr.  Thompson  s])ent  the  entire  years  of  his  ministry  in  Guernsey  county 
and  vicinity.  His  health  was  such  that  he  was  not  capable  of  constant  work 
and  he  retired  to  his  farm  near  Senecaville.  He  was  a Republican  in  politics 
and  a man  very  active  in  public  affairs,  a public-spirited  citizen  and  every 
effort  calculated  to  improve  conditions  and  uplift  the  people  had  his  hearty 
su])port.  He  was  a splendid  man,  highly  res]>ected  and  a man  of  wide  influ- 
ence. Ills  death  occurred  on  January  21,  1884,  his  widow  surviving  until 
December  27,  1903,  and  both  are  buried  in  tbe  Senecaville  cemetery. 

'fhe  daughter,  Nellie  T.,  was  married  July  25,  1876,  to  Robert  P.  Burns, 
of  Jacksonville,  Greene  county,  Pennsylvania.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Burns  lived  in 
Senecaville,  Mr.  Burns  being  a traveling  salesman.  To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Burns 
the  following  children  were  born ; Llalley  A.  is  married  and  resides  in 
Senecaville;  Arthur  married  and  lives  in  Senecaville;  Maiw^  A.,  now  Mrs. 
Ravmond  Lowrv,  of  Senecaville ; Robert,  at  home. 


GUERNSEY  COUNTY,  OHIO. 


Mr.  and  Mrs.  Burns  were  both  music  teachers  and  each  of  the  children 
have  very  marked  musical  ability  and  have  musical  educations.  Mr.  Burns 
passed  to  his  rest  July  28,  1895,  and  is  buried  in  the  Senecaville  cemeterv. 


WILLmi  M.  ^lOSER. 

One  of  the  honored  veterans  of  the  great  war  of  the  Rebellion  is  Will- 
iam M.  Moser,  of  Richland  township,  a man  who.  like  a true  patriot,  gave 
up  the  pleasures  of  his  own  hreside  and  the  emoluments  of  business  and  unself- 
ishly went  forth  to  defend  the  old  flag.  He  has  lived  to  see  and  take  part  in 
the  great  development  of  Guernsey  county,  having  always  been  a hard  worker 
and  ready  to  do  his  full  share  in  furthering  all  laudable  local  interests. 

Mr.  Moser  was  born  September  9,  1839.  in  Richland  township,  Guernsey 
county,  Ohio,  on  a farm  three  miles  northwest  of  Senecaville,  the  son  of 
John  and  Sarah  (x\nderson)  Moser.  The  father  was  born  in  Fayette  county, 
Pennsylvania,  and  the  mother  in  Belmont  county,  Ohio.  The  father  came  to 
Richland  township,  as  a young  man,  about  1833,  and  bought  a farm  in  the 
woodland  and  owned  it  until  his  death,  the  farm  where  his  son  was  born.  The 
father  was  married  in  1837  and  engaged  in  farming  all  his  life,  becoming  a 
large  land  owner  and  prosperous.  He  was  a large  stock  raiser  and  feeder 
and  was  always  active  in  public  matters,  being  especially  interested  in  good 
schools  and  good  roads.  He  served  as  a member  of  the  school  board  and  in 
various  township  offices.  He  raised  a family  of  eight  children,  who  were : 
Mulliam  M.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  James  H.,  on  a farm  in  Richland  town- 
ship; John  C.,  deceased;  Amanda,  now  Mrs.  Elijah  Millhone,  of  Byesville ; 
Mary  E.  is  single;  Sarah  E..  now  Mrs.  William  T.  Gibson,  of  Pasadena. 
California;  Julia  A.,  now  Mrs.  P.  A.  Walker,  of  Columbus,  Ohio;  Mathias 
C.,  deceased.  The  parents  were  members  of  the  Presbyterian  church  and  de- 
vout church  people.  The  father  died  October  30.  1876,  and  his  widow  died 
in  July,  1893.  Both  are  buried  in  the  cemetery  at  Senecaville. 

William  M.  Moser  spent  his  youth  on  his  father's  farm  and  remained 
with  the  parents  until  his  father’s  death  and  then  with  his  mother  as  long  as 
she  lived.  He  obtained  his  education  in  the  district  schools  of  the  township. 
Mr.  Moser  has  been  always  a farmer  and  has  prospered.  Has  large  land 
holdings,  besides  several  pieces  of  town  property.  Mr.  IMoser  enlisted  in  tbe 
army  on  February  2.  1862,  as  a member  of  Company  B.  First  Ohio  Cavalry, 
and  served  about  two  years,  when  he  was  discharged  for  disability.  He  was 


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in  the  Army  of  the  Cumberland  and  participated  in  many  engagements,  being 
at  the  siege  of  Corinth,  Mississippi,  and  Perryville,  Kentucky,  and  various 
other  fierce  battles.  His  health  was  broken  by  the  service  and  he  has  never 
lieen  a robust  man  since.  He  has  always  been  identified  with  farming  and 
stock  raising.  In  i'888  he  moved  to  Senecaville  from  the  farm,  but  kept  his 
farm  and  coal  land  interests  actively  in  hand  until  about  three  years  ago, 
when  he  gave  up  much  of  this  active  work  and  has  been  living  a retired  life. 
1 le  is  a Republican  in  politics  and  has  been  active  in  public  affairs.  He  has 
served  as  mayor  of  Senecaville  and  on  the  school  board  for  ten  years,  is  al- 
ways interested  in  education  and  progress  and  always  in  the  forefront  of  all 
movements  calculated  to  advance  the  best  interests  of  the  people.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Presbyterian  church  and  his  wife  is  a member  of  the  Metho- 
dist Episcopal  church  and  an  ardent  church  and  Sunday  school  worker,  a 
most  excellent  woman.  Mr.  Moser  is  a most  excellent  citizen  and  few  men 
have  the  confidence  and  respect  of  the  people  to  the  extent  that  he  has. 

•d'. 


ANDREW  MOORE. 

Among  the  truly  valued  and  interesting  characters  of  early  days  in 
(hiernsey  county  were  the  two  Andrew  Moores — father  and  son.  This 
memoir  will  treat  especially  of  the  son,  who  was  the  father-in-law  of  Col. 
C.  1’.  1).  Sarchet,  of  Cambridge.  The  father,  Andrew  Moore,  Sr.,  was  de- 
scended from  Scotch-WTlsh  ancestry,  who  settled  at  an  early  day  in  New 
Castle  county,  Delaware.  The  first  American  ancestor  of  this  family  es- 
tablished a “smithy”,  blacksmith  shop,  near  New  Castle,  which  trade  was 
handed  down  from  father  to  son.  It  was  there  that  Andrew,  Sr.,  learned 
the  trade.  At  his  majority  he  married  Elizabeth  Bines,  by  whom  nine  chil- 
dren were  horn  : Robert  B.,  William,  James  B.,  Andrew,  Thomas,  Jacob, 
Maria,  Harriet  and  Eliza.  Soon  after  his  marriage  he  removed  to  Lancaster 
county,  Pennsylvania,  where  Gen.  Robert  B.  Moore,  late  of  California, 
and  William  Moore,  of  this  county,  were  born.  About  1797  he 
removed  to  Washington  county.  Pennsylvania,  where  James  B.  Aloore, 
of  Cambridge,  was  born.  Still  following  the  rvestern  tide  of  emi- 

gration. the  year  1803  found  him  located  at  Wellsburg,  West  Vir- 
ginia, where  Andrew  was  born,  February  12th  of  that  year.  Mr.  Moore 
the  following  year  removed  to  Newellstown,  Belmont  county,  Ohio,  and  in 
April,  1806,  settled  near  what  was  then  called  “Smithton’’  (now  the  Lost 


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ANDREW  BINES  MOORE. 


MRS.  ELIZABETH  MOORE. 


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town),  and  after  the  formation  of  Guernsey  county  it  was  called  Frankford 
on  the  Zane  Trace,  or  old  ^^d^eeling•  road,  and  there  opened  up  what  became 
a notable  place.  iSIoore’s  Tavern,  known  far  and  near  for  its  good  cheer 
and  hospitality.  To  the  hotel  was  attached  the  "smithy.”  where  glowed 
brightly  the  blacksmith’s  forge  and  sounded  the  ringing  anvil.  Here  young 
Andrew  spent  his  youthful  days  as  the  son  of  a pioneer  backwoodsman, 
doing  such  labor  on  the  farm  and  about  the  tavern  as  one  of  his  years  could 
do.  He  was  apprenticed  to  learn  the  trade  of  a tanner,  when  sixteen  years 
of  age,  to  a Mr.  Erskine,  at  St.  Clairsville.  When  he  had  served  his  time 
and  secured  his  freedom  suit,  three  months'  schooling  and  his  Bible,  the 
last  item  in  the  agreement,  he  set  out  for  the  East,  where  he  spent  several 
years  in  Baltimore,  Philadelphia  and  AA’ilmington  as  a "jour”  tanner.  He 
was  unsuccessful  in  his  efforts  and  returned  to  his  father's  place  and  in  1826 
was  united  in  marriage  to  iMargaret  Bines,  by  which  union  he  had  one  son, 
Robert  B.  Moore.  He  commenced  to  work  with  his  team  on  the  National 
road,  then  being  constructed,  and  during  the  time  there  engaged  obtained 
sufficient  money  with  which  to  purchase  one  hundred  acres  of  land  in  the 
Salt  creek  valley,  west  of  iMiddleton.  After  the  completion  of  that  great 
highway  in  1829  he  opened  a tavern  in  IMiddleton,  which  he  owned  until 
the  death  of  his  first  wife.  In  1834  he  married,  for  his  second  wife.  Eliza- 
beth Riggs,  and  removed  to  the  farm.  By  this  nxarriage  he  had  three  chil- 
dren, IMrs.  C.  P.  B.  Sarchet,  iMaj.  James  Ah  iMoore  and  Mrs.  Henry  L. 
Twining,  all  of  Guernsey  county  and  all  present  at  his  funeral. 

During  the  time  of  his  keeping  tavern,  i\lr.  IMoore  was  largely  engaged 
in  driving  horses,  cattle  and  hogs,  with  his  brothers,  and  made  many  trips 
over  the  far-away  mountains.  He  thus  formed  a large  acquaintance  and 
knew  and  was  known  by  all  the  leading  drovers  over  the  National  pike. 
About  1845  commenced  wagoning  west  from  AA’heehng.  with  the  old- 
fashioned  white-covered  broad  tread  wagon,  removing  again  to  Middle- 
town,  and  in  1848  to  Cambridge,  purchasing  the  old  homestead  of  Gen.  Rob- 
ert B.  iMoore  and  a part  of  the  old  Chapman  farm.  He  continued  in  the 
business  of  wagoning,  through  cold  and  heat,  year  in  and  year  out,  until 
the  completion  of  the  Central  Ohio  railroad  in  1854.  when  he  began  to  haul 
coal  from  his  own  farm  to  Camljridge  and  was  thus  engaged  until  about 
1870,  when  he  felt  old  age  creeping  on.  AA'orn  out  with  the  life  of  exposure, 
he  retired  and  spent  the  remainder  of  his  days  an  almost  helpless  invalid, 
with  his  children,  enjoying  the  confidence  and  respect  of  the  entire  com- 
munity. He  departed  this  life  at  the  home  of  his  son-in-law.  C.  P.  B. 


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Sarchet,  of  Caml)ridge,  d'hursday,  September  2,  1880,  aged  seventy-seven 
years  and  six  months,  and  was  laid  to  rest  in  the  Cambridge  cemetery,  where 
rejMise  so  many  of  the  old  pioneers. 


JAMES  L.  DILLEY. 

Among  the  native-born  residents  of  the  vicinity  of  Senecaville,  Richland 
townshij),  Guernsey  county,  who  have  reached  a well  merited  success  there 
must  be  included  the  name  of  James  L.  Dilley,  for,  having  applied  himself  in 
a most  assiduous  manner  to  whatever  he  undertook,  he  has  been  largely  re- 
warded. Xo  man  is  better  known  in  this  section  of  the  county  than  he,  and 
his  career  has  a double  interest  when  it  is  learned  that  he  is  one  of  the  hon- 
ored veterans  of  the  great  civil  conflict  of  nearly  a half  century  ago,  having 
gone  forth,  like  the  patriotic  Spartan  of  old,  to  do  or  die  for  his  conntiy  on 
many  a sanguinary  held  of  combat. 

James  L.  Dilley  was  born  March  24,  1841,  in  Cambridge,  Ohio,  the  son 
of  Valentine  J.  and  Amanda  W.  (Hutchison)  Dilley.  The  father  was  born 
in  Richland  township,  and  the  grandfather,  Joseph  Dilley,  came  to  Guernsey 
county  from  New  Jersey  with  the  early  pioneers.  Both  grandfather  and 
father  were  farmers.  The  father  was  also  a shoemaker  and  conducted  a shop 
at  Caml)ridge  for  a number  of  years  and  in  1845  moved  to  Senecaville,  where 
lie  conducted  a shop  for  some  years,  but  later  engaged  in  farming  in  different 
parts  of  the  conntv  and  e\-entually  returned  to  Senecaville,  where  he  died  in 
June,  1886,  and  his  widow  on  April  8,  1906.  He  was  a Republican  in  politics 
and  active  in  puldic  affairs,  but  not  an  office  seeker,  though  he  served  as  a 
member  of  the  first  town  council  of  Senecaville  and  also  as  assessor  of  Rich- 
land township.  He  was  a man  of  sterling  character  and  integrity.  The  par- 
ents had  a family  of  twelve  children;  James  L.,  the  subject  of  tins  sketch; 
Richard  H.,  of  Camlnddge : Susan,  deceased:  Joseph,  of  Duncans  Falls,  Musk- 
ingum county,  Ohio;  Mary  Ann,  deceased;  Caroline  E.,  now  Mrs.  John  W. 
James,  of  Maxlnirg,  Washington  county,  Ohio;  Minerva  U.,  now  Mrs.  Rich- 
ard Lowry,  of  Senecaville:  Harriet,  deceased;  Amanda,  now  Mrs.  James  Nel- 
son, of  Seneca\'ille ; Wnlliam,  deceased:  Ephraim,  deceased;  Sarah  Frances, 
deceased. 

James  L.  Dilley,  who  was  the  third  in  order  of  birth,  grew  up  in  Seneca- 
ville and  obtained  his  education  in  the  public  schools.  In  1858  the  family 
moved  to  Cumberland,  Guernsey  county,  and  from  there  to  iMaxburg,  Wash- 


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ington  county.  There,  on  October  26,  1861,  he  enlisted  in  Company  G,  Sixty- 
second  Regiment  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantiy,  for  three  years'  sercice  in  the 
Army  of  the  Potomac,  during  the  Cicil  war.  He  served  three  years  and  on 
January  i,  1864,  he  re-enlisted  in  the  same  company  and  regiment  for  an- 
other three  years,  or  during  the  war.  He  served  until  the  close  of  the  war, 
and  was  mustered  out  on  July  15,  1865,  serving  almost  continuously  for  four 
years.  His  regiment  was  mostly  with  the  Army  of  the  Potomac  and  he  par- 
ticipated in  twenty-six  battles,  the  Sixty-second  Regiment  being  always 
on  duty  and  on  the  bring  line.  On  April  6,  1865,  just  three  days  liefore  Gen- 
eral Lee's  surrender,  Mr.  Dilley  was  wounded  in  the  right  thigh  in  the  battle 
of  High  Bridge,  Virginia,  having  passed  through  without  any  serious  injury 
up  to  that  time.  His  limb  was  amputated  and  was  so  injured  that  an  artibcial 
limb  was  impossible.  He  had  a splendid  record. 

After  the  close  of  the  war  Mr.  Dilley  returned  home.  His  parents  were 
living  in  Maxhurg,  Washington  county,  Ohio,  where  he  engaged  in  the  mer- 
cantile business  with  his  lirother,  Richard  H.  Dilley.  He  was  in  business  there 
for  about  four  years.  He  was  married  September  4,  1868,  to  Clara  A.  Miller, 
daughter  of  Samuel  and  Charlotte  N.  (Goodwell)  Miller,  of  Maxhurg,  Ohio, 
To  this  union  were  born  the  following  children:  Sarah  Francis,  deceased: 
Joseph,  deceased;  William,  of  Caldwell,  Ohio,  and  Lillie,  deceased:  Samuel, 
of  Senecaville ; Inez,  deceased;  James  A.,  of  Senecaville ; Helen,  deceased; 
Mildred,  at  home. 

After  their  marriage,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Dilley  lived  in  iMaxhurg  for  about 
one  year,  when  they  removed  to  Duncan’s  Falls,  iMuskingum  county,  where 
he  was  engaged  in  the  jewelry  business  for  nine  years.  In  1880  he  moved 
to  Senecaville  and  engaged  in  the  jewelry  business  until  1908,  when  he  retired 
from  active  business. 

Mr.  Dilley  is  a Republican  in  politics  and  always  has  been  an  active 
party  man.  He  has  served  as  assessor  of  Aurelias  township,  in  Washington 
county,  for  two  years.  He  has  served  as  a member  of  the  town  council  of 
Senecaville  for  twenty  years,  and  is  now  president  of  the  same,  tie  has 
served  as  a member  of  the  Republican  county  central  committee  for  years  and 
has  been  a delegate  to  county,  district  and  state  conventions.  He  is  now  a 
member  of  the  Guernsey  county  soldiers'  relief  board.  He  is  a member  of 
the  Buchanan  Post  No.  541,  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic,  and  has  been 
commander  of  the  post  and  is  now  adjutant.  He  has  been  a delegate  to  the 
state  encampment  and  is  active  in  all  work  of  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Re- 
public. His  wife  is  a member  of  the  Presbyterian  church  and  i\Ir.  Dillev 


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is  an  adherent  of  that  church  and  a liberal  supporter  of  the  church.  He  is 
also  a member  of  the  Senecaville  board  of  education,  is  a man  of  high 
standing  and  a S])lendid  citizen  in  every  respect. 


WILLIAM  P.  EVANS. 

In  all  the  various  lines  of  ljusiness  which  have  received  the  attention  of 
William  P.  Evans  he  has  shown  remarkalile  aptitude  and  has  been  uniformly 
successful  in  each,  lieing  a man  of  inherent  business  aldlity  and  of  pleasing 
address,  so  that  his  dealing  with  the  general  puldic  is  made  easy  and  he  holds 
high  rank  among  the  leading  business  men  of  Cambridge  and  Guernsey 
county. 

Mr.  Evans  was  horn  on  iMarch  30,  1859,  to  Nantytlo,  South  Wales,  and  is 
the  son  of  Evan  and  Sarah  (Jones)  Evans.  The  father  was  a carpenter  and 
died  when  the  son  was  a mere  lad,  and  the  latter  went  to  work  in  a rolling 
mill.  He  was  only  seven  years  of  age  when  his  father  died  and,  having  to 
hustle  for  himself,  his  early  schooling  was  meager,  hut  this  deficiency  has  been 
overcome  in  later  years  by  miscellaneous  reading  and  home  study.  He 
worked  in  the  iron  mills  of  his  native  town  until  1878,  when  he  was  nineteen 
years  of  age,  then  emigrated  to  America,  first  locating  at  Niles,  Ohio,  where 
he  worked  in  the  iron  mills,  reniaining  there  until  April,  1883,  when  he 
moved  to  New  Philadelphia,  where  he  found  employment  in  the  iron  mills 
as  a shearer.  He  lived  in  that  city  until  1891,  when  he  came  to  Cambridge 
and  was  one  of  the  first  employes  in  the  Cambridge  Iron  & Steel  Company’s 
mills,  when  it  first  became  an  industry,  and  he  has  lieen  with  the  same  mill 
ever  since  and  has  continued  at  the  same  job,  which  is  evidence  of  his  re- 
liability and  skill, — in  fact,  he  is  regarded  as  an  expert  in  his  line. 

Mr.  Evans  was  married  on  March  27,  1880,  to  Ann  Evans,  daughter  of 
Reece  and  Jane  ( Roberts)  Evans,  of  Hubbard,  Ohio,  her  father  being  a coal 
miner  and  a native  of  W’ales.  He  has  been  deceased  about  thirty  years,  but 
his  widow  still  survives.  To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Evans  four  children  have  been 
l)orn,  namely:  Ann,  now  VIrs.  William  E.  AVestbrook,  of  Newark,  Ohio; 
AAhlliam  lives  at  home;  Evan  R.  is  also  a member  of  the  family  circle;  both 
these  sons  work  in  the  mill  with  their  father ; and  Susan,  who  is  also  at  home. 

Mr.  Evans  has  a very  comfortalile  dwelling  in  Camliridge  and  also  a fine 
farm  of  one  hundred  and  fifty-seven  acres  in  Jefferson  township,  where  he 
spends  his  vacations  with  his  family  and  where  he  contemplates  retiring  at  an 


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early  date,  giving  up  mill  work  and  taking  life  a little  easier,  for  forty-five 
years  in  the  mill  entitles  him  to  a little  respite.  It  is  his  intention  to  make 
this  a model  farm  and  to  make  a specialty  of  high-grade  livestock. 

Politically.  Mr.  E\ans  is  a Republican  and  he  has  always  been  active  in 
party  aft'airs.  While  a resident  of  Xew  Philadelphia  he  served  as  constable, 
and  while  there  he  was  injured  by  an  explosion  in  the  mill  and  was  inca- 
pacitated for  work  for  a full  year.  During  the  months  of  convalescence  he 
attended  a normal  school,  taught  by  John  P.  Kuntz,  in  the  basement  of  the 
court  house,  this  being  his  first  and  only  schooling,  and  he  made  wonderful 
progress  during  those  months.  He  was  at  that  time  very  poor  and  had  a 
wife  and  one  child.  John  M.  Custer,  a cousin  of  the  famous  General  Custer, 
made  it  possible  for  ]\Ir.  Evans  to  attend  school  and  live  comfortably  at  the 
same  time,  he  thus  owing  the  former  a debt  of  gratitude  and  reverence  which 
he  has  never  felt  that  he  could  adec[uately  repay,  although  the  financial  part 
of  the  debt  was  long  ago  settled. 

]\Ir.  E\'ans  is  a member  of  the  Xew  Philadelphia  lodge  of  Knights  of 
Pythias  and  the  Modern  AVoodmen  of  America.  He  is  a member  of  the 
Episcopal  church  and  his  wife  belongs  to  the  Baptist  church.  He  is  a man 
of  strong  convictions  and  sturdy  integrity  and  his  word  is  his  bond.  As  a 
friend,  he  is  a strong  advocate  and  as  an  opponent  he  is  fair  but  unrelenting. 
He  enjoys  travel  and  has  just  recently  returned  from  an  extended  western  trip. 
He  visited  relatives  in  Seattle  whom  he  had  not  seen  for  forty  years,  since 
lea\’ing  AAAles.  He  has  never  visited  his  native  country  and  has  become  thor- 
oughly Americanized  and  a strong  supporter  of  our  government.  AAdiile  re- 
gretting his  own  lack  of  educational  advantages,  he  is  giving  his  children 
every  opportunity  in  that  line. 


XATHAXIEL  LEPAGE. 

Having  been  born  and  reared  in  Guernsey  county,  and  having  spent  his 
very  active  and  useful  life  here,  it  is  doubtful  if  any  man  in  this  locality  is 
better  or  more  favorably  known  than  Xathaniel  Lepage,  of  Senecaville,  Rich- 
land township.  Honesty  and  fair  dealing  have  been  his  watchwords,  and 
these  twin  virtues  have  been  personified  in  his  active  life,  so  that  he  has  al- 
ways enjoyed  the  friendship  and  respect  of  his  neighbors  and  wide  circle  of 
acrpiaintances.  Born  April  7,  1841.  in  Cambridge  township,  this  county,  on 
a farm,  he  is  the  son  of  Thomas  and  Rachel  (Sarchet)  Lepage.  Both  par- 


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ents  are  natives  of  the  isle  of  Guernsey,  and  came  to  America  as  young 
people.  Father  Lepage  was  an  orphan,  but  the  mother  came  with  her  par- 
ents in  the  year  1809,  ancl  they  were  active  in  the  pioneer  life  of  the  locality. 
The  father  was  a farmer  of  Cambridge  township,  and  a large  land  owner  and 
was  a ]jros])erous  man.  He  was  a devout  churchman  and  one  of  the  found- 
ers of  the  Methodist  Protestant  church  in  Camliridge  and  an  active  member 
in  its  affairs.  Me  was  a W'big  in  politics  until  the  formation  of  the  Republican 
party,  when  he  liecame  a Republican.  Always  interested  in  public  affairs,  but 
never  an  office  seeker,  he  devoted  his  time  to  his  stock  raising  interests.  He 
died  in  1879,  his  wife  dying  a number  of  years  prior,  in  1845,  both  are 
huried  in  a private  family  burying  ground  on  the  home  farm,  two  miles  north 
of  Camhridge.  Jn  the  parents'  family  were  nine  children,  all  of  whom  grew 
to  manhood  and  womanhood  and  four  of  whom  are  now  living;  Adam,  of 
Camhridge;  Mary  Jane,  now  Mrs.  John  Camjibell,  of  Cambridge;  Nathaniel, 
the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Cornelius,  of  Cambridge.  Those  now  dead  are 
I’eter,  Martha,  Cyrus,  Thomas  and  Rachel. 

Nathaniel  Leiiage  s])ent  his  childhood  and  youth  on  the  home  farm,  and 
was  educated  in  the  country  district  schools  of  the  time  in  a log  school  house. 
1 le  remained  on  the  farm  until  he  was  seventeen  years  of  age,  when  he  began 
the  trade  of  a tinner  with  Samuel  Burges,  of  Camhridge.  After  learning  his 
trade  he  came  to  Senecaville,  in  i860,  and  established  himself  in  the  tinware 
and  hardware  business,  which  he  continued  until  1890,  rvhen  he  retired  from 
the  business  and  became  postmaster  at  Senecaville  under  appointment  by  Presi- 
dent Benjamin  Harrison.  He  served  four  years,  when  he  was  succeeded  by  a 
1 )emocrat  during  the  second  term  of  I’resident  Cleveland.  He  was  reap- 
])ointed  in  1897  by  President  McKinley  and  served  continuously  until  Tkugust 
22.  1910,  when  he  resigned  on  account  of  ill  health.  He  is  a Republican  in 
l)olitics  and  has  lieen  active  in  ]>arty  matters.  Has  served  as  a member  of  the 
Repulilican  countv  central  committee,  and  was  a frequent  delegate  to  county 
and  district  conventions.  He  served  as  mayor  of  Senecaville  for  two  terms 
and  a member  of  the  town  council  on  several  occasions,  also  as  a member  of 
the  Senecaville  lioard  of  education  for  a number  of  years.  He  is  a member  of 
the  Senecaville  Lodge,  Knights  of  Pythias,  and  the  Independent  Order  of 
Odd  Fellows,  and  has  filled  all  the  chairs  in  both  lodges  at  two  different  times, 
and  was  a charter  memher  of  both  lodges  in  Senecaville. 

Mr.  Lepage  was  married  on  October  10,  1862,  to  Lovina  Leisure,  daugh- 
ter of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  Leisure,  of  Senecaville,  the  father  being  dead  be- 
fore the  daughter’s  marriage.  To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Lepage  were  born  two 
children,  Lillie  May,  now  Mrs.  L.  K.  Thompson,  of  Brooklyn,  New  York, 


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and  another  child  who  died  in  infancy.  The  wife  and  mother  died  August 
13,  1865.  iSIr.  Lepage’s  second  marriage  took  place  on  October  18,  1867,  to 
[Mary  E.  Rose,  daughter  of  Benjamin  and  Sarah  Ann  Rose,  of  Senecaville. 
To  this  union  were  born:  Charles,  of  Senecaville;  Leona,  now  Airs.  John  W. 
Chester,  of  Nashville,  Tennessee;  Thomas  F.,  of  Guernsey  county:  William 
B.,  of  Hartford,  Guernsey  county;  Cora,  now  iMrs.  Elmer  Smith,  of  Lafay- 
ette, Colorado;  hlary,  deceased.  The  wife  and  mother  died  in  June,  1877. 
hlr.  Lepage's  third  marriage  was  solemnized  on  December  10,  1879,  to  Mary 
E.  Mackvicker,  daughter  of  Alexander  and  Alartha  Alackvicker,  of  Noble 
county.  To  this  union  no  children  have  been  born.  Mrs.  Lepage  died  on 
August  to,  1907.  hlr.  Lepage  and  his  family  are  memlDers  of  the  Alethodist 
Episcopal  church  and  he  has  always  Ijeen  active  in  church  and  Sunday  school 
work,  and  for  forty-eight  years  has  been  a Sunday  school  teacher,  tie  is  a 
man  of  high  character  and  envial)le  reputation.  He  has  always  been  a public- 
spirited  citizen,  and  all  movements  that  have  for  their  object  the  betterment  of 
conditions  and  the  uplift  of  mankind  find  in  hlr.  Lepage  a willing  and  active 
supporter.  He  is  now  enjoying  a retired  life  after  many  years  of  activity  and 
])ush. 


WILLIAhl  HAMhIOND  BLAIR. 

The  history  of  the  loyal  sons  and  representative  citizens  of  Guernsey 
countv  would  not  be  complete  should  the  name  that  heads  this  review  he 
omitted.  When  the  fierce  fire  of  the  rebellion  was  raging  throughout  the 
Southland,  threatening  to  destroy  the  Union,  he  resj^onded  with  patriotic  fer- 
vor to  the  call  of  volunteers,  and  in  some  of  the  bloodiest  battles  for  which 
that  great  war  was  noted,  proved  his  loyalty  to  the  government  he  loved  so 
well.  During  the  suhsecpient  years,  up  to  the  time  of  his  death,  he  was  re- 
membered among  the  honored  and  respected  citizens  of  his  communitv.  In 
official  positions  and  private  life  alike  he  proved  himself  every  inch  a man, 
standing  “four  scjuare  to  every  v.  ind  that  blows,”  and  he  is  eminently  entitled 
to  representation  in  a work  of  this  character. 

William  Hammond  Blair,  a veteran  of  the  Civil  war,  and  for  many  years 
city  marshal,  and  later  chief  of  police  of  Caml)ridge,  died  at  his  home  on 
South  Si.xth  street,  Saturday  evening,  OctolDer  22,  1910,  al)out  se\'en-fifteen 
o'clock,  the  cause  of  death  being  heart  trouble,  with  which  he  had  been 
afflicted  for  some  years.  The  funeral  services  were  held  at  the  residence  of 
the  family  hlonday  afternoon.  October  24,  1910,  at  two  o’clock,  conducted  by 


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Ke\'.  R.  M.  Elliott,  pastor  of  the  Second  E'nited  Presbyterian  church,  and  the 
interment  was  made  in  Northwood  cemetery.  The  services  were  under  the 
auspices  of  Cambridg-e  Post,  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic,  of  which  he  was 
a charter  member,  and  six  members  of  the  post,  his  comrades  during  life 
time,  acted  as  his  pallbearers. 

i\lr.  Blair  was  the  son  of  William  and  Mary  ( Hammond)  Blair  and  was 
horn  in  Adams  township,  Guernsey  county,  July  22,  1837.  His  paternal 
grandfather,  Alexander  Blair,  and  his  wife,  Susan  Long,  came  from  county 
Donegal,  Ireland,  to  America  about  the  year  1801  and  settled  in  Brooks 
county,  Virginia  (now  West  Virginia).  After  living  there  a few  years,  they 
came  to  Guernsey  county  and  settled  in  what  is  now  Cambridge  township,  on 
the  farm  now  owned  by  John  Barnes.  Alexander  Blair  was  a native  of  Ire- 
land and  his  wife  of  Scotland.  Their  oldest  child,  Alexander,  was  born  in 
Ireland  in  1798.  He  married  Isabel  Nicholson  and  after  their  marriage  they 
settled  in  Meigs  county,  Ohio.  William  Blair  (father  of  the  subject)  mar- 
ried Mary  Hammond  and  they  lived  in  Adams  township,  this  county.  Mary 
married  Da\id  Hammond  and  their  children  were  as  follows:  James,  who 
married  Helen  Gaither  and  resided  near  Elkton,  Kentucky;  David  married 
klary  Blair  and  they  resided  in  this  county;  John  married  Elizabeth  Scott  and 
they  resided  in  Adams  township,  this  county:  William  married  Matilda  Parke 
and  they  resided  in  x'kdams  township;  Mary  married  William  Blair,  of  Adams 
township;  Jane  became  the  wife  of  Samuel  Achison  and  they  located  in  Mus- 
kingum county,  where  she  still  resides,  at  the  age  of  ninety-four  years;  Ann 
married  David  Dew  and  lived  in  Muskingum  county ; Sarah  married  Thomas 
Ford  and  lived  in  this  county. 

The  Hammonds  settled  in  Guernsey  county  in  1818.  William  Ham- 
mond, in  companv  with  his  brothers,  John,  Robert  and  David,  came  to  this 
countrv  from  county  Tyrone.  Ireland,  sometime  prior  to  the  Revolutionary 
war.  They  settled  in  the  valley  near  the  Susquehanna,  river,  marked  off  their 
claims  and  opened  up  some  ground  for  cultivation,  but  the  Indians  scared 
them  away  and  they  settled  near  Hickory,  Pennsylvania. 

John  Hammond  enlisted  in  the  war  and  was  wounded  in  the  battle  of 
Bunker  Hill.  William  was  too  young  to  enlist,  but  boated  provisions  for 
General  Wayne  and  his  army.  William  married  Mary  Wier,  who  had  come 
with  her  parents  from  Scotland  and  settled  near  Plickoiy,  their  marriage  oc- 
curring about  the  year  1796.  He  was  a reed-maker  by  trade,  and  he  and  his 
wife  eventually  resided  in  Guernsey  county.  Mattie  married  James  Gilkin- 
son  and  they  settled  in  Illinois.  Susan  was  married  twice,  her  hrst  husband 
being  William  McKee,  after  whose  death  she  married  John  Herbert,  and  they 


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lived  in  Knox  township,  this  county.  Alexander  Blair  was  by  trade  a stone- 
mason. His  son,  William,  was  a school  teacher  and  also  worked  at  the  stone- 
mason’s trade. 

William  H.  Blair,  the  immediate  subject  of  this  review,  secured  an  educa- 
tion in  the  country  schools,  and  at  an  early  age  took  up  the  work  of  a car- 
penter. He  was  married  to  Elizabeth  IMason,  daug-hter  of  Wdlliam  and  Sarah 
(Forsythe)  Mason,  October  4,  i860,  and  to  them  were  born  the  following 
eight  children,  four  sons  and  four  daughters,  one  of  the  latter,  ]\Iay,  dying 
when  but  seven  years  old.  as  the  result  of  being  kicked  by  a horse ; IMrs.  Joseph 
Barr,  of  Cambridge:  Frank  C.,  of  Cambridge;  Allie,  at  home;  Adlliam  M.,  of 
iMartins  Ferry;  Mrs.  F.  E.  Geyer,  of  Cambridge:  Alex,  of  Newport,  Ken- 
tucky ; IMay,  deceased : and  Charles,  of  Cambridge.  These  children,  with  the 
mother,  survive. 

The  Seventy-eighth  Ohio  \’olunteer  Infantry  perhaps  saw  as  much  hard 
fighting  as  any  other  regiment,  and  Company  H had  the  reputation  of  being 
in  a greater  number  of  hard-fought  battles  than  any  other  company  in  the 
regiment.  Mr.  Blair  took  part  in  about  thirty-seven  regular  battles,  in  addi- 
tion to  many  skirmishes  too  numerous  to  mention  or  keep  track  of. 

After  his  final  discharge  from  the  army,  at  the  close  of  the  war.  i\Ir.  Blair 
returned  to  his  wife  and  again  took  up  business  as  a carpenter.  With  his 
family,  he  moved  from  Adams  township  to  Cambridge,  about  1891.  A stanch 
Republican,  Mr.  Blair  immediately  took  an  active  interest  in  municipal  politics, 
and  shortly  after  coming  to  the  city  was  elected  city  marshal.  He  served  as 
marshal  under  Mayors  John  Longsworth,  A.  M.  Baxter  and  J.  W.  Smallwood. 
During  the  latter's  term  of  office  the  office  of  city  marshal  was  done  away 
with  and  the  position  was  made  appointive,  under  the  title  of  chief  of  police. 
After  serving  as  city  marshal  and  chief  of  police  for  eight  years  and  eight 
months  Mr.  Blair  resigned  January  i,  1906,  and  after  that  time  lived  a 
retired  life.  He  still,  however,  took  a keen  interest  in  politics. 

During  the  last  few  years,  Mr.  Blair  suffered  with  heart  trouble,  which 
was  the  cause  of  his  giving  up  active  work.  Two  weeks  prior  to  his  death  he 
suffered  an  attack,  and  it  was  feared  then  that  it  would  end  in  death.  How- 
ever, he  recovered  and  made  the  remark  that  he  did  not  think  he  could  li^■e 
through  another  attack.  On  Saturday  afternoon  of  the  day  he  died,  Mr. 
Blair  complained  of  being  ill,  but  after  eating  supper  went  out  in  front  of  the 
house.  Later  he  was  joined  by  iSIrs.  Blair,  who  advised  him  to  return  to  the 
house,  which  he  did,  but  his  condition  was  so  much  worse  that  the  family 
physician  was  sent  for.  However,  it  was  too  late  and  death  was  then  but  a 
question  of  a short  time. 


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On  Octolier  4,  1910,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Blair  celelirated  their  golden  wedding 
anniversary,  when  all  of  their  children  were  present,  and  the  occasion  was 
(Mie  of  nnnsnal  enjoyment  for  the  father,  who  was  so  soon  to  be  summoned 
from  earthly  labors. 

Mr.  Blair  was  a man  of  sterling  worth  and  qualities  of  character  and 
was  held  in  the  highest  esteem  throughout  the  county,  where  he  enjoyed  an 
extensive  acquaintance.  He  was  always  on  the  right  side  of  every  question 
affecting  the  best  interests  of  his  fellows,  and  his  death  was  a distinct  loss 
to  the  community. 


ORLAXDO  K.  TAYLOR. 

,\  name  that  is  well  known  in  Valley  township,  Guernsey  county, ■' stand- 
ing for  upright  manhood  and  clean  citizenship,  is  that  of  Orlando  R.  Taylor, 
who  was  born  in  Hartford,  this  township,  June  16,  1858,  the  descendant  of  an 
excellent  and  highly  respected  family,  being  the  son  of  A\’illiam  and  Sarah 
( Hall)  Taylor.  The  father  was  born  in  the  same  community,  as  was  also  the 
mother.  William  Taylor  devoted  mo.st  of  his  life  to  farming-pursuits,  but 
during  his  last  years  he  was  not  very  actively  engaged  in  agriculture.  He 
was  a man  whom  everyone  respects,  his  life  having  been  above  reproach.  In 
his  family  are  six  children,  named  as  follows  : Orlando  R.,  of  this  review  ; Ida, 
wife  of  David  E.  H.  Elwee.  lives  at  Westerville,  Ohio;  Naomi  is  the  wife  of 
James  Laughlin  and  lives  at  Pleasant  City,  this  county  : Lizzie  is  the  wife  of 
James  H.  Warren  and  lives  in  Cambridge;  Jemima  married  G.  S.  Larrick  and 
lives  about  five  miles  south  of  Pleasant  City,  in  Noble  county  ; Charley  lives 
at  Linden  Heights,  north  of  Columlius,  Ohio. 

The  death  of  the  father  of  these  children  occurred  on  September  ii, 
1909,  ha^'ing  survived  his  wife  nine  years,  she  having  answered  the  summons 
on  September  24,  1900.  From  about  1879  they  had  lived  in  Pleasant  City, 
although  Mr.  Taylor  continued  farming  until  within  a few  years  of  his  death. 

Orlando  R.  Taylor  grew  to  maturity  on  the  home  farm,  near  Pleasant 
City,  which  he  worked  when  old  enough,  and  he  attended  the  common  schools 
there.  Since  1879  he  has  lived  at  Pleasant  City,  but  he  attended  the  normal 
school  at  Cambridge,  and  later  took  a course  at  Scio  College,  preparing  him- 
self for  a teacher,  which  profession  he  followed  with  marked  success  for  fif- 
teen or  sixteen  years,  his  services  being  in  great  demand  owing  to  the  fact 
that  he  was  exceptionally  well  equipped  for  his  work  and  also  because  of  the 
fact  that  he  was  an  entertainer  as  well  as  an  instructor  in  the  school  room. 


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being  popular  with  both  pupils  and  patrons,  and  keeping  abreast  of  the  times 
in  all  matters  pertaining  to  his  work.  He  taught  in  Pleasant  City  and  other 
schools  in  Guernsey  county  and  four  years  in  IMuskingum  county. 

But  tiring  of  the  school  room,  IMr.  Taylor  took  up  fire  insurance,  and  later 
established  an  agency  and  did  a very  gratifying  business  in  this  line.  He 
became  notary  public  and  was  also  township  clerk,  and  is  still  serving  as 
clerk  of  the  school  hoard  of  Valley  township,  and  also  as  clerk  of  the  hoard  of 
education  of  Pleasant  City.  As  a puldic  servant  he  has  ever  given  the  utmost 
satisfaction,  discharging  his  duties  in  a very  conscientious  and  able  manner. 
He  has  recently  engaged  in  life  insurance,  which  he  now  makes  his  chief 
business. 

Mr.  Taylor  was  married  on  August  4,  1888,  to  Alice  IMoore.  a lady  of 
many  estimable  traits,  the  daughter  of  Thomas  I.  and  IMargaret  (Gander) 
IMoore.  She  was  horn,  reared  and  educated  in  the  southeastern  part  of  Guern- 
sev  county.  One  child  was  horn  to  this  union,  who  died  in  infancv. 

]\Ir.  Taylor's  popularity  and  his  eminent  fitness  for  positions  of  public 
trust  led  his  friends  to  elect  him  mayor  of  Pleasant  City,  hut  he  did  not  want 
the  office  and  resigned  after  six  months'  service.  Fraternally,  he  is  a mem- 
ber of  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows  and  the  Knights  of  Pythias, 
and  he  and  his  wife  belong  to  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church.  He  is  easilv 
one  of  the  leading  citizens  of  Pleasant  City  and  this  part  of  the  county,  al- 
though being  a man  of  conservative  tastes,  he  does  not  court  such  distinction. 


JOHX  S.  3IOORHEAD. 

Devoted  to  the  noble  and  humane  work  of  teaching,  John  S.  IMoorhead, 
of  Senecaville,  Richland  township,  Guernsey  county,  has  made  his  influence 
felt  in  the  school  life  of  this  locality,  occupying  as  he  does  a prominent  place 
in  his  profession  and  standing  high  in  the  esteem  of  all  classes,  his  services 
being  in  great  demand  and  his  personality  of  such  a genteel  nature  as  to  ren- 
der him  popular  with  patrons  and  pupils  everywhere. 

Mr.  IMoorhead  was  horn  Eebruary  ii.  1862.  in  Senecaville,  Ohio,  and 
is  the  son  of  Jonathan  and  Mary  A.  Moorhead.  The  father  was  born  in 
Guernsey  county  and  the  mother  in  \"irginia.  The  IMoorheads  were  also  Vir- 
ginians and  were  a prominent  and  influential  pioneer  family  and  active  in  the 
early  development  of  the  county.  The  father  was  a farmer  and  pioneer  brick 
manufacturer,  making  most  of  the  brick  of  which  the  early  brick  buildings  of 


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Senecaville  were  built.  He  was  also  a farmer,  but  had  his  residence  in 
Senecaville.  He  was  a Repuhlican  in  politics  and  an  ardent  party  man,  but 
never  an  office  seeker,  but  always  well  informed  and  positive  in  his  convic- 
tions. He  and  his  family  were  connected  with  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church 
and  he  was  a great  lover  of  nature  and  probably  the  best  botanist  in  this 
section  of  the  state,  being  an  authority  on  flowers,  plants  and  trees.  He  died 
.\pril  I,  1903,  and  his  wife  on  August  23,  1894,  and  both  are  buried  in  the 
cemetery  in  Senecaville.  These  parents  had  a family  of  five  sons  and  three 
daughters  who  grew  to  manhood  and  womanhood:  George  A.,  of  Senecaville; 
Langdon,  of  Cambridge:  John  S.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch;  Jacob  C.,  of 
Cambridge;  Emma,  now  Mrs.  Sherman  Cale,  of  New  Concord;  Rosetta,  now 
Mrs.  J.  E.  Malone,  of  New  Concord. 

John  S. , Moorhead  grew  up  in  Senecaville,  and  was  educated  in  the 
Senecaville  public  schools,  since  which  time  he  attended  various  normal 
schools,  preparing  to  teach,  and  is  therefore  well  equipped  for  his  life  work. 

Mr.  Moorhead  was  married  October  30,  1883,  to  May  Belle  Breidenthal, 
daughter  of  Henry  and  Linnie  (Leisure)  Breidenthal,  of  Senecaville.  This 
family  came  from  Pennsylvania  to  Guernsey  county,  Mr.  Breidenthal  being 
a shoemaker  and  a Rejiublican,  active  in  politics  and  all  public  matters  and  a 
great  reader,  being  well  informed.  Both  parents  are  now  living  and  reside  in 
Pleasant  City.  To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Moorhead  have  been  born  two  sons  and  four 
daughters:  Byron,  Bright,  Linnie,  Mary  A..  Gertrude  and  Virginia.  Byron, 
the  eldest  son,  is  a student  in  the  Northwestern  University  at  Ada,  Ohio,  and 
the  others  are  students  in  the  Senecaville  schools,  except  the  two  youngest. 

After  lea\’ing  school  Mr.  Moorhead  was  engaged  with  the  C.  AV.  & 
N.  Y.  railroad  as  agent  at  Senecaville.  his  brother,  George  A.,  being  super- 
intendent of  the  road  when  it  was  first  built.  Mr.  Moorhead  had  a brother 
also  engaged  in  the  railroad  tie  business,  having  a contract  with  the  Baltimore 
& Ohio  railroad  to  furnish  forty  thousand  ties  each  year.  He  was  with  the 
railroad  company  as  agent  for  about  ten  years,  but  in  1894  he  left  the  com- 
pany and  engaged  in  school  teaching  and  has  been  teaching  ever  since.  Eor 
five  years  he  taught  in  the  Senecaville  schools  and  the  remainder  of  the  time 
in  the  country  district  schools  of  the  county  and  is  a jirogressive  and  popular 
teacher.  He  is  a Republican  in  politics  and  has  served  as  a member  of  the 
town  council  for  tweh’e  years  and  was  elected  mayor  of  the  village  in  1909 
and  prior  to  this  had  served  two  terms  as  mayor,  making  six  years  in  all. 
He  is  a public-spirited,  progressive  citizen  in  all  matters.  He  is  a member  of 
the  Eastern  Ohio  and  Guernsey  County  Teachers’  associations  and  is  secre- 
tarv  of  the  township  branch  of  the  Ohio  Teachers’  Reading  Circle.  He  and 


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his  family  are  members  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church  and  active  in  the 
church  and  Sunday  school  work,  having  served  hve  years  as  superintendent 
of  the  Sunday  school  and  is  Sunday  school  chorister.  Mrs.  Moorhead  is  an 
active  worker  in  the  different  church  societies  and  is  a refined  and  cultured 
woman,  devoted  to  her  home  and  family,  and  the  Moorhead  home  is  promi- 
nent in  the  social  life  of  the  community. 

Few  men  have  the  spirit  of  civic  improvement  as  IMr.  Moorhead  and  his 
influence  is  always  along  lines  calculated  to  bring  about  conditions  resulting 
in  the  greatest  good  to  the  greatest  number,  good,  practical  education  for  the 
young  and  a high  plane  of  morals  for  the  elders.  He  is  a man  of  high  ideals, 
who  is  able  to  point  out  the  way  that  they  may  be  obtained  and  maintained. 
The  Moorhead  home  is  one  of  the  most  hospitable  and  attractive  in  Seneca- 
ville. 


EDA\k-\RD  IM'NCH. 

The  name  of  Edward  Lynch,  a well  known  citizen  of  Senecaville,  Rich- 
land township,  Guernsey  county,  has  long  been  synonymous  with  improvement 
and  jirogress,  for  he  believes  in  employing  modern  methods  in  all  phases  of 
our  complex  existence,  and  as  a result  he  has  lieen  very  successful  in  what- 
ever he  has  turned  his  attention  to  and  has  done  much  toward  the  general 
uplift  of  his  community. 

Mr.  Lynch  is  the  able  and  ]iopular  superintendent  of  the  Cleveland  mine 
of  the  Morris  Coal  Company.  He  was  born  on  September  3,  1866,  in  Law- 
rence county,  Ohio,  near  Vesuvius  Station,  and  is  the  son  of  Edward  and 
Anna  Belle  ( Bickenington)  Lynch.  The  father  worked  in  the  coal  mines  of 
Lawrence  county  and  was  a player  of  the  violin  of  local  note  and  furnished 
music  for  the  country  dances.  The  father  died  in  1908  and  his  wife  in  1871. 
The  son  grew  up  in  the  mining  districts  and  attended  the  district  schools  of 
the  township.  At  ten  years  of  age  he  went  to  work  in  the  mines  with  his 
father  and  worked  at  mining  in  La\vrence  county  until  1885,  when  he  went 
to  New  Straitsville,  Ohio,  and  worked  in  the  coal  mines  of  that  locality.  He 
was  at  New  Straitsville  for  seven  years,  when  he  went  to  Jacksonville,  Athens 
county,  and  worked  in  the  mines  for  five  years,  and  in  1897  he  was  made 
superintendent  of  Mine  No.  24,  of  the  Crescent  Coal  Company,  near  Jack- 
sonville. In  a short  time  the  Crescent  Coal  Company  was  reorganized,  be- 
coming the  Northern  Fuel  Company.  Mr.  Lynch  was  with  this  company  as 
superintendent  of  Aline  No.  24  for  thirteen  years.  He  then  went  to  IMine  No. 


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_>i,  near  Shawnee,  for  the  Sunday  Creek  Coal  Company  as  superintendent, 
wliere  he  remained  for  six  months,  when  he  was  transferred  to  Mine  No. 
10  of  the  same  company,  near  Gloucester,  Athens  county,  where  he  remained 
for  a short  time,  and  then  went  to  Arkansas  as  superintendent  of  three  mines 
operated  hy  a company  in  that  state.  He  only  remained  about  five  months, 
the  climate  not  agreeing  with  him.  He  then  returned  to  Sugar  Creek,  Athens 
county,  and  was  superintendent  of  Mine  No.  21 1,  for  the  Continental  Coal 
Company.  I le  was  with  this  company  only  a short  time  when  the  Sunday 
Creek  Coal  Conpiany  took  over  the  Colonial  Coal  Company  properties  and 
Mr.  Lynch  was  transformed  to  Chauncey,  Athens  county,  as  superintendent 
of  the  new  mine  for  the  same  company.  He  was  only  at  Chauncey  a short 
time  when  he  was  transferred  liack  to  his  former  position  at  Sugar  Creek.  He 
was  with  the  Continental  and  Sunday  Creek  companies  for  three  years.  In 
I'ehrnary,  1909,  he  came  to  his  present  position  with  the  Morris  Coal  Com- 
])any  as  superintendent  of  the  mine  at  Senecaville.  This  is  one  of  the  largest 
mines  in  Guernsey  county,  with  an  output  of  about  thirteen  hundred  tons  daily 
and  employing  more  than  two  hundred  people.  It  is  a modern  equipped  mine 
in  every  way.  and  Mr.  Lynch  is  an  expert  mine  superintendent,  learning  the 
business  from  the  beginning  to  the  important  ])osition  he  now  occupies.  He 
Ins  seen  the  business  grow  from  the  crude  methods  of  forty  years  ago  to  the 
present  thoroughly  equipped  mines  and  methods.  He  has  learned  it  all  in 
the  school  of  exjjerience  and  is  a thorough  man  in  every  respect. 

i\lr.  Lynch  was  married  November  26,  1889,  to  Anna  Call,  of  New 
Straitsville,  daughter  of  Edward  and  Mary  (Sweney)  Call,  Mr.  Call  being  a 
miner  in  the  New  Straitsville  mines.  To  this  union  six  children  have  been 
horn  : Anna  Belle,  Edward,  Erank,  John,  Charles  and  Harry,  all  at  home. 

Mr.  Lynch  is  a Democrat  in  politics  and  has  been  always  interested  in 
public  matters  and  active  in  public  affairs.  He  has  served  as  school  director 
in  the  different  localities  wliere  be  has  lived  and  has  always  been  interested 
in  education. 

d'he  Lynch  family  are  of  the  Catholic  faith.  Mr.  Lynch  is  a splendid 
type  of  a self-made  man,  going  into  the  mines  with  his  father  at  the  age  of 
ten,  beginning  the  work  at  the  very  bottom.  He  has  learned  the  business  step 
liy  ste[)  and  learned  it  thoroughly,  until  he  reached  the  position  of  mine  su- 
perintendent, solely  by  bis  energy  and  ability  and  true  worth.  He  is  a man  of 
splendid  character,  a good  man  in  every  sense,  both  in  his  calling  and  in  the 
affairs  of  men.  Progressive  in  his  ideas,  he  is  a valuable  citizen  in  any  com- 
mnnitv  in  wbicb  he  may  live.  His  wife  is  equally  cajialde  in  her  sphere,  which 


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in  devotion  to  her  home  and  family.  The  eldest  child,  a daughter,  assists  her 
mother  in  the  home,  one  son  works  in  the  mine  with  his  father  and  the 
other  boys  are  yet  in  school. 


OBEDIAH  E.  TRENXER. 

Among  the  successful  and  progressive  agriculturists  and  stock  men  of 
this  locality  is  Obediah  E.  Trenner,  who  was  born  about  a half  mile  north- 
west of  Derwent,  in  Valley  township,  on  June  4,  1858,  the  son  of  Noah  and 
Caroline  (Rose)  Trenner.  The  father  was  born  on  the  same  farm  as  his  son, 
the  subject,  so  the  Trenner  family  has  been  a prominent  one  in  this  community 
from  the  pioneer  days.  The  paternal  grandfather  was  Henry  Trenner,  Ji'-, 
he  being  the  son  of  Henry,  Sr.,  and  Elizabeth  ( Secrest)  Trenner.  Henrv 
Trenner,  Jr.,  was  born  in  Virginia  in  1790,  and  emigrated  to  Ohio  with  his 
parents  in  the  fall  of  1818,  when  this  country  was  undeveloped  and  the  home 
of  wild  animals.  They  settled  in  what  is  now  Valiev  township,  near  Der- 
went, buying  a farm  of  one  hundred  and  sixty  acres,  and  there  they  made  the 
family  home,  spending  the  rest  of  their  days  there.  Soon  after  his  arrival 
here  in  the  fall  of  1818,  Henry  Trenner,  Jr.,  married  Sarah  Frye,  who  was 
born  in  Virginia  in  1800,  the  daughter  of  John  Frye  and  wife.  Eight  chil- 
dren were  born  to  them,  namely:  John  F.,  Isaiah  and  Noah,  all  deceased: 
William,  living  at  Carthage,  (Missouri ; Benjamin,  of  Jackson  township,  this 
county,  whose  record,  appearing  in  this  book,  gives  interesting  information 
of  the  Trenner  family  from  their  first  arrival  in  America:  Caleb  lives  in  Val- 
ley township;  Henry  lives  in  the  state  of  Washington:  one  child  died  in 
infancy. 

Henry  Trenner  and  wife  were  members  of  the  Lutheran  church  at  Hart- 
ford for  many  years,  and  they  attended  sendees  held  in  various  dwellings  of 
the  county  many  years,  before  a church  house  was  built. 

Noah  Trenner  grew  up  on  the  old  home  fann,  where  his  grandparents 
settled  in  1818,  and  he  lived  there  all  his  life,  following  farming.  He  mar- 
ried Caroline  Rose,  daughter  of  Robinson  and  Elizabeth  (Moser)  Rose.  She 
grew  to  maturity  near  Hartford.  Her  father's  family  is  descended  from 
Sir  Robert  Rose,  of  England.  Several  generations  ago  the  (Moser  family 
came  to  the  United  States  from  the  isle  of  Guernsey,  and  settled  near  Seneca- 
ville,  this  county.  To  Noah  Trenner  and  wife  four  children  were  born,  two 
of  whom  died  in  infancy:  those  living  are,  (Mrs.  Sarah  Elizabeth  Robins,  wife 
of  Hemy  C.  Robins,  of  A\'esterville,  Ohio,  and  Obediah  E.,  of  this  review. 


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Noah  Trenner  was  a successful  farmer,  having  followed  this  vocation 
all  his  life,  owning  two  hundred  acres  of  good  land.  He  was  a Democrat  and 
held  several  minor  puldic  offices.  He  and  his  wife  both  belonged  to  the 
Tmtheran  church  at  Hartford,  and  he  was  an  officer  in  the  church  for  several 
years.  His  death  occurred  in  1895,  and  that  of  his  wife  in  1900. 

Obediah  E.  Trenner,  of  this  review,  lived  on  the  home  farm  until  he  was 
twenty-five  or  twenty-six  years  of  age,  then  entered  the  mercantile  business  at 
Hartford,  later  ojiening  a store  at  Trail  Run  which  he  managed  six  months, 
later  discontinuing  his  store  at  Hartford.  He  was  the  first  postmaster  at 
Robins,  serving  two  terms  of  about  four  years  each.  About  1893  ^e  built  a 
new  store  at  Pleasant  City  and  put  in  an  excellent  stock  of  goods,  continuing 
at  the  saine  time  his  store  at  Trail  IHin,  selling  out  at  the  latter  place  about 
1900.  He  continued  business  at  Pleasant  City  until  the  fall  of  1906,  when 
he  sold  out.  Since  then  he  has  been  looking  after  his  farm  and  dealing  in 
the  stock  business.  He  has  a splendidly  improved  place  of  one  hundred  and 
thirty-one  acres  in  the  locality  where  he  was  horn,  and  he  has  brought  the 
|)lace  u])  to  a high  state  of  cultivation.  He  has  a neat  home  and  substantial 
outbuildings  and  he  devotes  considerable  attention  to  stock  raising.  He  was 
very  successful  as  a merchant  and  always  enjoyed  a veiy  liberal  patronage 
wherever  he  had  a store,  for  the  people  had  every  confidence  in  his  good  in- 
tentions. 

Mr.  Trenner  was  married  in  June.  1899,  to  Ella  Umstot,  of  Washington, 
Guernsev  county,  the  daughter  of  Jacob  S.  and  Sarah  Jane  (iMcGaw)  Umstot, 
her  jiarents  being  old  residents  of  this  county  and  highly  respected. 

Eraternallv,  Mr.  Trenner  belongs  to  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Eel- 
lows,  Dvson  Lodge,  also  Eoster  Encam])ment,  both  at  Pleasant  City.  He  and 
his  wife  are  members  of  the  Lutheran  church  at  that  place,  and  he  has  been  an 
officer  in  the  church  for  the  past  seven  years,  and  is  also  active  in  Sunday 
school  work,  being  treasurer  and  teacher. 


ELIAS  D.  STONE. 

The  name  of  Elias  D.  Stone  is  synonymous  with  progress  and  improve- 
ment in  the  vicinitv  of  Derwent,  Ohio,  for  he  is  a man  who  believes  in  keep- 
ing abreast  of  the  times  in  everv  respect  and  doing  well  whatever  he  has  in 
hand,  and  this  characteristic  has  resulted  in  a fair  measure  of  success  to  Mr. 
Stone  and  his  family.  He  was  born  in  Spencer  township,  Guernsey  county. 


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Ohio,  and  is  the  son  of  Alarshall  and  Louisa  (Patterson)  Stone.  Both  par- 
ents were  born  in  Pennsylvania,  and  both  these  families  came  to  Guernsey 
county  in  the  pioneer  days  and  here  prospered  and  became  influential.  The 
father  of  the  subject  was  a Republican,  and  while  he  was  always  deeply  inter- 
ested in  public  affairs,  he  was  not  active.  He  was  a member  of  the  Methodist 
Episcopal  church.  His  death  occurred  on  January  13,  1886:  his  widow,  a 
woman  of  beautiful  Christian  characteristics,  still  survives,  now  advanced  in 
years,  having  reached  the  age  of  eighty-two.  She  lives  on  the  home  farm  in 
Spencer  township. 

Elias  D.  Stone  spent  his  youth  on  his  father’s  farm  and  engaged  in  the 
general  work  on  the  place,  attending  the  district  schools  during  the  winter 
months,  later  attending  Valparaiso  University,  at  Valparaiso.  Indiana,  one 
year,  and  later  spent  one  year  at  Xorthwestern  University  at  Ada,  Ohio, 
being  compelled  to  leave  college  on  account  of  poor  health.  He  had  been 
engaged  in  the  lumber  business  prior  to  attending  college,  and  he  returned  to 
this  line  of  business  in  order  to  get  outdoor  work.  He  operated  mills  and 
bought  and  shipped  lumber  extensively  and  became  well  known  as  a lumber 
dealer.  In  1899  established  a planing  mill  at  Derwent,  this  county,  and 
successfully  operated  the  same  for  a period  of  nine  years,  selling  out  in  1908. 
Since  then  he  has  been  engaged  in  farming  or  superintending  his  farming 
interests,  which  are  extensive.  He  has  been  very  successful  in  all  business 
affairs. 

Politically,  Mr.  Stone  is  a Republican  and  he  has  been  an  active  party 
worker  for  some  time.  He  has  frecjuently  been  a delegate  to  county,  district 
and  state  conventions.  In  1908  he  ^\•as  nominated  and  elected  a member  of 
the  board  of  county  commissioners  and  he  is  now  president  of  the  board  and 
is  doing  a very  commendable  work  in  this  capacity.  He  was  renominated  for 
the  same  office  in  1910  and  elected  for  another  two  years.  Some  important 
road  improvements  have  been  undertaken  and  completed  during  his  tenure  of 
office.  He  has  the  reputation  of  being  a splendid  official,  with  a view  to 
economy  and  strict  integrity  in  public  matters.  He  has  also  served  as  a mem- 
ber of  the  board  of  education  in  Derwent.  Eraternally,  he  belongs  to  the 
Pleasant  City  lodge,  Knights  of  Pythias. 

Mr.  Stone  has  been  twice  married,  first  on  iMay  31,  1894,  to  Luella 
Hawes,  daughter  of  John  B.  and  Elizabeth  Plawes,  of  Valley  township,  a 
prominent  family  there;  klrs.  Stone  lived  less  than  one  year,  dying  on  April 
I,  1895.  His  second  marriage  was  solemnized  on  April  4,  1901,  to  Alcy 
Rhinehart,  daughter  of  James  and  Louisa  (Finney)  Rhinehart.  of  AA’estland 
township,  Guernsey  county,  Mr.  Rhinehart  being  a prominent  and  successful 

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850 

fanner  there.  Four  children,  two  sons  and  two  daughters,  have  been  born  to 
]\lr.  and  Mrs.  Stone,  namely;  Louisa  F.,  James  P.,  Elias  T.  and  Orvetta. 
l\lr.  Stone  and  family  are  members  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church,  in 
which  he  is  a trustee,  steward  and  class  leader  and  superintendent  of  the  Sun- 
day school,  in  fact,  a pillar  in  the  church  here,  having  been  a member  of  and 
active  worker  in  the  church  and  Sunday  school  for  twenty-fi\'e  years.  His 
wife  is  also  a very  efficient  church  and  Sunday  school  worker.  The  familv 
home  is  in  Derwent,  \kdley  township,  and  is  a large,  substantial  and  attractive 
one.  Mr.  Stone  still  has  some  lumbering  interests  here  in  addition  to  his 
farming  interests  and  official  duties. 


j.VAlES  MADISON  SECREST. 

.V  man  who  deserves  the  great  credit  which  is  given  him  for  his  success 
is  James  Madison  Secrest,  one  of  Guernsey  county's  most  prominent  and  in- 
tluential  citizens,  for  not  a dishonest  dollar  ever  passed  through  his  hands,  and 
his,  large  competence  and  valuable  pro]jerty  have  all  been  accumulated  l)y  his 
own  efforts,  for  he  started  in  life  under  none  too  favorable  auspices,  but  being 
a man  of  indomitable  courage  and  always  his  own  exponent,  doing  his  own 
thinking  and  depending  upon  no  one  to  direct  his  aff’airs,  he  has  forged  to  the 
front  rank  of  our  citizenship  des])ite  obstacles,  and  has  played  well  his  part 
in  the  work  of  upbuilding  the  locality  honored  by  bis  citizenship  and  wffiose 
interests  he  has  always  had  at  heart,  therefore  is  eminently  deserving  of  the 
high  esteem  in  which  he  is  held  by  all  who  know  him. 

Mr.  Secrest  was  born  in  Noble  county,  Ohio,  in  1848,  and  he  is  the  only 
son  of  Harrison  and  Hulda  (Thompson)  Secrest  and  the  grandson  of  Isaac 
and  Mary  (Slater)  Secrest,  all  prominent  in  the  pioneer  life  of  the  Buckeye 
state.  Harrison  Secrest  was  liorn  in  1822  in  what  is  now  the  north  part  of 
Noble  county,  Ohio,  and  there  he  grew  u]j  on  a farm  which  he  worked  when 
old  enough.  His  wife,  Hulda  Thompson,  was  the  daughter  of  Abraham  and 
Rachael  (McCreary)  Thompson,  the  father  born  Septemlier  3,  1796,  and  the 
son  of  James  and  jMary  (Jackson)  Thompson.  James  Thompson  was  born 
February  20.  1758,  and  he  was  the  son  of  Jacob  and  Annie  (Downard) 
'Fhompson.  Abraham  Thompson  came  from  Fayette  county,  Pennsylvania, 
in  his  young  manhood  and  settled  in  the  southeast  part  of  what  is  now  Valley 
township,  Guernsey  county.  His  father  came  and  entered  a large  quantity  of 
excellent  land  from  the  government, — in  fact,  he  secured  all  the  most  avail- 


GUERNSEY  COUNTY,  OHIO. 


851 

able  farming  land  in  that  community,  and.  like  the  other  members  of  this 
thrifty  family,  became  well-to-do. 

After  the  marriage  of  i\Ir.  and  Mrs.  Harrison  Secrest  he  and  she  liued  in 
Noble  county  until  the  death  of  the  wife.  IMrs.  Hulda  Secrest,  on  October  14, 
1849.  stated  above,  their  only  child  was  James  iMadison,  the  subject. 
After  the  death  of  his  first  wife,  Harrison  Secrest  moved  to  Pleasant  City, 
then  called  Point  Pleasant,  and  married  Elizabeth  Allison,  daughter  of  J.  B. 
and  iMatilda  Allison,  who  came  from  Greene  county,  Ohio,  and  developed  a 
good  home  here  and  were  highly  respected.  The  following  children  were  born 
to  Harrison  and  Elizabeth  (Allison)  Secrest:  Joseph;  Nancy  Caroline,  wife 
of  Noah  Larrick;  Sarah;  Belle,  wife  of  Mr.  Kackley,  of  Columbus.  Ohio; 
John:  iMary,  wife  of  John  Stranathan ; M'illiam ; iMartha,  wife  of  Fred  Camp- 
bell. 

Harrison  Secrest  kept  a hotel,  ran  a woolen  null,  Iniilt  a number  of  houses 
in  Pleasant  City,  conducted  a store  awhile — in  fact,  was  one  of  the  most 
prominent  business  men  of  the  place  for  many  years  and  did  more,  perhaps, 
for  the  upbuilding  of  the  town  than  any  other  man.  He  was  an  excellent 
manager,  exercised  splendid  judgment  in  all  his  transactions  and  was  always 
ready  to  assist  in  furthering  any  enterprise  making  for  the  general  good.  Al- 
though he  was  a loyal  Republican,  he  never  aspired  to  pulilic  offices.  He  was 
a member  and  liberal  supporter  of  the  iMethodist  Episcopal  church.  The  death 
of  this  excellent  and  highly  honored  citizen  occurred  on  February  5,  1894. 

James  iMadison  Secrest.  of  this  review,  grew  to  maturity  at  Pleasant 
City  where  he  received  a fairly  good  common  school  education.  He  began 
work  in  the  woolen  mill  there  as  a spinner  when  a young  man  and  he  acc|uired 
a thorough  knowledge  of  the  woolen  mill  business.  He  also  conducted  a grist- 
mill and  a saw-mill,  and  dealt  extensively  in  the  lumber  business:  he  built  a 
number  of  houses  in  Pleasant  City  and  has  been  very  successful  in  whatever 
he  has  undertaken  there.  He  also  became  the  owner  of  over  three  hundred 
acres  of  valuable  farming  land,  a part  of  which  is  now  laid  off  in  town  lots 
and  he  is  now  ( 1910)  selling  the  fourth  addition  that  he  has  laid  out,  these 
lots  having  been  in  great  demand  from  the  first  owing  to  their  desirable  loca- 
tion and  the  reasonable  price  asked  for  them.  Mr.  Secrest  has  also  dealt  in 
livestock  and  has  engaged  in  the  butchering  of  pork,  etc.  He  is  a man  of 
keen  discernment  and  can  foresee  with  remarkable  accuracy  the  outcome  of  a 
present  transaction.  He  is  a persistent  worker  and  an  able  manager,  and, 
being  honest  and  straightforward  in  all  the  relations  of  life,  he  has  ever  had 
the  confidence  and  good  will  of  his  fellow  men. 

i\Ir.  Secrest  was  married  in  1870  to  Elizabeth  Dyson,  daughter  of  Thomas 


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GUERNSEY  COUNTY,  OHIO. 


and  Christena  Dyson,  to  Y'hich  union  one  son  was  born,  Abraham  Thompson 
Secrest,  whose  liirth  occurred  on  September  14,  1870;  he  is  living  at  Okesa, 
Oklahoma,  where  he  is  engaged  in  educational  work  and  is  at  present  the 
Republican  candidate  for  clerk  of  Osage  county,  Oklahoma.  This  wife  and 
mother  was  called  to  her  rest  on  June  5,  1872,  and  on  December  20,  1873, 
i\lr.  Secrest  married  Sarah  Cochran,  of  Pleasant  City.  Of  this  union,  one 
child,  Blanche,  survives.  She  has  been  employed  in  the  Pleasant  City  post- 
office  for  the  past  fourteen  years.  This  second  wife  and  mother  passed  away 
on  November  22,  1878,  and  on  July  2,  1879.  Mr.  Secrest  was  married  to 
Rebecca  Frances  Young,  who  was  liorn  at  Sharon,  Noble  county,  the  daughter 
of  James  William  and  Sarah  ( Robison)  Young.  This  union  has  resulted  in 
the  birth  of  six  children,  namely:  Nellie  Ethel  married  Homer  Gander,  whose 
sketch  appears  herein,  and  they  have  four  children;  Hulda,  born  August  21, 
1881,  married  Harry  Gander  and  bas  four  children  and  lives  in  Pleasant  City; 
Martha  Forrest,  born  October  19,  1883,  married  Harry  Rainey  and  lives  in 
Newark,  Ohio;  Arthur  Ernest,  born  August  28,  1886,  married  Helen  John- 
son, and  lives  on  a farm  in  Noble  county,  and  they  have  two  children;  Mildred 
IMadison,  born  December  9,  1890,  is  attending  school  at  Newark;  Harvey 
Raymond,  born  January  ii,  1893,  is  at  home;  Huldah  belongs  to  the  Daugh- 
ters of  Rebekah  and  Nellie  is  a member  of  the  Rebekahs  and  the  Order  of  the 
Eastern  Star. 

Politically,  Mr.  Secrest  is  a Republican  and  he  and  his  wife  belong  to 
the  Methodist  Episcopal  church,  and  Mrs.  Secrest  is  a member  of  the  Pythian 
Sisters. 


ERANK  E.  BIRD,  M.  D. 

Realizing  early  in  life  that  success  never  smiles  upon  the  idler  or  dreamer, 
Dr.  Erank  E.  Bird,  of  Lore  City,  Guernsey  county,  has  followed  this  aphorism 
and  is  one  of  the  leading  medical  men  of  his  locality,  keeping  abreast  of  the 
times  in  all  matters  pertaining  to  his  chosen  life  work.  He  so  orders  his 
conduct  that  he  has  gained  and  retained  without  effort  the  conhdence  and 
good  will  of  all  classes,  and  he  stands  high  among  his  professional  brethren  in 
this  and  adjoining  counties.  He  has  built  up  a large  and  ever  growing  prac- 
tice since  locating  here,  and  is  one  of  the  representative  citizens  of  AVills 
township.  He  was  horn  on  September  27,  1866,  in  Buffalo  township,  Noble 
county,  Ohio,  the  son  of  Ahsolom  and  Ellen  (Moore)  Bird.  The  father  was 
a native  of  Noble  county  and  the  mother  was  born  near  Cumberland,  Guern- 


GUERNSEY  COUNTY,  OHIO. 


853 


sey  county.  The  subject's  great-grandfather,  George  Bird,  was  a Hessian- 
German,  and  he  and  a brother,  John  Bird,  were  conscript  soldiers  of  the 
British  army  and  were  brought  to  American  colonies,  being  members  of  a 
regiment  brought  to  the  colonies  by  the  British  to  fight  the  colonial  armies  in 
the  Revolutionary  conflict.  The  sympathies  of  both  brothers  were  with  the 
colonists  and  as  opportunity  offered  at  the  battle  of  Brandywine,  George  de- 
serted and  joined  the  colonial  forces.  John,  the  other  brother,  was  later 
taken  prisoner  by  the  colonial  forces  and  swore  allegiance  to  the  colonial 
cause,  where  his  sympathies  were,  and  served  until  the  end  of  the  war. 
George,  the  great-grandfather,  after  the  close  of  the  war,  went  to  Pennsyl- 
vania and  married  into  a Quaker  family  and  reared  his  family  there.  In  his 
ach’anced  years  he  and  his  wife  came  to  Muskingum  county.  Ohio,  where 
several  sons  had  previously  gone,  and  where  both  the  great-grandparents  died, 
and  are  buried  in  the  cemetery  near  Blue  Rock,  Muskingum  county.  Joseph 
Bird,  the  grandfather  of  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  came  to  Xoble  county, 
Ohio,  from  Pennsylvania  and  entered  one  hundred  and  sixty  acres  of  land  in 
Noble  county,  in  the  early  days,  of  the  nineteenth  century,  and  became  one  of 
the  active  pioneers  of  that  county,  where  he  spent  his  life  and  died  on  the 
home  farm,  first  entered.  He  uas  succeeded  in  the  ownership  by  his  son, 
Absolom,  father  of  the  subject,  where  he  spent  most  of  his  life  and  died  on 
October  18,  1908,  aged  seventy-four  years.  His  widow  still  lives  in  Cam- 
bridge. 

The  son.  Dr.  Frank  E.  Bird,  was  born  on  the  original  Bird  farm  in  Noble 
county,  where  he  spent  his  childhood  and  youth,  and  his  early  education  was 
obtained  in  the  district  schools  of  the  neighborhood.  He  later  attended  the 
medical  department  of  the  Ohio  State  University,  prior  to  which  he  had 
learned  the  carpenter  trade,  with  his  father,  who.  in  addition  to  being  a 
farmer,  was  a carpenter.  The  son  worked  at  the  carpenter  trade  until  about 
twenty-eight  years  of  age,  when  he  entered  the  medical  college,  graduating 
April  16,  1903,  and  began  the  practice  in  Lore  City,  where  he  has  been  ever 
since. 

Doctor  Bird  was.  married  on  December  27,  1886,  to  Henrietta  Clark, 
daughter  of  Benjamin  and  Sarah  E.  (Buckey)  Clark,  of  Noble  county.  The 
Clarks  and  Buckeys  were  early  pioneer  families  and  grew  into  prominence. 
Mrs.  Bird's  parents  are  both  living  and  have  always  been  residents  of  Noble 
county.  To  Doctor  and  Mrs.  Bird  have  been  born  five  cbildren ; Inez,  now 
klrs.  Sidney  Knowles,  of  Newark,  Ohio ; Audley  E. : Anna  i\I.,  now  i\Irs. 
Austin  R.  Bond,  of  Lore  City:  Charles  C.  and  Joseph  B. 

Doctor  Bird  is  a practitioner  of  the  old  school  and  a surgeon  of  well 


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GUERNSEY  COE^NTY,  OHIO. 


known  skill  and  successful  in  both  branches  of  practice,  enjoying  the  full 
confidence  and  high  esteem  of  the  people  of  the  community.  He  is  a Re- 
publican in  politics  and  always  active  in  public  matters;  not  an  office  seeker, 
l)ut  devoting  bis  time  and  energies  to  his  profession  and  greater  proficiency, 
with  no  time  or  inclination  for  outside  interests.  He  has  been  a member  of 
the  county,  state  and  national  medical  societies,  and  a member  of  Lore  City 
Lodge,  Inde])endent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows.  He  and  his  family  affiliate  with 
the  iMethodist  Episcopal  church,  but  are  liberal  contributors  to  the  support 
of  and  upbuilding  of  all  churches  and  to  the  general  uplift  of  the  com- 
munity. He  is  a splendid  man,  standing  high  both  as  a citizen  and  as  a phy- 
sician. 


J.AMES  LAUCzIILIN. 

One  of  the  leading  citizens  of  Pleasant  City  and  one  of  the  progressive 
and  honored  men  of  Guernsey  county  is  James  T.aughlin,  a man  who  has  won 
success  in  life  because  be  has  worked  diligently  for  it  along  legitimate  lines 
and  has  sought  to  carry  the  Golden  Rule  into  his  eveiy-day  transactions,  so 
that  he  has  ever  had  the  confidence  and  good  will  of  his  fellow  men  and  is 
therefore  eminently  deserving  of  the  large  success  that  is  today  his. 

]\Ir.  Laughlin  comes  from  a sterling  old  ])ioneer  family,  members  of  which 
have  lieen  prominent  in  the  affairs  of  this  locality  for  many  decades,  and  his 
birth  occurred  in  Buffalo  township.  Noble  county  ( formerly  a part  of  Guern- 
sey county),  in  1844.  He  is  the  son  of  William  John  and  Sarah  ('Secrest) 
Laughlin.  The  father  was  born  in  county  Derry,  Ireland,  while  the  mother 
was  a native  of  Ohio.  The  father  emigrated  to  America  in  1830  and  located 
in  the  vicinity  where  the  subject  was  born,  ha\’ing  been  accompanied  by  his 
parents,  Josejdi  and  Margaret  Laughlin,  and  he  grew  to  maturity  on  a farm 
and  attended  the  pioneer  schools.  LIpon  reaching  maturity  he  married  Sarah 
Secrest,  whose  parents  came  from  Virginia.  William  J.  Laughlin  was  a 
farmer  anrl  stock  dealer  all  his  life  and  a man  of  prominence  in  his  community, 
successful  in  business  and  a man  whom  his  neighbors  held  in  highest  respect. 
His  familv  consisted  of  eleven  children,  namely:  Eliza  Ann,  wife  of  Joseph 
.Secrest,  deceased;  Sarah  Catherine  died  when  twenty-four  years  of  age; 
Maria  is  living  with  her  mother  in  Noble  county:  Samuel  lives  in  Buffalo 
townshij),  that  county:  Mrs.  Rachael  Rich.  (Mrs.  Nancy  Miller,  Henry  Kiser, 
William  J.,  Jane,  all  living  in  Noble  county. 

The  father  of  these  children  held  a number  of  township  offices  and  was 


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a man  of  influence  in  his  community.  His  death  occurred  when  sixty  years 
of  age ; his  widow  is  living  and  is  active  and  hale  at  the  advanced  age  of  eighty- 
nine  years.  She  has  been  a most  noble  and  useful  woman  all  her  life  and  has 
a host  of  friends. 

James  Laughlin,  of  this  review,  grew  to  maturity  on  the  home  farm  and 
remained  there  until  1864,  in  which  year  he  proved  his  patriotism  by  enlisting 
in  Company  H,  One  Hundred  and  Sixty-first  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry,  and 
he  saw  some  hard  service,  having  been  with  Hunter  in  his  raid  up  the  Shen- 
andoah valley.  He  was  at  the  battles  of  Stanton  and  New  Creek,  also  at 
Liberty,  near  Richmond.  He  proved  to  be  a very  faithful  and  gallant  soldier, 
and  he  was  honorably  discharged,  being  mustered  out  of  the  service  at  Colum- 
bus, Ohio,  the  latter  part  of  1864.  He  returned  home  and  settled  on  a farm 
in  Buffalo  township.  Noble  county,  where  he  continued  to  reside  until  1880. 
He  became  the  owner  of  an  excellent  farm  there  of  one  hundred  and  twenty- 
two  acres.  He  was  married  in  1865  to  Mary  Secrest.  daughter  of  Jacob  and 
klargaret  Secrest,  whose  parents  also  came  from  Virginia. 

James  Laughlin  and  wife  were  the  parents  of  six  children,  namely: 
klargaret  Secrest  married  George  klcC.  Secrest.  Jacoli  married  Sadie  Stew- 
art and  they  had  two  children;  he  died  August  i,  1898,  having  been  killed  in 
a coal  mine  by  being  struck  by  a car ; he  was  thirtv  years  old  and  an  excellent 
young  man;  he  left  two  daughters,  Irene  and  Lurce.  Justice  Laughlin  lives 
at  Derwent  and  is  engaged  in  farming ; he  married  Cordelia  Davis  and  they 
have  three  children,  Culia,  Olive  and  Arthur.  Lizzie  Laughlin  married 
James  H.  Secrest.  of  Hartford.  Martha  is  the  wife  of  Dr.  James  E.  Robins. 
Cyrus  lives  in  Pleasant  City,  but  is  now  at  Washington.  1).  C.,  in  a govern- 
ment position : his  wife  was  Adena  Kelley,  a native  of  Washington.  Kansas, 
and  they  have  one  child,  klarv  Frances. 

In  1880  James  Laughlin  moved  to  Pleasant  City  and  has  since  made  his 
home  here,  with  the  exception  of  two  years  when  he  lived  on  his  farm  two 
miles  east  of  Pleasant  City.  He  also  has  another  farm  at  Derwent,  each  of 
which  is  well  improved,  under  a high  state  of  cultivation  and  very  valualrle 
and  desirable  property.  In  1880  he  launched  into  the  general  mercantile 
business  at  Pleasant  Citv,  and  a vear  later  J.  P.  Stranathan  became  his  part- 
ner and  remained  so  until  1889.  Then  for  several  years  klr.  Laughlin  con- 
tinued to  conduct  his  store  alone.  He  always  had  a very  liberal  patronage 
and  did  a thriving  business  with  the  town  and  surrounding  countiy.  Taking 
an  abiding  interest  in  public  affairs  and  in  the  general  upbuilding  of  Pleasant 
City  from  the  first,  klr.  Laughlin  became  the  logical  man  for  postmaster  and 
he  was  appointed  to  that  position  in  the  fall  of  1880  and  held  the  same  with 


856 


GUERNSEY  COUNTY,  OHIO. 


credit  to  himself  and  with  satisfaction  to  the  people  and  the  department  until 
1 888.  The  office  was  then  called  Dyson.  Retiring  from  the  mercantile  busi- 
ness, Air.  Laughlin  engaged  in  the  stock  business  in  addition  to  his  farming, 
and  he  has  continued  buying  and  selling  stock  on  a large  scale  ever  since. 
I le  was  mayor  of  Pleasant  City  about  five  years,  during  wdiich  time  he  did 
many  things  for  the  permanent  good  of  the  community.  He  is  now  very  ably 
discharging  the  duties  of  township  assessor.  Politically,  he  is  a Republican, 
but  he  was  postmaster  during  both  a Republican  and  Democratic  administra- 
tion, thus  proving  his  popularity  here.  He  is  one  of  the  local  leaders  of  his 
party  and  his  counsel  is  frecjuently  sought  in  party  affairs.  He  is  a faithful 
member  of  the  Lutheran  church,  of  which  his  first  wife  was  also  a member, 
t ier  death  occurred  in  1890,  and  in  December,  1892,  Adr.  Laughlin  married 
Naomi  Taylor,  who  was  born  in  Noble  county,  Ohio,  but  was  reared  in  Valley 
township,  this  county.  She  is  the  daughter  of  William  and  Sarah  (Hall) 
Taylor.  Pier  father  was  born  in  Guernsey  county  and  her  mother  came  from 
\Vestmoreland  county,  Pennsylvania.  They  were  married  at  Hartford  and 
moved  into  Noble  county,  coming  to  Pleasant  City,  Guernsey  county,  when 
Airs.  Laughlin  was  a small  child  and  there  the  parents  spent  the  balance  of 
their  lives.  Airs.  Laughlin  has  made  her  home  at  Pleasant  City  since  child- 
hood. Her  father  died  on  September  ii,  1909,  and  the  mother's  death  oc- 
curred on  September  24,  1900.  Air.  Taylor  devoted  his  life  to  farming  and 
was  very  successful.  He  and  his  wife  were  members  of  the  Alethodist  Epis- 
copal church,  of  which  Airs.  Laughlin  is  also  a member. 


THEODORE  AI.  WILLS. 

The  Wills  family  is  eminently  deserving  of  conspicuous  mention  in  this 
work,  owing  to  the  fact  that  the  several  members  of  the  same  have  led  lives 
of  uprightness  and  have  played  their  parts  in  a most  commendable  manner  in 
the  development  of  Guernsey  count}^  One  of  the  best  known  of  the  present 
generation  is  Theodore  AI.  W'ills,  who  was  born  at  Buffalo,  or  Hartford,  Val- 
ley towmship,  this  county,  September  14,  1873,  the  son  of  John  L.  and  Alary 
A.  (Cale)  Wills.  The  former  was  the  son  of  English  parents,  and  he  was 
born  in  Anne  Arundel  county,  Alaryland,  he  and  a sister  being  left  orphans  in 
early  childhood.  He  came  to  Guernsey  county  about  1840,  when  he  was 
just  reaching  manhood,  and  located  near  Buffalo,  making  his  home  in  that 
locality  the  rest  of  his  life,  becoming  well  known  and  influential  among  the 


GUERNSEY  COUNTY,  OHIO. 


857 

early  settlers  there.  There  he  married  Mary  Cale,  daughter  of  Henry  and 
wife,  and  granddaughter  of  George  Cale.  This  family  was  of  Irish  descent, 
and  came  to  Ohio  from  Virginia  when  this  country  was  a wilderness,  there 
being  only  trails  through  the  forests.  They  settled  in  what  was  then  a part 
of  Guernsey  county,  now  Buffalo  township,  in  the  north  edge  of  Noble  county. 
At  that  time  no  cleared  land  was  to  be  found  in  this  locality  outside  the 
vicinity  of  Byesville.  The  Cale  family  has  made  its  home  in  Buffalo  town- 
ship ever  since  those  pioneer  days.  INIrs.  Wills’  father,  Henr}-  Cale,  reached 
the  remarkable  age  of  ninety-one  years,  and  before  his  death  he  could  count 
four  generations  of  his  descendants,  i\Irs.  Wills’  daughter  (Mrs.  Maggie 
Danford)  having  children  and  grandchildren  living.  There  have  been  five 
generations  of  the  Cale  family  already  who  have  lived  on  the  old  Cale  home- 
stead. 

After  his  marriage  John  L.  Wills  followed  tobacco  raising  on  a farm 
which  he  owned  near  Hartford.  He  also  became  the  owner  of  town  prop- 
erty in  Hartford.  There  he  and  his  wife  were  faithful  members  of  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  church,  he  having  been  a member  of  the  church  over  fifty 
years  at  the  time  of  his  death,  and  was  sexton  of  the  church  for  more  than 
forty  years.  His  death  occurred  in  1904,  at  the  advanced  age  of  eighty- 
two  years:  his  good  life  companion  surviving,  makes  her  home  in  Hartford. 

Theodore  IM.  Wills  is  one  of  a family  of  four  daughters  and  two  sons : 
iMaggie,  wife  of  Hiram  Danford,  lives  in  Coffey  county,  Kansas;  George 
lives  at  Hartford,  where  he  is  engaged  in  coal  mining;  Hannah  is  the  wife  of 
M.  L.  Spaid  and  lives  at  Cambridge;  Letha  C.  is  the  wife  of  John  Young  and 
lives  in  Cambridge:  Theodore  iM..  of  this  review:  Grace  is  the  wife  of  iMartin 
A\’ilson,  and  lives  at  Hartford. 

Upon  leaving  school  the  subject  began  life  as  a merchant,  first  clerking 
in  the  store  of  M.  L.  Spaid  at  Hartford.  In  i'893,  when  only  eighteen  years 
old,  he  bought  out  his  employer  and  has  continued  in  business  at  Hartford 
ever  since,  having  built  up  a very  satisfactory  and  extensive  trade  and  main- 
taining a popular  and  neatly  kept  store,  filled  with  a large  and  carefully  se- 
lected stock  of  goods.  AA'hen  he  first  took  possession  of  this  store  only 
groceries  and  allied  lines  were  carried,  but  later  other  lines  were  added  and 
he  now  has  a large  assortment  of  general  merchandise. 

i\Ir.  AA’ills  was  married  in  1897  to  Alma  Corbett,  daughter  of  Joseph  T. 
and  Rachael  (Rogers)  Corbett,  the  father  a native  of  Hopewell,  near  Cam- 
bridge, this  county.  His  father  and  mother  came  from  the  isle  of  Guern- 
sey in  a very  early  day,  and  settled  at  Hopewell,  where  they  bought  a farm, 
afterwards  moving  to  Pleasant  City,  where  Mr.  Corbett  bought  a mill  which 


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GUERNSEY  COUNTY,  OHIO. 


he  0])erated.  Wlien  Joseph  T.  Corbett  was  a young  man,  he  went  to  Cam- 
bridge and  conducted  a book  store  for  about  four  years,  then  moved  to  Hart- 
ford. After  living  on  a farm  a few  years,  he  again  moved  to  Hartford  and 
conducted  a store,  and  he  was  postmaster  at  that  place  for  about  twenty-five 
years.  After  the  death  of  his  first  wife,  mother  of  Airs.  Whlls,  he  married 
Eliza  E.  Campbell,  who  hore  him  six  children,  one  of  whom,  Charles  W.  Cor- 
bett, was  a partner  in  the  business  with  Joseph  T.  for  about  fifteen  years, 
and  n ho  finally  bought  out  his  father's  interest  in  the  Ixisiness  about  1901, 
The  death  of  Joseph  T.  Corbett  occurred  September  24,  1904.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  Lutheran  church  and  an  old  and  honored  resident  of  Hartford. 

Theodore  AI.  Wills  and  wife  have  continued  to  reside  in  Hartford  since 
their  marriage.  About  1901  he  built  a home  at  the  east  end  of  Alain  street, 
lieing  one  of  the  attractive  residences  of  Hartford,  and  is  known  as  a place 
of  hospitality  to  the  many  friends  of  the  family. 

Politically,  Mr.  Wills  is  a Democrat  and  takes  an  active  interest  in  his 
party,  as  did  his  father  before  him.  He  belongs  to  the  Alethodist  Episcopal 
church,  while  his  wife  worships  with  the  Lutheran  congregation. 


BENJAAHN  I.  HILDERBRAND. 

Herein  is  mentioned  one  who  is  well  and  favorably  known  by  his  fellows 
as  a man  of  true  and  tried  worth,  one  in  every  way  entitled  to  mention  in  this 
work.  Benjamin  L Hilderbrand  was  born  August  3,  1874,  in  Bridgeport, 
Belmont  county,  Ohio,  the  son  of  William  and  Alary  (Sheldon)  Hilderbrand, 
His  father  was  a native  of  the  Ohio  ^’alley,  and  an  iron  worker  by  trade.  His 
mother  was  likewise  a native  of  the  valley,  having  been  born  in  Pittsburg, 
d'hey  never  became  residents  of  Guernsey  county,  lint  his  father  died  in 
Bridgeport  in  about  1887  and  his  widow  still  resides  there. 

Benjamin  I.  Hilderbrand  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Bridge- 
port, leaving  school  at  the  age  of  twelve  to  work  in  the  mills.  His  first  rvork 
was  on  a guide  mill,  and  he  continued  in  the  Bridgeport  mills  for  about  eight 
years,  and  in  May,  1894,  came  to  the  city  of  Cambridge,  to  work  in  the  Cam- 
bridge Iron,  Sheet  & Steel  Alills,  which  had  been  organized  and  put  into  opera- 
tion only  about  two  years  previous  to  his  coming.  He  was  then  what  is 
known  as  a rougher,  since  has  been  a sheet  roller,  and  is  an  expert  in  his  line 
of  work. 

In  politics  Mr.  Hilderbrand  is  a Republican  and  has  been  very  active. 


GUERNSEY  COUNTY,  OHIO. 


859 


For  about  six  years  he  was  a member  of  the  city  council,  for  one  year  of  that 
time  Avas  president  of  the  same  and  served  on  many  of  its  important  com- 
mittees. Much  of  the  street  paving  and  sewer  construction  of  the  city  was 
done  during  his  service  in  the  council. 

Mr.  Hilderbrand  is  a member  of  Cambridge  Lodge  No.  448,  Benev- 
olent and  Protective  Order  of  Elks,  of  Cambridge  Lodge  No.  53,  Knights  of 
Pythias,  and  of  the  Modern  Woodmen  of  America.  He  and  his  famil}' 
affiliate  with  the  Methodist  church. 

LMr.  Hilderbrand  was  married  on  January  i,  1895.  to  iMaude  Hilde- 
brand, daughter  of  William  C.  and  iMargaret  (Jellison)  Hildebrand,  of 
Martins  Ferry,  Ohio.  Her  father  was  a nailer  in  the  Martins  Ferry  Nail 
Mills  and  he  and  his  wife  w^ere  natives  of  Pennsylvania.  The  father  is  dead, 
her  mother  still  lives  in  Alartins  Ferry.  To  i\lr.  and  IMrs.  Hilderbrand  have 
been  born  three  children,  Marie,  Nell  and  William  W.,  all  now  at  home  and 
receiving  the  full  advantages  of  the  public  schools  of  Cambridge. 

While  Mr.  Hilderbrand  had  little  school  education,  he  is  a well  informed 
man.  He  has  applied  himself  to  good  liooks  and  periodicals,  and  few  men  are 
better  informed  upon  general  and  historical  topics  than  is  he.  In  all  current 
affairs  and  public  matters  he  is  deeply  interested,  and  is  highly  regarded  by 
those  wdio  know  him  for  his  substantial,  conservative  convictions.  He  has 
provided  for  his  family  a pleasant  and  commodious  home  on  North  Sixth 
street. 


JAMES  E.  SPAID. 

From  an  excellent  old  Virginia  family  is  descended  James  E.  Spaid,  a suc- 
cessful and  prominent  contractor  and  builder  of  Valley  township.  Guernsey 
county.  He  was  born  in  the  Old  Dominion,  but  most  of  his  life  has  been 
spent  in  the  Buckeye  state;  however,  he  has  many  of  the  commendable  traits 
of  the  people  of  that  historic  southern  country,  which  have  resulted  in  his 
winning  a host  of  friends  and  the  good  will  and  confidence  of  all  whom  he  has 
met.  He  first  saw  the  light  of  day  in  Hampshire  county,  Virginia,  Octolier 
20,  1840,  and  he  is  the  son  of  Enos  and  Rosanna  (Stipe)  Spaid,  and  the 
grandson  of  John  and  Mary  (Anderson)  Spaid.  Frederick  Spaid,  brother 
of  the  subject's  grandfather,  was  also  a resident  of  Virginia.  William  and 
IMichael,  tw'O  other  brothers  of  John  Spaid.  came  to  Guernsey  county  in  an 
early  day  and  died  here,  being  the  ancestors  of  most  of  the  Spaids  in  this 
county. 


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GUERNSEY  COUNTY,  OHIO. 


James  E.  Spaid  grew  to  maturity  in  Virginia  and  he  began  business  life 
very  early,  having  clerked  in  a store  until  he  was  fifteen  years  of  age,  then 
learned  the  carjrenter’s  trade  which  he  followed  until  1870,  being  a very  skill- 
ful workman  and  meeting  with  success.  When  he  was  nineteen  years  old  he 
went  to  Rumney,  the  county  seat  of  Hampshire  county,  during  the  war  be- 
tween the  states,  and  enlisted  in  Company  K,  Hampshire  Guards,  Thirteenth 
Virginia  Regiment,  to  fight  for  the  South,  and  he  participated  in  the  first  battle 
of  Bull  Run,  whicb  resulted  in  a Southern  victory.  Leaving  the  service,  he 
came  to  Guernsey  county,  Ohio,  in  1862  and  was  elected  captain  of  the  militia 
of  Valley  township  by  vote,  having  left  the  Confederate  army  on  a furlough. 
On  July  20.  1863.  Governor  David  Tod,  of  Ohio,  commissioned  him  captain 
of  militia,  which  commission  he  still  retains  with  the  Governor’s  signature 
thereto. 

IMr.  Spaid  was  a Democrat  in  his  young  manhood  and  he  was  active  in  the 
party,  being  elected  justice  of  the  peace,  which  position  he  held  in  a very  satis- 
factory manner  for  a period  of  twenty-one  years,  and  the  fact  that  he  never 
had  a case  appealed  from  his  court  is  proof  that  he  was  fair,  unbiased  and 
faithful  in  the  discharge  of  his  official  duties.  It  was  his  custom  to  induce 
litigants  to  compromise  their  troubles  amicably,  when  possible,  and  many  of 
tbe  members  of  the  Guernsey  county  bar  used  to  call  him  “The  Peacemaker.” 
He  has  been  notary  public  for  fully  thirty  years,  and  he  has  been  called  upon 
to  settle  up  various  estates  in  this  locality,  giving  eminent  satisfaction  to  all 
parties  concerned  in  this  line.  He  has  in  his  possession  several  old  documents 
of  historic  interest.  One  is  a deed  from  the  United  States  government,  signed 
by  President  John  Quincy  Adams,  in  1826,  deeding  land  along  the  county  line, 
just  south  of  Hartford,  Ohio.  No  names  of  counties  are  contained  in  the 
deed,  and  it  was  assigned  from  the  land  office  at  Zanesville.  He  also  has  a 
deed  signed  by  President  Martin  Van  Buren.  Mr.  Spaid  has  lived  at  Hart- 
ford ever  since  he  came  to  Ohio  and  is  one  of  the  best  known  men  in  this 
locality. 

On  December  24,  1863,  Mr.  Spaid  married  Jane  Dickerson,  the  daugh- 
ter of  Asa  and  Catherine  (Secrest)  Dickerson,  and  a sister  of  George  W. 
Dickerson,  mentioned  elsewhere  in  this  work.  Six  children  have  been  born 
to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Spaid,  namely:  Sarab  Catherine  married  Samuel  Trott  and 
lives  in  Ann  Arbor,  Michigan ; they  have  one  daughter  who  is  attending  the 
university  at  Ann  Arbor.  Oscar  M.  lives  in  Hartford,  married  Emma  Frye 
and  bas  three  children ; he  is  superintending  the  erection  of  the  superstructure 
and  machinery  of  various  coal  mines.  Etta  married  P.  M.  Albin,  lives  near 
Hartford  and  has  four  children.  C.  J.  is  in  the  planing  mill  and  lumber  busi- 


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ness,  having  a mill  at  Derwent,  also  one  at  Senecaville ; he  also  has  three  gen- 
eral stores,  one  each  at  Derwent,  Hartford  and  Walhonding  mine  No.  2 ; he 
married  Frances  Marcus  and  lives  in  Cambridge.  Walter  A.  Spaid,  a car- 
penter, lives  at  Columbus,  Ohio,  married  Sophia  Vickers  and  they  have  one 
son,  Oblenis.  Blanche  married  James  Xossinger,  a railroad  agent  and  tele- 
graph operator  at  Folsom,  West  Virginia,  where  they  now  reside.  James  E. 
Spaid  is  a member  of  the  Lutheran  church  and  is  a man  of  high  ideals  and 
sentiments. 


JOHN  T.  FAIRCtllLD. 

The  efficient  and  popular  civil  engineer,  John  T.  Fairchild,  of  Cambridge, 
is  a man  who  believes  in  doing  well  everything  that  is  worth  doing  at  all,  and, 
having  followed  this  rule,  he  has  achieved  an  envied  reputation  in  his  chosen 
field  of  endeavor. 

Mr.  Fairchild  was  born  in  Putnam  county,  Ohio,  July  24,  1868,  and  is  the 
son  of  Jesse  and  Louisa  ( Blakeley)  Fairchild.  The  father  was  a farmer  and 
a large  land  owner,  and  he  was  one  of  the  prosperous  and  influential  men  of 
his  community.  He  is  still  living,  but,  owing  to  advanced  age,  is  not  so 
actively  engaged  in  business  as  formerly,  merely  enjoying  his  declining  years, 
surrounded  by  plenty  as  a result  of  his  well  spent  and  industrious  life.  His 
wife  died  several  years  ago. 

John  T.  Fairchild  grew  to  maturity  on  the  home  farm  and  assisted  with 
the  general  work  on  the  same  when  a boy.  He  obtained  a good  education  in 
the  common  schools,  where  he  evinced  an  especially  strong  inclination  for 
mathematics.  He  taught  school  r’ery  successfully  for  several  years,  in  the  rural 
districts.  Being  ambitious  to  gain  a higher  education,  he  entered  college  at 
Findla^G  Ohio,  where  he  specialized  in  mathematics  and  he  there  made  a 
brilliant  record  for  scholarship.  He  graduated  with  the  degree  of  blaster  of 
Arts  in  1894,  from  the  Ohio  Northern  FTniversity  at  Ada,  Ohio.  After  he 
left  school  he  was  chosen  president  of  Crawfis  College  in  Putnam  county, 
Ohio,  filling  that  responsible  position  to  the  entire  satisfaction  of  all  concerned 
and  in  a manner  that  reflected  much  credit  upon  his  ability.  He  also  found 
time  to  contribute  articles  to  The  Teachers’  Rcviciv  and  The  American  Mathe- 
matical Monthly , and,  being  a trenchant  and  entertaining  as  well  as  instructive 
writer,  he  was  always  assured  an  interested  audience.  He  later  prepared  and 
published  a book  of  mathematical  solutions  of  knotty  problems,  which  has 
proved  to  he  a success,  both  from  a scientific  and  financial  point  of  view.  It 


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bears  his  name  and  lias  established  his  reputation  in  the  mathematical  world 
as  second  to  none.  Later  Mr.  Fairchild  secured  the  degree  of  Master  of 
Lhiloso])hy  and  the  degree  of  Civil  Engineer  from  Ohio  Northern  University, 
at  Ada,  Ohio.  He  has  had  a vast  amount  of  practical  experience  as  a civil 
engineer  with  the  Baltimore  & Ohio  Southwestern  Railroad  Company,  and 
he  was  for  a time  city  engineer  of  Ada,  Ohio. 

Mr.  Fairchild  came  to  Guernsey  county  in  1906,  and  he  engaged  in  mining 
engineering  and  general  field  work.  He  is  a recognized  expert  all  over  the 
state  of  Ohio  and  is  frequently  called  as  a consulting  engineer.  He  was  ap- 
pointed  city  engineer  for  the  city  of  Cambridge  in  January,  1910,  and  he  is 
now  engaged  in  an  attempt  to  solve  the  water  supply  and  pure  water  problems 
for  the  city.  His  record  so  far  has  been  very  commendable. 

Rolitically,  Mr.  Fairchild  is  a Democrat,  but  he  is  not  an  active  partisan, 
lie  l)elie\'es  in  securing  the  greatest  good  for  the  greatest  numlier,  regardless 
of  ])olitical  affiliations. 

Mr.  Fairchild  was  married  on  December  27,  1904,  to  Cordelia  Hyson, 
daughter  of  John  and  Margaret  (Miller)  Hyson,  of  York,  Pennsylvania,  her 
father  being  a well  known  and  popular  minister  in  the  Presbyterian  church. 
Mrs.  Fairchild  is  a well  educated  and  highly  cultured  woman,  and  jirior  to  her 
marriage  she  was  a teacher  of  elocution  in  various  schools  and  colleges. 

One  child,  Margaret,  has  been  born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Fairchild.  They 
are  memljers  of  the  Methodist  Episcojial  church  and  are  active  in  Sunday 
school  and  church  work.  They  are  lovers  of  good  books  and  have  a larg'e  and 
\ aluahle  library  containing  the  world's  choicest  literature,  and  the  best  current 
literature  finds  a place  in  their  cozy  and  attractive  home.  They  are  popular 
with  a wide  circle  of  friends  owing  to  their  genial  dispositions,  culture  and 
genuine  worth. 


HENRY  ARTHUR  KOONTZ. 

As  the  outside  world  is  well  aware,  the  chief  industry  of  Guernsey  county 
is  coal  mining  and  it  necessarily  follows  that  many  of  the  leading  and  most 
successful  and  important  business  men  are  engaged  in  the  coal  business.  One 
such  is  Henry  Arthur  Koontz,  a man  who  is  too  well  known,  especially  in 
Spencer  township,  where  he  maintains  his  home,  to  need  any  special  introduc- 
tion in  these  pages  to  the  readers  of  this  history.  Suffice  it  here  to  say  that 
for  years  he  has  been  a leader  in  the  affairs  of  his  community  and  his  conduct 
in  all  the  relations  of  life  has  been  such  as  to  inspire  the  utmost  confidence  of 


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his  fellow  men  and  gain  their  good  will.  He  was  born  at  iMassillon,  Ohio, 
July  17,  1880,  and  is  the  son  of  Charles  E.  and  Mary  ( Fetzer)  Koontz,  who 
still  lives  at  Massillon,  the  father  being  a skilled  blacksmith  and  tool  dresser 
for  stone,  marble  and  granite  workers, 

Henry  A.  Koontz  grew  to  maturity  at  klassillon,  attended  the  public 
schools  and  the  business  college,  receiving  a very  serviceable  education,  Wdien 
about  nineteen  years  of  age  he  began  working  for  his  uncle,  S,  F.  Fetzer,  drill- 
ing for  coal.  After  following  that  line  of  endeavor  for  a year  or  two  he 
worked  in  a boiler  shop,  driving  rivets  in  smoke-stacks  for  a time ; a year 
later  he  returned  to  coal  drilling  and  has  followed  that  line  of  work  e\’er  since 
with  much  success.  This  work  is  done  with  an  engine  and  a specially  con- 
structed machine,  similar  to  other  deep-well  drillers,  but  instead  of  using  cable 
to  let  the  drill  drop  into  the  lioring,  hollow  rods  similar  to  iron  pipe  are  used, 
through  which  the  material  drilled  is  pumped  out,  where  it  can  be  examined, 
klr.  Koontz  entered  the  drilling  iiusiness  for  himself  in  August,  1903,  about 
Derwent  and  Pleasant  City  and  he  has  continued  in  Guernsey  valley  ever  since 
with  the  exception  of  ond  summer  in  Perry  county  and  a few  months  in  Illinois, 
He  came  to  this  county  in  1902  with  his  uncle  for  whom  he  worked  until  he 
started  out  for  himself.  He  has  been  very  successful  and  the  importance  of 
his  work  is  recognized  throughout  the  mining  zone  here. 

Mr.  Koontz  was  married  to  Hannah  Robinson,  on  klav  22,  1907.  She 
was  born  and  reared  in  the  east  edge  of  Spencer  township,  this  county.  Her 
parents  are  Lorenzo  and  Susanna  ( Ogan)  Robinson,  the  father  having  been 
born  in  Noble  county,  March  30,  1846,  where  he  devoted  his  entire  life  to 
farming.  The  mother  was  born  and  reared  in  Spencer  township,  this  county. 
The  parents  of  Susanna  Ogan  were  early  residents  of  that  locality,  her  father 
having  been  born  in  Belmont  county  and  her  mother  in  ^^'ashington  county, 
Pennsylvania. 

Eighteen  months  after  L.  D.  Robinson  and  wife  were  married  they  moved 
to  the  east  part  of  Spencer  township,  where  they  lived  until  klr.  Robinson's 
death  in  1901.  From  then  until  Mr.  Koontz  and  her  daughter  were  married 
Mrs.  Robinson  and  her  daughter  lived  alone  on  the  home  place.  Since  then 
they  have  all  been  living  together  there.  The  Ogans  were  an  old  family,  as 
intimated  above,  and  well  known  in  early  days  here.  Mrs.  Roliinson's  father 
was  Peter  Ogan  and  his  wife  was  known  in  her  maidenhood  as  Elsie  IMc- 
Comas.  Peter  Ogan  was  born  in  Belmont  county.  Ohio.  His  grandfather 
Fritter  came  from  Ireland  and  served  during  the  Revolutionary  war.  It  is 
believed  that  all  the  Ogans  in  the  United  States  were  descended  from  Peter 
Ogan’s  grandfather  Ogan.  When  Peter  Ogan  was  a small  child  the  family 


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came  to  Muskingum  county  in  wagons  and  settled  on  an  unimproved  place, 
living  in  a cabin  and  beginning  life  in  typical  pioneer  fashion.  Elsie  McComas 
was  born  in  Pennsyh'ania  and  when  six  years  of  age  her  parents  brought  her 
to  iMuskingum  county.  There  she  and  Peter  Ogan  grew  up  and  were  married 
and  about  1840  moved  to  Spencer  township,  Guernsey  county,  and  there  they 
lived  for  sixty  years  in  the  same  house.  Peter  Ogan  was  a preacher  in  the 
Baptist  church  and  a very  useful  man  in  his  day.  Pie  also  followed  farming 
and  lived  there  until  his  death,  which  occurred  when  about  eighty  years  old. 
His  wife  lived  to  be  over  ninety.  They  often  related  interesting  incidents  of 
their  life  here  when  the  country  was  practically  a wilderness,  when  the  woods 
were  filled  with  wild  game  and  the  wolves  were  very  troublesome  and  bears 
were  numerous:  even  after  they  moved  to  Guernsey  county  some  bears  were 
seen  by  hunters.  Their  son  William,  brother  of  Mrs.  Robinson,  was  a soldier 
in  the  Civil  war,  serving  through  the  entire  struggle,  and  he  is  still  living, 
making  his  home  in  the  state  of  Washington.  The  birth  of  Mr.  Robinson  oc- 
curred on  March  30,  1846. 

To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Koontz  one  daughter  has  been  born,  Rosa  Edith.  The 
subject  is  a young  man  of  generous  nature,  kind  and  obliging,  good  to  his 
family  and  a man  of  exemplary  character. 


JOHN  A.  THOMPSON. 

A fine  type  of  the  sturdy,  conscientious  American  of  today  is  John  A. 
Thompson,  prosperous  farmer  and  honored  citizen  of  Guernsey  county  and 
long  a leader  in  the  affairs  of  Cambridge  township.  He  has  lived  a long  and 
useful  life  and  has  noted  great  changes  and  taken  part  in  vast  improvements. 
He  is  deserving  of  the  high  esteem  in  which  he  is  universally  held  because 
he  has  led  a life  of  uprightness  and  of  strict  adherence  to  the  Golden  Rule. 

Mr.  Thompson  was  born  April  26,  1838,  in  Monroe  township,  Guernsey 
county,  Ohio,  and  he  is  the  son  of  William  and  Sarah  (Ansley  ) Thompson. 
The  father  was  born  in  county  Tyrone,  Ireland,  and  he  was  about  two  years 
of  age  when  his  parents  brought  him  to  America.  They  settled  in  Fayette 
county,  Pennsylvania,  where  they  remained  for  a number  of  years  engaged  in 
farming.  The  family  came  to  Guernsey  county,  Ohio,  in  1826  and  settled  in 
[Monroe  township,  the  father  having  died  in  Pennsyh’ania.  They  purchased 
a farm  of  one  hundred  and  seven  acres  for  four  hundred  and  one  dollars,  the 
one  dollar  representing  the  present  to  the  wife  of  the  seller  as  compensation 
for  signing  the  deed  to  the  land. 


JOHN  A.  THOMPSON 


GUERNSEY  COUNTY,  OHIO. 


865 

W'illiam  Thompson,  father  of  John  A.,  prospered  at  his  chosen  Yoca- 
tion  and  became  a large  land  owner.  He  was  a Whig  in  politics,  later  a Re- 
publican and  was  actiYe  in  public  matters.  His  family  consisted  of  four 
daughters  and  three  sons,  namely:  James,  IMaiy  Jane,  Xancy,  iMargaret, 

Elizabeth,  John  A.  and  Whlliam  H.  The  two  last  only  are  liYing.  William 
H.  served  as  a member  of  Company  H,  Sixty-fifth  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry, 
during  the  Civil  war,  and  the  father  was  a soldier  in  the  war  of  1812.  The 
latter  died  on  February  9,  1880,  and  his  wife  died  on  July  14,  1878.  Both 
are  buried  in  the  United  Preslwterian  cemetery.  They  were  a highly  respected 
couple  and  prominent  in  the  affairs  of  the  community. 

John  A.  Thompson,  of  this  review,  grew  to  maturity  on  his  father's 
farm  and  obtained  his  education  in  the  district  schools  of  iMonroe  township. 
He  was  married  on  September  19,  1861,  to  iMary  A.  Neel,  daughter  of  Archi- 
bald and  Eliza  Ruth  (Hughes)  Neel,  of  Monroe  township,  and  a prominent 
pioneer  family.  To  Mr.  and  Airs.  Thompson  were  born  seven  children, 
namely:  Leona  A.,  deceased;  Ansley  X".,  a farmer  in  Kansas:  Ulysses  D. 

and  Eliza  Ruth  (twins)  ; the  former  is  in  business  in  Cambridge,  and  the 
daughter  is  now  i\Irs.  Harry  IMcCracken  and  lives  on  a farm  in  Guernsey 
county:  Sallie  Kate  is  deceased,  as  is  also  IMartha  ]\I.  John  AT  is  now  with 
an  exploring  party  in  Alaska.  The  mother  of  these  children  died  in  Alarch. 
1886.  and  Air.  Thompson  was  married  a second  time,  June  12,  1890,  his  sec- 
ond wife  being  Alartba  A.  Boyd,  daughter  of  Thomas  and  Alartha  (Allen) 
Boyd,  of  Harrison  county,  Ohio. 

After  his  first  marriage  Air.  Thompson  continued  to  live  on  the  old 
home  place  in  Alonroe  township  until  1902  when  he  bought  a farm  adjoining 
the  city  of  Cambridge  and  has  since  resided  here,  having  been  practically  re- 
tired from  active  business  for  years.  He  has  been  a very  successful  business 
man  and  a good  manager  and  bas  laid  by  a very  comfortalile  competency. 
Besides  his  fine  farm  near  Cambridge,  he  also  owns  a very  valuable  place  of 
over  three  hundred  acres  in  Alonroe  township,  this  county,  which  is  all  well 
improved. 

Politically,  Air.  Thompson  is  a Republican  and  he  has  always  been  inter- 
ested and  active  in  political  affairs,  having  filled  several  of  the  most  important 
township  offices  in  Alonroe  township,  and  in  1880  was  land  appraiser  in  that 
township.  He  was  elected  a member  of  the  board  of  county  commissioners 
in  1888  and  very  ably  served  nearly  seven  years,  being  recognized  as  a man 
of  high  official  integrity.  He  and  his  family  are  members  of  the  United 
Presbvterian  church  and  are  active  church  workers. 


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GUERNSEY  COUNTY,  OHIO. 


J^OBERT  T.  SCOTT. 

Under  the  teachings  of  an  intelligent  father  and  mother,  Robert  T. 
Scott,  the  well  known  and  popular  attorney  of  Cambridge,  Ohio,  early  ac- 
quired those  habits  of  industry  and  self-reliance  wdiich,  linked  with  upright 
principles,  have  uniformly  characterized  his  manhood  life.  He  commands 
the  unqualified  confidence  of  the  community,  and  deserves  it,  for  his  life  has 
been  led  along  a plane  of  high  endeavor  and  he  has  done  much  for  the  better- 
ment of  local  conditions  in  many  lines. 

Mr.  Scott  was  born  December  3,  1858,  in  Cambridge  township,  one  mile 
east  of  Cambridge  on  the  old  National  pike,  and  he  is  the  son  of  George  and 
Caroline  (Black)  Scott.  The  mother’s  parents,  Joseph  and  Eliza  (Hutchi- 
son) Black,  grandparents  of  the  subject,  came  from  Culpeper  Court  House, 
Virginia,  in  the  year  1804,  when  this  was  all  a dense  forest  and  people  by 
Indians  and  wild  game.  The  Scotts  came  from  Washington  county,  Pennsyl- 
A'ania,  to  Guernsey  county  in  1838.  Great-grandfather  Charles  Scott  was  a 
Presbyterian  minister  in  the  north  of  Ireland  and  he  came  to  America,  settling 
in  Ohio  county,  Virginia  (now  AVest  Virginia),  near  AA^heeling.  From  there 
he  moved  to  Washington  county,  Pennsylvania,  where  he  built  and  established 
a pioneer  church,  the  old  log  building  which  still  stands.  The  grandfather, 
also  named  Alexander,  was  the  only  child  of  the  family  born  in  America,  and 
was  of  that  sturdy  Scotch  ancestry  that  stands  for  good  ; he  was  a farmer,  but 
died  while  yet  a young  man.  The  son,  George,  father  of  the  subject  of  this 
sketch,  was  one  of  six  sons,  he  being  the  second  in  the  family  that  was  left 
with  their  wddowed  mother,  and  he  was  thus  compelled  to  assume  responsibil- 
ities early  in  life.  When  only  eighteen  years  of  age  he  drove  a six-horse 
wagon  team  over  the  old  National  road  from  Cambridge  to  Baltimore,  Mary- 
land, hauling  jiroduce  east  and  merchandise  back  west.  He  continued  this  for 
several  years. 

The  Hutchisons  were  Revolutionary  soldiers,  and  grandfather  Joseph 
Black  was  a soldier  in  the  war  of  1812  and  the  gun  he  carried  during  the  war 
is  now  in  the  possession  of  the  subject  of  this  sketch.  George  Scott,  the  father 
of  Robert  T.  of  this  review,  was  a soldier  in  the  Mexican  war  and  one  lirother, 
James  Scott,  served  through  the  Civil  war.  George  Scott,  the  father,  was  a 
farmer  and  later  became  a coal  operator  in  the  Guernsey  county  coal  field, 
being  one  of  the  pioneer  operators,  and  was  successful.  He  died  January  9, 
1892,  and  his  wife  died  in  August,  1891. 

Robert  T.  Scott  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Cambridge,  gradu- 
ating from  the  high  school  in  1876,  and  he  graduated  also  from  Muskingum 


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College  at  New  Concord,  Ohio,  in  1879,  degree  of  Bachelor  of 

Science.  He  then  taught  school  in  Guernsey  county,  Ohio,  for  some  time, 
and  worked  at  the  coal  mines  of  his  father  as  a weigher  to  obtain  money  for 
a law  course  in  the  law  department  of  ^Michigan  University  at  Ann  Arbor, 
Michigan,  graduating  from  that  department  in  1882,  and  he  was  admitted  to 
the  bar  on  the  recommendation  of  Hon.  Thomas  i\I.  Cooley  of  iMichigan.  He 
went  into  the  office  of  Taylor  & Anderson  as  a law  clerk  immediately  after- 
wards, and  in  1884  he  opened  an  office  for  himself  in  the  Taylor  block,  Cam- 
bridg'e,  and  has  been  in  the  same  location  ever  since.  He  is  a most  successful 
practitioner.  He  is  a brilliant  lawyer,  persistent,  careful  and  studious,  and 
commands  big  cases  and  big  fees.  He  ranks  high  in  the  county  and  state 
courts,  being  eligible  to  practice  in  all  the  state  courts  and  all  the  United  States 
courts  and  he  enjoys  a rapidly  growing  practice.  He  has  a very  extensive 
law  library  and  fine  apj)ointed  offices,  and  he  holds  a very  high  rank  in  the 
legal  circles  of  the  state.  He  is  a Democrat  in  politics  and  a big  man  in  the 
party  councils  of  the  state  and  even  in  the  nation.  He  was  mayor  of  Cam- 
bridge from  1888  to  I''890,  when  the  first  big  industry  was  secured  and  built 
in  Cambridge  by  act  of  legislation,  the  bill  being  drawn  by  IMr.  Scott;  estab- 
lished a board  of  health : introduced  telephones  and  numbered  the  houses  in 
the  city  and  thus  started  Cambridge  on  its  boom.  Never  an  office  seeker,  yet 
he  has  always  been  active  and  interested  in  public  matters.  He  was  a delegate 
to  the  Democratic  national  convention  which  met  in  Kansas  City  and  nomi- 
nated William  J.  Bryan,  and  has  been  a delegate  to  many  of  the  state  conven- 
tions and  active  in  the  deliberations.  IMr.  Scott  is  a charter  member  of  the 
Cambridge  Country  Club,  and  sometimes  plays  golf.  He  is  particularly  fond 
of  fishing  and  hunting  and  every  summer  spends  several  weeks  in  the  Georg- 
ian bay  fishing  grounds,  with  a company  of  friends.  He  is  also  fond  of  hunt- 
ing and  owns  a brace  of  fine  bird  dogs. 

Air.  Scott  was  married  on  October  28,  1886,  to  Jennie  L.  IMcCartney, 
daughter  of  Henry  and  Harriet  (McAIillan)  IMcCartney,  of  Cambridge.  Both 
parents  are  dead.  To  this  union  five  children  have  been  born,  only  three  of 
whom  are  living.  IMary  died  in  infancy:  Robert  E.,  a junior  in  the  Univer- 
sity of  Wooster:  Robert  Byron  died  at  ten  years  of  age:  Gerlienda  is  at  home: 
Harlan  McCartney. 

The  family  home  is  on  North  Seventh  street  and  is  a fine  modern  dwell- 
ing, with  all  modern  conveniences  and  furnishings.  A most  inspiring  and 
delightful  home  atmosphere  permeates  the  entire  place,  and  Mr.  Scott  and  wife 
are  prominent  in  the  social  life  of  the  city.  Mrs.  Scott  is  devoted  to  her  hus- 
band and  her  home  and  familv.  He  and  his  family  are  members  of  the  First 


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United  Prcsl>yterian  church  and  are  active  workers  in  church  and  Sunday 
school. 

Mr.  Scott  is  recognized  as  one  of  the  leading  public  benefactors  of  this 
locality,  always  ready  to  do  his  full  share  in  fostering  any  worthy  movement, 
and  he  is  in  every  respect  deserving  of  the  large  success  that  has  come  to  him 
and  of  the  confidence  and  esteem  that  are  reposed  in  him  by  all  classes,  irre- 
spective of  party  or  creed,  for  he  is  essentially  a man  of  the  people  in  the 
broadest  sense  of  the  term. 


ALEXANDER  ^IcCRACKEN. 

Alexander  McCracken  was  the  eldest  child  of  William  and  Margaret 
(McClarey)  McCracken,  and  was  born  November  22,  1814,  in  a log  cabin 
on  the  back  part  of  what  is  now  known  as  the  Iloge  lot. 

When  he  was  about  six  years  old  his  father  removed  to  the  farm  one 
mile  north  of  town.  From  there  he  came  to  town  to  school  on  the  corner 
\vhere  the  Hul)  store  is  now,  and  afterwards  to  a school  held  in  the  old  Ogier 
house  opposite  the  National  bank.  In  1822  his  father  moved  back  to  town 
and  engaged  in  blacksmithing  and  was  afterwards  in  the  dry  goods  business 
on  the  corner  now  occupied  by  Sarchet’s  music  store.  After  he  was  through 
.school  he  assisted  his  father  in  the  store  and  in  a tannery  in  which  his  father 
was  a partner.  After  the  death  of  John  M.  Allison,  the  partner,  Mr.  Mc- 
Cracken took  sole  charge  of  the  tannery  and  later  became  the  owner,  con- 
tinuing in  the  tanning  business,  until  1858,  when  he  and  Joseph  Thomas,  of 
Cadiz,  l)ecame  engaged  in  the  banking  business.  In  1869  he  went  to  Phila- 
delphia, and  was  interested  in  a commission  business  and  later  in  furniture 
manufacture. 

lie  was  married  to  Mrs.  Sarah  McFarren,  of  near  Florence,  Pennsyl- 
\ania,  November  14.  1839.  To  this  union  were  born  four  children:  Dr.  W. 
A.  klcCracken  and  John  McFarren,  who  died  in  young  manhood,  James  Scott, 
who  is  a ])rosperous  business  man  in  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania,  and  Mrs. 
A.  A.  Taylor,  widow  of  Capt.  A.  A.  Taylor,  of  Cambridge.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
McCracken  returned  to  Caml)ridge  in  later  years  to  make  their  home  with  their 
daughter  and  here  Mrs.  McCracken  died  in  December.  1899. 

Mr.  McCracken  still  continues  to  make  his  home  with  his  daughter,  and 
is  now  in  his  ninety-seventh  year,  in  mental  and  physical  vigor  excepting  lame- 
ness from  a fall.  He  takes  a lively  interest  in  current  events,  and  is  a 


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constant  reader  of  the  daily  papers.  He  was  the  oldest  voter  in  the  county  in 
the  November  election  of  1910  and  cast  his  seventy-fifth  ballot  for  the  Repub- 
lican ticket. 

Mr.  INIcCracken  in  earlier  years  was  one  of  the  active  members  of  the 
Seceder,  afterwards  the  First  United  Presbyterian  church,  in  Cambridge,  of 
which  his  father  was  the  founder  and  sole  charter  member.  He  was  a liberal 
contributor  to  the  present  liuilding,  and  was  for  many  years  superintendent  of 
the  Sabbath  school.  He  took  an  active  part  in  the  “underground  railway" 
in  slavery  days  and  helped  many  a slave  to  freedom. 

He  was  a member  of  the  town  council  for  many  years  and  was  also  presi- 
dent of  the  school  board  and  took  an  interest  in  all  civic  affairs  at  that  time. 
He,  wuth  Samuel  Craig  and  Judge  Nathan  Evans,  laid  out  the  South  cemetery, 
reserving  the  square  where  the  Woman's  Relief  Corps  have  erected  a soldiers 
monument.  As  his  health  is  now,  he  bids  fair  to  reach  the  years  of  his  grand- 
father which  were  one  hundred  and  two. 


JERFAHAH  R.  S^HTH. 

The  life  of  Jeremiah  R.  Smith,  of  Byesville,  Guernsey  county,  has  not 
been  devoid  of  obstacles  by  any  means,  and  its  rose  has  held  many  a thorn ; 
but  with  indomitable  courage  he  has  pressed  onward,  wdth  his  face  set  in  deter- 
mination tow'ard  the  distant  goal  wdiich  he  has  so  grandly  wmn ; a life  of  sun- 
shine and  shadow,  of  victory  and  defeat,  but  nobly  lived  and  worthily  re- 
warded, as  such  lives  always  are  by  tbe  “giver  of  all  good  and  precious  gifts.” 
His  record  is  one  that  the  young  man  might  study  with  profit. 

Mr.  Smith  was  born  at  MMtertown,  Washington  county,  Ohio,  December 
II,  1848,  and  he  is  the  son  of  William  and  Rachel  (Hupp)  Smith.  William 
Smith  was  also  a native  of  AVashington  county,  Ohio,  lint  the  mother’s  family 
came  from  Pennsylvania.  The  subject’s  boyhood  w’as  spent  on  the  farm  until 
he  w^as  twenty-one  years  old.  He  went  to  high  school  at  Middleburg  and  re- 
ceived a good  education.  He  remained  on  the  home  farm  after  leaving  school 
until  he  married  Alatilda  Devoll,  on  September  17,  1868.  when  he  was  twenty 
years  old.  She  was  born  in  Noble  county,  near  South  Olive,  and  is  the  daugh- 
ter of  Levi  and  Elizabeth  (Young)  Devoll.  After  she  grew  up  her  parents 
moved  nearer  to  Mr.  Smith’s  home.  After  their  marriage  they  lived  about  a 
year  on  the  home  farm.  The  next  } ear  he  started  work,  helping  grade  on 
the  Iruilding  of  the  Marietta  railroad.  He  worked  for  them  about  four  years 


GUERNSEY  COUNTY^  OHIO. 


870 

as  a hand,  grading  on  track  work,  and  was  then  made  a section  foreman. 
] le  remained  section  foreman  about  four  years  and  from  that  he  was  employed 
to  test  coal  territory  for  the  ^Manufacturers  Coal  Company  of  Cleveland,  Ohio, 
11  is  work  took  him  down  the  Guernsey  valley  into  Guernsey  and  Noble  coun- 
ties. After  finding  coal  in  good  shape  he  was  employed  in  mines,  superintend- 
ing the  sinking  of  shafts,  putting  in  slopes,  tracks,  etc.,  and  general  super- 
vision of  opening  the  mine.  He  then  went  back  as  section  foreman  for  one 
year,  and  then  came  to  the  Central  mine  to  open  a slope  and  from  there  went 
to  the  AVilson  farm  near  Byesville,  tested  coal  and  sunk  a shaft  and  laid  the 
track.  From  there  he  drifted  back  into  the  railroad  work  again  for  about 
two  years,  then  returned  to  coal  mining  for  about  three  years.  After  this 
he  again  returned  to  the  railroad  and  became  foreman  of  what  is  known  as 
the  “floating  gang”  and  remained  at  this  for  about  twelve  years  more.  This 
work  took  him  all  o^’er  the  road  and  he  had  from  ten  to  thirty  men  under  his 
direction.  He  was  then  made  supervisor  of  the  railroad,  his  duties  being  to 
see  to  and  superintend  the  section  foremen  and  see  that  the  entire  road  is  kept 
up.  He  held  that  for  three  years,  then  resigned  and  was  made  general  super- 
intendent of  the  mines  of  the  AAhlls  Creek  Coal  company  and  remained  there 
a year. 

In  politics  Mr.  Smith  is  a Repuhlican.  In  November,  1900,  he  was  elected 
county  commissioner  of  Guernsey  county  and  held  office  from  September, 
1901,  for  si.x  years,  two  terms  of  three  years  each,  having  been  re-elected  in 
1903.  On  December  6,  1876,  he  located  at  Byesville,  and  has  made  his  home 
there  ever  since,  e.xcept  for  one  year  when  he  lived  at  Cambridge.  There 
were  only  fourteen  houses  in  Byesville  when  he  came,  and  he  can  name  all 
the  residents  of  the  town  at  that  time.  The  town  was  just  a cross-roads  ham- 
let. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Smith  had  a family  of  ten  children,  namely:  Rose,  the 
wife  of  John  Trott,  has  four  children  and  lives  in  Byesville.  Mr.  Trott  is  a 
brother  of  Elza  Trott,  a sketch  of  whom  appears  elsewhere.  Ernest  Walter 
Smith  lives  on  Main  street  in  Byesville  and  is  assistant  superintendent  of  the 
Imperial  Mining  Company.  He  had  one  daughter,  Helen.  Arthur  C.  is  as- 
sistant statistician  of  the  United  Mine  AAMrkers  Association,  with  headquarters 
at  Indianapolis.  He  has  had  five  children.  Frank  R.,  who  died  June  6, 
1895,  had  been  qualified  as  a teacher  and  was  to  teach  at  Kimbolton  in  the  fall 
of  1895.  Charles  L.  is  in  Byesville  and  is  operator  of  electric  machinery  in 
the  coal  mines.  Harry  lives  in  Byesville  and  resides  with  his  father,  since  the 
death  of  his  wife  February  16,  1910.  He  has  one  little  daughter.  He  is 
employed  as  check-weighman  for  the  miners.  John  is  at  home  with  his  father 


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and  is  hoisting  engineer  at  the  mines.  Emmett  lives  at  Akron,  Ohio,  and  is 
employed  in  the  rubber  works.  He  was  a good  baker,  but  quit  that  because  it 
was  impairing  his  health.  He  is  married  and  has  one  son.  Flo  F.  is  at 
home  with  her  parents  and  is  clerk  in  one  of  the  Byesville  stores. 

j\Ir.  Smith  is  a member  of  the  Odd  Fellows  and  Knights  of  Pythias.  He 
and  his  wife  both  belong  to  the  IMethodist  Episcopal  church  of  Byesville.  He  is 
the  oldest  class  leader  in  the  church  and  is  a steward,  and  is  also  district  leader 
in  the  church.  When  he  came  to  Byesville  there  was  not  a church  nor  school 
house  in  the  town.  Now  churches  and  schools  are  adequate  to  the  size  of  the 
town  and  are  of  a high  grade  of  excellence.  The  church  of  which  he  is  a mem- 
ber is  the  largest  in  Byesville,  with  a membership  of  four  hundred,  and  a 
church  edifice  costing  twenty  thousand  dollars.  In  the  growth  of  the  church 
i\Ir.  Smith  has  performed  a creditable  part.  Starting  as  a poor  boy.  with  no 
means,  working  as  a section  hand,  i\Ir.  Smith  has  made  his  own  way,  and  he 
and  his  wife  have  reared  a family  to  be  proud  of  and  accumulated  a good 
property  and  several  town  lots,  and  have  money  in  the  bank.  His  life  is  an 
encouraging  example  to  young  men  who  have  nothing  but  industry  and  char- 
acter to  start  with,  but  who  are  determined  to  make  something  of  themselves. 
i\Irs.  Smith,  too,  has  done  her  part  and  the  lives  of  her  children  are  ample 
proof  that  she  has  done  her  work  well. 


ELIJAH  MIELHONE. 

Anv  volume  which  ventures  to  give  anything  like  a comprehensive 
enumeration,  biographically,  of  the  prominent  citizens  of  a past  generation  in 
Guernsey  county,  must  necessarily  be  incomplete  without  inclusion  of  the  life 
history  of  the  late  Elijah  IMillhone,  for  he  was  well  known  as  a man  of  in- 
dustry, public  spirit  and  business  ability,  and  in  his  sphere  of  endeavor  he 
sought,  as  best  be  could,  to  expound  and  inculcate  the  higher  ideals  of  citizen- 
ship. Among  the  pioneer  element  he  wielded  a potent  influence  and  deserved 
in  every  respect  the  genuine  esteem  that  was  accorded  Iw  all  classes. 

Mr.  IMillhone  was  born  about  three  miles  from  Senecaville,  Ohio,  near  the 
Noble  and  Guernsey  county  division  line,  in  1834.  AA’hen  he  was  three  years 
of  age  his  parents  moved  to  within  a mile  of  Hartford,  Guernsey  county,  on 
what  is  now  known  as  the  Saltsgaver  farm,  a four-hundred-acre  place.  There 
he  grew  to  maturity,  assisted  with  the  work  on  the  farm,  attended  the  public 
schools  during  the  winter  months,  and  remained  under  his  parental  roof  until 


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his  marriage.  He  was  the  son  of  Isaac  and  Mary  (Stiers)  Millhone,  the 
father  born  iif  Virginia  in  1800.  His  parents  moved  to  Pennsylvania  and 
tliere  lived  about  a year,  then  came  on  to  Ohio  and  settled  three  miles  south- 
east of  Senecaville,  in  pioneer  times. 

Elijah  Millhone  grew  to  maturity  near  Hartford  where  his  father  had 
four  hundred  acres  of  land.  On  July  10,  1862,  he  married  Hannah  Amanda 
Moser,  daughter  of  John  and  Sarah  Howe  (Anderson)  Moser.  She  was 
born  two  and  one-half  miles  north  of  Senecaville  and  lived  there  until  her  mar- 
riage. Her  father  came  from  Pennsylvania  when  a young  man  and  made  his 
home  near  Senecaville.  He  and  the  father  of  Elijah  Millhone  were  about  the 
same  age  and  died  about  the  same  time.  After  the  marriage  of  the  subject  he 
continued  to  reside  on  his  father’s  large  farm,  also  lived  a while  in  Hartford. 
On  February  17,  1869,  he  and  his  wife  came  to  where  Byesville  is  now  located 
and  bought  a farm  of  one  hundred  and  thirty  acres,  later  buying  eight  acres, 
then  twenty-hve  acres.  A lirick  house  was  on  the  original  purchase,  but  in 
1879  he  erected  a costly,  substantial  and  commodious  dwelling,  which  is  still 
the  family  home  and  'which  has  been  kept  so  carefully  that  it  has  the  appear- 
ance of  a comparatively  new  house.  I'here  were  only  nine  houses  in  Byes- 
ville when  they  came  here : there  was  no  railroad  and  no  schools,  and  one 
small  church  some  distance  to  the  south.  When  the  Advent  church  was  organ- 
ized Mr.  Millhone  gave  half  an  acre  on  which  to  erect  the  building,  and  this 
was  the  first  church  started  in  Byesville.  Mr.  Millhone's  farm  is  now  largely 
covered  with  houses  and  streets  of  Byesville.  From  Depot  street  west  this 
farm  extends  north  and  south  from  the  south  side  of  Alain  street  on  the  south 
to  Second  High  street  or  Spruce  street.  In  1899  Alillhone  sold  sixty-six 
acres  for  town  lots,  gave  ten  acres  for  the  site  of  the  glass  factory,  and  within 
ten  years  it  has  built  up  almost  solidly,  and  on  it  stand  many  pleasant  homes, 
a fine  school  house,  four  churches  and  another  church  is  soon  to  be  built  there- 
on. The  glass  factoiy,  a great  institution,  is  also  built  on  this  land.  Mr. 
IMillhone  was  an  extensive  dealer  in  livestock,  mostly  sheep  in  the  early  days, 
and  later  extensively  in  Jersey  cattle,  also  handled  a number  of  good  horses. 
He  was  a business  man  of  rare  ability  and  foresight,  keen  of  perception,  and 
could  foresee  with  remarkable  accuracy  the  future  outcome  of  a present  trans- 
action. He  was  a man  whose  word  was  considered  as  good  if  not  better  than 
the  bond  of  most  men  and  his  dealings  with  his  fellow  men  were  always  hon- 
est and  straightforward. 

Mr.  Millhone’s  family  consisted  of  four  children,  named  as  follows : 
Cassius  AI.,  who  married  Sadie  Alillnes,  of  West  Liberty,  Iowa,  and  they 
live  on  a farm  about  three  miles  from  that  town,  and  have  two  children,  Olive 


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and  Everett;  Belle  married  Robert  E.  Brown,  of  Cambridge;  John  Isaac  lives 
at  Columbus,  Ohio,  and  deals  in  real  estate;  Mary  Edna  is  at  home  with  her 
niother  in  Byesville,  being  a young  lady  of  culture  and  popular  in  the  social 
life  of  the  city. 

Mr.  Millhone  was  interested  in  the  public  and  civic  duties  of  the  com- 
munity and  he  served  as  trustee  and  school  director,  also  other  minor  offices. 
He  was  a member  of  the  Luthei'an  church  until  he  came  to  Byesville,  then  he 
identified  himself  with  the  Methodist  Protestant  church.  Marv  E.,  the  daugh- 
ter, is  a member  of  the  Baptist  church;  her  great  uncle.  Elijah  iMillhone,  was 
a minister  in  this  denomination,  and  John  Millhone,  the  first  of  the  family  to 
come  to  this  locality,  was  also  a Baptist  minister.  This  daughter  was  edu- 
cated in  music,  being  naturally  talented  in  this  direction,  but  sbe  does  not 
teach ; her  sister.  Belle,  has  been  an  instructor  in  instrumental  music  for  nearlv 
twenty  years,  but  she  recently  gave  up  teaching  and  is  assisting  in  the  man- 
agement of  the  large  estate  left  by  her  father. 

When  Mr.  Millhone  came  to  Byesville  there  was  a grove  of  forest  trees, 
a picnic  ground  from  Depot  street,  where  the  Burt  block  now  stands,  over  to 
Grant  street,  and  there  was  a grove  of  sugar  trees  where  the  glass  factoiy 
now  stands.  He  remembered  when,  from  Hartford  to  Cambridge,  there  was 
almost  a continuous  forest.  Church  goers,  in  those  days,  at  evening  services, 
brought  their  own  candles  with  which  to  light  the  church,  and  it  was  interest- 
ing to  hear  him  recall  reminiscences  of  the  early  days. 

The  death  of  this  excellent  and  highly  honored  citizen  occurred  on  June 
16,  1909,  after  an  illness  of  only  a few  moments,  having  been  in  his  usual  ro- 
bust health  all  along.  His  sudden  taking  away  was  a shock  and  a severe  blow 
to  the  community,  and  his  place  can  never  be  filled,  for  he  was  always  alert  to 
the  interests  of  this  locality.  He  reached  the  age  of  seventy-four  years,  six 
months  and  two  days.  He  was  a favorite  with  all  classes  of  people  and  was 
especially  admired  by  the  children,  none  of  whom  would  refuse  his  friendship. 
He  was  industrious  and  prosperous  as  an  agriculturist,  keeping  his  lands  well 
improved  and  eveiything  attractive  and  neat,  being  a man  of  progressive  ideas 
and  never  afraid  of  hard  work,  and  the  ample  competence  he  laid  by  was  the 
result  of  good  management  and  hard  labor,  for  he  never  depended  upon  any- 
one to  do  his  work  or  his  thinking,  being  an  original  investigator  and  broad- 
minded. He  rendered  most  efficient  service  to  his  church  as  trustee  and  stew- 
ard, giving  liberally  of  his  time  and  means  to  its  support, — in  fact,  he  was  a 
pillar  in  the  local  congregation.  He  was  a devout  student  of  the  Bible,  his  old 
family  Bible  showing  much  usage.  He  was  a cheerful,  kind,  accommodating 
friend,  a thorough  Christian  gentleman,  aiding  churches  in  great  numbers 


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throughout  this  locality,  doing  good  wherever  and  in  whatever  way  he  could, 
therefore  he  left  a host  of  friends  who  will  always  revere  his  memory.  His 
funeral  was  attended  by  nearly  every  minister  in  Byesville,  and  all  the  stores 
of  this  city  closed  out  of  respect  at  that  time,  and  his  burial  was  attended  by 
people  from  all  over  Guernsey  count}^,  giving  evidence  of  his  universal  popu- 
larity. 


WILLIAM  ALBERT  HUTTON. 

One  of  the  best  known  and  most  influential  men  of  Jackson  towmship, 
Guernsey  county,  is  William  Albert  Hutton,  a man  who  has  lived  to  goodly 
ends  because  he  has  worked  persistently  along  established  and  time  honored 
lines.  Lie  is  the  representative  of  an  excellent  old  family  of  this  county,  having 
been  born  on  a farm  at  Trail  Run  in  Jackson  township,  on  May  28,  1858. 
He  is  the  son  of  Solomon  and  Mary  J.  (Stewart)  Hutton,  the  former  the  son 
of  William  Hutton,  who  was  of  Dutch  extraction,  having  been  brought  from 
the  old  country  during  his  boyhood  by  a man  named  Seaman,  a merchant,  and 
he  made  his  home  with  Mr.  Seaman  and  wife  until  their  deaths,  which  was 
during  his  youth.  He  came  to  Guernsey  county,  it  is  believed,  some  time  prior 
to  1822,  the  year  of  Solomon  LIutton’s  birth.  He  was  a picturesque  pioneer. 
The  death  of  Solomon  Hutton  occurred  on  July  27,  1904,  at  his  home  at 
Trail  Run,  where  he  had  resided  about  sixty  years,  the  exact  date  of  his  birth 
ha^’ing  been  Octolier  30,  1822.  He  is  buried  at  Enon  cemetery,  at  the  south 
edge  of  Byesville.  On  December  12,  1842,  Solomon  Hutton  was  married  to 
■Mary  Stewart,  who  was  born  Januaiw  22,  1822,  and  whose  death  occurred  on 
Alarch  25,  1897.  Eleven  children  were  born  to  them,  named  as  follows: 
Sarah  Louisa,  John  Wesley,  Mary  Catherine,  Nancy  Ellen,  Penelope  Halley, 
Emma  Jane,  Jesse  Eranklin,  Leana  Erances,  William  Albert,  Zadoc  Davis  and 
Effie  Alice.  The  living  are:  Mrs.  L.  C.  Rogers,  Mrs.  Thomas  Mitchell,  Mrs. 
I.  Oliver,  William  of  this  review,  John  lives  in  Elorida,  and  Davis  lives  in 
Richland  township,  east  of  Trail  Run.  The  father  of  these  children  was  a 
^■ery  shrewd  and  successful  business  man.  and  he  accomplished  much  in  his 
advanced  age.  Being  honest  to  the  letter  he  was  respected  by  all  in  his  busi- 
ness relations;  he  was  an  obliging  neighbor,  a kind  husband  and  father;  he 
was  ready  at  all  times  to  help  not  only  his  own  children  but  also  those  of  his 
neighbors  when  in  need.  Solomon  Hutton  was  nearly  ninety  years  of  age 
when  he  died.  He  started  out  when  a young  man  without  means  or  assistance 
of  any  kind,  and  by  hard  work  and  good  management  he  became  one  of  the 


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wealthiest  men  of  Guernsey  county  and  one  of  her  leading  citizens  in  every 
respect. 

William  Hutton's  mother  w'as  Adary  Stewart,  and  her  father  was  John 
Stewart,  a native  of  HagerstOAvn,  Alary  land,  and  of  Scottish  descent.  His 
father,  the  subject’s  great-grandfather,  Charles  Stewart,  was  a good  old  Scot- 
tish gentleman,  and  by  lineal  descent  he  had  royal  blood  in  his  veins,  being  a 
descendant  of  King  Charles  II.  The  subject’s  maternal  grandmother  was 
a native  of  Virginia.  Her  father,  Jacob  Lewis,  immigrated  to  Ohio  when  she 
was  twelve  years  old. 

W'illiam  A.  Hutton,  of  this  review,  grew  to  maturitv  on  the  home  farm 
at  Trail  Run  and  there  he  worked  during  his  youth  and  remained  until  his 
marriage.  He  attended  the  local  schools  during  the  winter  months.  His 
marriage  was  celebrated  on  September  2,  1880,  to  Anna  Alay  Trott,  daughter 
of  Benjamin  Griffith  and  Eliza  Jane  ( Alartel)  Trott,  a fine  old  family.  She 
is  the  sister  of  Elza  Trott,  whose  sketch  appears  on  another  page  of  this  work. 
For  a short  time  after  his  marriage  Air.  Hutton  worked  in  the  mines,  then 
went  to  farming  and  teaming,  owning  a small  farm  near  Trail  Run  at  first,  but 
a few  years  later  he  purchased  a farm  in  Richland  township.  He  also  found 
teaming  to  be  profitable  in  connection  with  his  farming.  He  continued  at  that 
line  of  endeavor  until  about  1902,  when  he  gave  up  his  teaming  and  moved 
in  with  his  father,  who  was  getting  old  and  who  was  cared  for  by  the  son,  who 
ran  the  farm,  living  there  until  the  death  of  the  father.  July  27,  1904.  On 
August  28th  of  that  year,  the  son  moved  to  Byesville,  where  he  had  built  a 
home  on  North  Seventh  street  in  1900,  and  he  has  resided  here  since.  When 
he  was  first  married  he  bought  a little  home  in  Byesville  while  he  worked  in  the 
mines.  He  has  been  very  successful  as  a business  man,  being  possessed  of  a 
rare  soundness  of  judgment,  clear  discrimination,  foresight  and  acumen,  and 
is  now  the  owner  of  seventeen  or  eighteen  rental  properties,  also  four  resi- 
dences in  Byesville.  He  also  owns  the  farm  which  his  father  bought  when  he 
was  a young  man.  many  years  before  the  subject  was  born,  and  it  has  been  in 
the  family  for  a period  of  more  than  sixty  years.  Air.  Hutton  has  a modern, 
beautiful  and  attractive  home. 

Three  children  have  been  born  to  Air.  and  Airs.  Hutton:  Charles  Earl 
was  drowned  in  the  summer  of  1900,  when  fourteen  years  of  age : Leo  Alinor 
and  Cecil  Alartel  are  the  living  children.  The  former  married  Bertha  'Udieeler 
and  lives  in  Byesville.  a member  of  the  firm  of  Hutton  & Clay,  dealers  in  gen- 
eral merchandise;  Air.  and  Airs.  Leo  L.  Hutton  have  one  child.  Hazel  Laverna. 
Cecil  AI.  Hutton  married  John  Hemy  Clay,  and  they  have  one  child,  Doris 
Pauline.  Air.  Clay  is  in  business  with  his  brother-in-law,  Leo  AI.  Hutton. 


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The  Hutton  family  is  one  of  the  most  prominent  in  Guernsey  county  and 
has  lieen  for  some  three  or  four  generations.  They  have  played  well  their 
parts  in  the  drama  of  citizenship  in  every  respect,  and  have  lived  lives  of  integ- 
rity and  gained  the  esteem  and  confidence  of  all  classes. 


FRED  FINLEY  GREEN. 


Among  the  highly  respected  and  progressive  citizens  of  Bvesville.  Guern- 
sey county,  is  Fred  Finley  Green.  For  many  reasons  he  is  deserving  of  special 
mention  in  a work  of  this  character,  for  his  life  has  been  one  of  consecutive 
endeavor  along  such  lines  as  the  public  is  glad  to  sanction  and  approve,  and 
he  is  at  all  times  honorable  and  straightforward  in  his  dealings  with  his  fellow 
men. 

Mr.  Green  was  born  northeast  of  Byesville,  on  April  13,  1878,  and  he  is 
the  son  of  James  and  Agnes  (Finley)  Green,  who  are  given  proper  mention 
in  a separate  sketch  in  this  work.  When  Fred  F.  was  about  five  or  six  years 
i)f  age  the  family  moved  into  Byesville  and  this  has  been  the  home  of  the 
sul)ject  nearly  ever  since.  He  attended  the  local  schools  and  graduated  in  the 
first  graduating  class  in  1897,  and  in  1900  he  graduated  from  the  college  at 
.\da,  Ohio,  taking  the  civil  engineering  course,  and  in  1901  he  was  graduated 
from  the  same  institution  in  electrical  engineering.  Thus  well  eciuipped  for 
his  life  work,  he  returned  to  Byesville  and  took  up  civil  engineering  in  the  coal 
mines  of  the  James  AV.  Ellsworth  Coal  Company.  When  that  firm  sold  out 
to  the  AAhlls  Creek  Coal  Mining  Company,  he  went  with  other  companies,  giv- 
ing his  usual  satisfaction.  He  is  at  present  doing  the  engineering  for  the 
Imperial  Mining  Company,  the  Puritan  Coal  Company,  the  Cambridge  Valley 
Coal  Company  and  the  Guernsey  Valley  Coal  & Mining  Company,  with  head- 
quarters at  Byesville.  He  is  regarded  as  an  expert  in  his  line  and  his  services 
are  in  great  demand. 

Air.  Green  rvas  married  on  January  25,  1902,  to  Jennie  Tuck,  daughter  of 
John  and  Mary  Tuck;  she  was  born  in  England  near  South  Church,  and  she 
emigrated  with  her  parents  to  America  when  she  was  not  quite  five  years  of 
age  and  located  at  Delroy,  Carroll  county,  Ohio,  and  lived  there  until  1900, 
when  the  family  moved  to  Byesville,  where  they  now  reside.  She  graduated  at 
Delroy  high  school  in  1899.  Six  children  have  been  born  to  IMr.  and  Mrs. 
Green,  named  as  follows : Esther  Marie,  Ernest  Everett,  Wendell  Graham. 
Lucile  Evelyn.  Mildred  Margaret  and  Herbert  J. 


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j\Ir.  and  Mrs.  Green  belong  to  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church,  and  are 
faithful  in  their  attendance  and  support  of  the  same. 

John  Tuck,  father  of  i\Irs.  Green,  was  born  in  England,  not  far  from 
London,  probably  in  Essex,  on  NoYember  9,  i'859,  and  he  is  the  son  of  James 
and  Emily  (Thurlow)  Tuck.  In  his  youth  he  was  a fireman  at  the  coal  mines, 
in  England,  later  becoming  an  engineer.  He  married  Mary  Jane  Matthews, 
of  Durham  county,  England,  the  daughter  of  Richard  and  Jane  (Graham) 
Matthews.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Tuck  came  to  America  in  May,  1886,  locating  in 
Carroll  county,  Ohio,  but  in  1888  they  moved  to  Byesville.  Remaining  there 
a short  time,  he  returned  to  Carroll  county  and  made  that  his  home  until 
1900,  then  moved  back  to  Byesville  where  the  famil}^  now  reside.  l\Ir.  Tuck 
belongs  to  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows  and  the  i\Iasonic  fraternity. 
He  and  his  wife  both  belong  to  the  Order  of  the  Eastern  Star  and  also  the 
Rebekahs.  Both  the  Tuck  and  Green  families  are  highly  respected  and  pop- 
ular in  their  communities. 


EPHRAIM  M.  DILLEY. 

A well  known  and  successful  contractor  of  Cambridge  and  one  of  Guern- 
sey county’s  public  spirited  and  enterprising  citizens  is  Ephraim  M.  Dilley, 
whose  past  record  has  been  such  as  to  commend  him  to  the  masses  and  render 
him  popular  with  all  classes.  Mr.  Dilley  was  born  August  16,  1859,  in  Sen- 
ecaville,  this  county,  of  an  excellent  old  family,  being  the  son  of  Burkley  and 
Jemima  (Shaw)  Dilley.  The  father  was  born  in  Sussex  county,  New^  Jersey, 
and  the  mother  in  Frederickstown,  Maryland.  Both  came  to  Guernsey  county, 
Ohio,  in  their  youth  and  here  they  were  married.  The  father  w-as  a brick 
contractor  and  a practical  brick  layer,  and  his  services  rvere  in  great  demand. 
He  was  a man  of  excellent  character  and  intelligence  and  was  w^ell  liked  by  all 
who  knew^  him.  His  death  occurred  in  Senecaville  in  Februaiy,  1894,  and  his 
widow  died  in  March,  1908 ; they  are  buried  in  the  cemetery  at  Senecaville. 

Ephraim  M.  Dilley  rvas  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Senecaville.  and 
he  learned  the  bricklayer’s  trade  under  his  father  when  a young  man.  He 
became  proficient  in  this  line  and  w^orked  in  Canton,  Ohio,  and  other  cities 
for  several  years,  and  in  1898  he  came  to  Cambridge  and  engaged  in  the 
brick  and  stone  contracting  business  and  has  prospered.  He  has  maintained  a 
reputation  for  honest,  high  class  work,  promptly  done  and  has  been  kept  very 
busy  all  the  while.  He  is  a splendid  workman  and  a successful  business  man. 

On  January  17,  1899,  Mr.  Dilley  was  married  to  Mrs.  Clara  Dugan, 


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daughter  of  W'illiam  and  Isabelle  Kanouff,  of  Guernsey  county,  Ohio.  To 
this  union  one  son  has  been  born,  William  Eldridge  Dilley. 

Mr.  Dilley  has  always  been  a Republican  in  politics  and  has  been  active 
in  party  affairs.  He  has  frequently  served  as  a member  of  the  county  com- 
mittee and  as  a delegate  to  the  county,  district  and  state  conventions.  During 
the  years  1907-8-9,  he  served  very  faithfully  and  acceptably  as  a state  district 
inspector  of  buildings  and  factories  in  Ohio,  under  Chief  Inspector  Morgan. 
After  retiring  from  this  office  he  resumed  brick  and  stone  contracting. 

i\Ir.  I3illey  is  a member  of  Senecaville  Lodge  of  the  Independent  Order  of 
Odd  Fellows,  the  Modern  MModmen  of  America,  and  the  Bricklayers’  Union. 
He  is  a member  of  the  Presbyterian  church,  while  Mrs.  Dilley  is  a Methodist 
Protestant. 


MAJOR  JAklES  W.  MOORE. 

It  will  always  be  a badge  of  honor  in  this  country  to  have  known  that  a 
person’s  father,  or  even  his  uncle,  enlisted  in  defense  of  the  “Star  Spangled 
Banner’’  when  the  greatest  of  rebellions  threatened  to  disrupt  the  Union  in 
the  early  sixties,  and  thereby  not  only  did  a great  service  in  keeping  the  states 
cemented  together,  but  also  in  eradicating  slavery  from  our  soil  forever.  Just 
as  to  this  day  we  boast  that  our  grandfather  or  great-grandfather  fought  in 
the  Revolution  to  gain  independence,  or  in  the  war  of  1812  to  protect  our 
rights  on  the  ocean,  so  the  descendants  of  the  gallant  soldiers  who  fought  in 
the  Civil  war  to  save  the  nation  will  boast  through  the  coming  years  of  the 
hra^•ery  and  self-sacrifice  of  their  fathers  or  their  relatives.  One  of  this  his- 
toric horde  was  Major  James  W.  Moore,  a prominent  citizen  of  Wills  town- 
ship, Guernsey  county,  who  went  forth  to  die  on  the  field  of  battle  or  in  no 
less  dangerous  fever  camp,  if  need  be,  for  the  salvation  of  the  country. 

iMajor  Moore  was  born  on  August  25,  1838,  in  Wills  towmship,  one-half 
mile  west  of  Middleton,  Oxford  towmship,  the  son  of  Andrew  and  Elizabeth 
( Riggs)  Moore,  the  father  born  at  Wellsville,  in  Belmont  county,  where  the 
family  stopped  for  a few'  years  en  route  from  Delaware  to  their  Ohio  home  in 
Guernsey  county. 

Grandfather  Andrew  Moore,  the  direct  descendant  of  his  grandfather, 
William  Moore,  wms  the  first  of  the  Moore  family  wdio  came  to  America  from 
Scotland  and  settled  in  the  state  of  Delaware.  Andrew  Moore,  grandfather  of 
the  subject  of  this  sketch,  came  to  America  from  Scotland  and  settled  in  Dela- 
ware. Eventually  he  came  to  Pultney  Ridge,  Wills  township,  Guernsey 


MRS  HANNAH  MOORE. 


JAMES  W.  MOORE, 


GUERNSEY  COUNTY,  OHIO. 


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county,  Ohio,  and  settled  on  what  was  known  as  the  old  Zane  trace.  He  huilt 
a hotel,  blacksmith  shop,  store,  wagon-making  shop  and  Yarious  other  build- 
ings, making  a considerable  settlement  which  was  called  Frankfort  and  which 
was  a commercial  point  of  considerable  importance.  Andrew  IMoore  became 
a large  land  owner  and  was  a busy  man  of  affairs  and  active  in  every  move- 
ment affecting  the  welfare  of  the  early  settlers,  being  a man  of  sterling  char- 
acter and  of  broad  influence.  He  had  a large  family,  his  wife  being  Eliza- 
beth Bines,  daughter  of  Robert  and  Sarah  ( EllexWell ) Bines,  by  w'hom  he  had 
nine  children,  born  along  the  way  from  Delaware  to  Ohio,  the  journey  cover- 
ing several  years,  stops  being  made  at  various  places  for  a considerable  time. 
He  died  in  1821. 

Andrew  iMoore,  the  sixth  child  and  father  of  the  subject  of  this  sketch, 
was  born  in  A'ellsville,  Ohio,  in  1803.  He  first  married  Elizabeth  Bines,  a 
second  cousin  of  his  mother’s,  and  a son,  Robert,  was  horn  to  this  union.  iMrs. 
iMoore  did  not  live  long.  Mr.  Moore  married  a second  time,  this  wife  being 
Elizabeth  Riggs,  daughter  of  James  Riggs,  of  near  Barnesville,  Ohio.  They 
had  three  children,  James  Ah.  Malvina  (now  Mrs.  Col.  Cyrus  P.  B.  Sarchet), 
and  Anna,  deceased.  Andrew  Moore  was  a farmer  and  for  years  a wagoner 
on  the  National  road  between  Cambridge  and  Wheeling,  during  the  days  be- 
fore the  railroad  came.  He  was  a large  land  owner.  He  died  September 
2,  1880,  and  his  wife  died  in  September,  1869;  both  are  buried  in  the  cemetery 
at  Cambridge. 

James  Ah  Moore  went  with  the  family  to  Cambridge  in  1848,  where  most 
of  his  childhood  and  youth  were  spent.  He  attended  the  public  schools  of 
Cambridge  and  tlie  Miller  Academy  at  AAshington,  Guernsey  county,  for  two 
years  and  received  a very  liberal  education  for  those  days.  He  became  the 
captain  of  the  first  company  recruited  in  Guernsey  county  in  April.  1861,  for 
service  in  the  Union  army  during  the  Civil  war.  responding  to  the  first  call 
for  troops  by  President  Lincoln.  This  was  Company  H,  Sixteenth  Regiment 
Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry,  a month’s  enlistment,  but  the  company  served  nearly 
four  months.  .The  following  year  he  was  appointed  major  of  the  Ninety- 
seventh  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry,  by  Governor  Tod,  of  Ohio,  and  was  the 
youngest  field  officer  in  the  Second  Brigade,  Second  Division,  Eourth  Army 
Corps,  under  General  AAgoner.  The  regiment  served  in  the  Army  of  the 
Cumberland  at  the  battle  of  iMission  Ridge  and  he  was  wounded  on  the  25th  of 
November,  1863.  The  Ninety-seventh  Regiment  was  the  first  regiment  to 
enter  Chattanooga  and  take  possession  of  the  lower  part  of  that  city,  early  in 
the  morning,  and  planted  their  flag  on  Cameron  Hill,  IMajor  iMoore  being  in 
command  of  the  skirmish  line.  He  participated  in  all  the  hard-fought  battles 


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of  the  Chattanooga  and  Atlanta  campaign,  and  on  June  22,  1864,  he  was 
Avonnded  at  the  battle  of  Kenesaw  Mountain,  having  command  of  the  Second 
Brigade’s  skirmish  line.  He  lost  one  hundred  and  twenty-two  men  in  killed 
and  wounded  in  the  one-half  hour,  but  established  and  held  the  Union  lines. 
His  wound  in  the  ankle  proved  serious  and  he  was  discharged  from  service 
September  13,  1864,  by  war  department  orders  from  the  hospital  at  Cincin- 
nati as  being  disabled  from  further  service.  He  returned  to  his  home  after 
his  discharge. 

On  August  17,  1865,  Major  Moore  Xvas  married  to  Hannah  Margaret 
Carlisle,  daughter  of  John  and  Elizabeth  (Kirkpatrick)  Carlisle.  She  had 
been  the  wife  of  John  Carlisle  prior  to  her  marriage  to  Mr.  Patterson,  and  was 
a widow  at  the  time  of  her  second  marriage.  To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Moore  four 
children  were  born ; An  infant,  deceased ; Elmer,  who  died  at  the  age  of 
thirty  years,  in  1898;  Margaret  Elizabeth,  at  home,  and  Alice  Malvina,  also 
at  home. 

Soon  after  his  marriage,  in  the  spring  of  1866,  Mr.  Moore  moved  to  his 
present  home  on  the  National  pike,  three  and  one-half  miles  east  of  Washing- 
ton and  twelve  miles  east  of  Cambridge.  He  has  a fine  farm  of  four  hundred 
acres,  all  well  improved  and  under  a high  state  of  cultivation,  and  makes  a 
specialty  of  stock  and  has  a fine  grazing  farm.  He  is  a Republican  in  politics 
and  has  always  been  a radical  and  stalwart  party  man,  always  active  in  mat- 
ters pertaining  to  the  party,  but  never  an  office  seeker,  and  was  never  a candi- 
date for  an  elective  office.  He  served  on  the  soldiers  relief  commission  and 
for  sixteen  years  has  been  a member  of  the  board  of  trustees  of  the- Guernsey 
County  Children's  Home,  and  is  now  president  of  the  board.  He  is  a mem- 
ber of  the  Cambridge  Post,  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic.  In  church  member- 
ship his  family  is  divided  between  the  Presbyterian  and  the  Methodist  Epis- 
copal, the  churches  of  both  parental  and  maternal  ancestry. 

Mr.  Moore  has  always  been  a progressive  citizen  and  his  farm  and  its 
complete  appointments  bear  strong  evidence  of  this.  The  broad,  well-kept 
acres,  the  ample  and  convenient  barns  and  stock  sheds,  the  modern  home, 
thorough  in  its  appointments,  exhibit  this  spirit.  Located  in  the  Salt  Creek 
valley,  the  home  is  so  situated  that  it  commands  a fine  view  of  the  beautiful  and 
fertile  landscape.  Mr.  Moore  gives  especial  attention  to  thoroughbred  sheep 
and  cattle  and  all  of  his  stock  is  the  finest  and  always  in  the  best  of  condition. 
There  is  no  more  attractive  country  home  in  Guernsey  county,  and  in  every 
walk  of  life  Major  Moore  is  always  found  in  the  very  front  rank,  willing  to 
assist  hy  his  influence  and  means  every  worthy  proposition.  His  home  is 


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presided  over  by  his  daughters,  Margaret  Elizabeth  and  Alice  Malvina,  edu- 
cated, capable  and  refined  women,  giving  the  Moore  home  a very  prominent 
place  in  the  social  life  of  the  county. 


COLE^IAN  BAMFORD  JACKSON. 

A scion  of  an  excellent  old  family  of  Guernsey  county  is  Coleman  Barn- 
ford  Jackson.  He  has  endeavored  to  keep  untarnished  the  good  name  of  the 
family  and  has  also  won  a reputation  of  unflagging  industry  and  trustworthi- 
ness. He  was  born  in  the  city  where  he  still  resides,  Cambridge,  Ohio,  on 
February  2,  1855,  and  is  the  son  of  Israel  and  Julia  A.  (Scott)  Jackson.  The 
father  was  born  in  Jackson  township,  this  county,  IMay  3.  1832,  and  was  the 
eldest  son  of  Henry  Jackson  and  wife,  who  were  among  the  early  settlers  of 
this  county.  The  family  home  was  in  and  near  Jackson  township  for  many 
years.  Julia  A.  Scott  was  born  in  Washington  county,  Ohio,  the  daughter  of 
James  Scott  and  wife,  both  natives  of  Ireland,  being  Scotch-Irish  in  blood. 
Israel  Jackson  and  wife  moved  into  Cambridge  after  their  marriage  and  lived 
here  the  balance  of  their  lives.  The  father  was  a carpenter  by  trade  and  he 
was  very  successful  and  became  the  owner  of  considerable  valuable  property 
in  the  vicinity  of  Twelfth  street  and  Wheeling  avenue.  Israel  Jackson's  death 
occurred  at  the  age  of  sixty-six  years.  The  latter  part  of  his  life  was  spent 
as  a contractor  and  builder  and  as  foreman  he  helped  build  the  Central  school 
in  Cambridge.  He  was  a good  man,  a kind,  affectionate  father  and  husband. 
He  belonged  to  the  Methodist  Protestant  church.  He  was  a very  industrious 
man  and  in  early  life  took  much  interest  in  municipal  affairs.  He  was  a mem- 
ber of  the  school  board  for  some  time. 

Coleman  B.  Jackson  was  one  of  a family  of  twelve  children,  eleven  sons 
and  one  daughter.  He  grew  to  manhood  in  Cambridge  and  was  educated  in 
the  local  schools.  When  he  v/as  about  twenty  years  of  age  he  started  in  the 
railroad  service,  taking  up  the  study  of  telegraphy,  at  which  he  worked  for 
awhile,  then  became  bill  clerk  in  the  freight  office.  He  was  then  employed  to 
look  after  the  freight  in  the  yards,  doing  the  work  himself:  now  a half  dozen 
men  are  required  for  this  purpose.  On  November  29.  1899,  he  became  agent 
for  the  railroad  in  charge  of  their  business  at  Byesville,  which  position  he  still 
holds.  He  is  regarded  by  the  officials  as  one  of  their  most  trusted  and  efficient 
employes. 


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-Mr.  Jackson  was  married  May  17,  1882,  to  Sophia  Masters,  daughter 
of  Nathan  and  Mary  ( Baird)  Masters.  She  was  born  at  Steubenville,  Ohio, 
and  came  to  this  county  about  1880.  Her  mother  was  horn  in  Frederick 
county,  Maryland,  INTarch  29,  1802,  and  she  lived  to  a remarkable  age,  her 
death  occurring,  when  about  one  hundred  and  six  years  old,  on  January  6, 
1908.  She  had  a remarkable  memory  and  was  an  interesting  talker  on  the 
old  days.  She  saw  General  LaFayette  at  Wheeling  and  shook  hands  with 
him.  She  was  an  educated  woman,  having  graduated  from  the  notefl  semi- 
nary at  Emmitslnirg,  Maryland.  She  possessed  a bright  mind  up  to  the  time 
of  her  death  and  was  well  preserved.  She  was  the  daughter  of  John  and 
X'eronica  ( Keepers)  Baird.  Her  mother  was  the  daughter  of  Isaac  Keepers, 
an  Englishman  who  was  a nobleman’s  son  and  who  eloped  with  ah  Irish  lass 
named  Katharine  McGargie  and  came  to  Boston,  Massachusetts,  and  were 
married  there,  d'hev  were  forgiven  hv  the  son's  father  and  they  took  up  their 
residence  in  Maiyland,  the  father  having  given  them  a large  plantation  there 
and  numerous  slaves  to  work  the  same.  John  Baird  was  a cousin  of  Gen. 
.\ndrew  Jackson  and  he  fought  under  him  in  the  war  of  1812.  He  also  fought 
at  Boston  when  the  guns  got  so  hot  that  the  men  had  to  use  their  shirts  to 
wra])  them  in  to  keep  from  burning  their  hands.  Nathan  Masters  was  horn 
near  Moundsville,  Marshall  county.  West  Virginia.  His  grandparents  settled 
there  before  that  locality  was  surveyed  by  the  government  when  the  Indians 
were  numerous  in  that  vicinity. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Coleman  B.  Jackson  are  the  parents  of  two  sons,  Clarence 
and  Charles.  The  former  married  Lela  Nicholson  and  lives  in  Cambridge; 
they  have  one  child,  a daughter,  named  Mary  Roberta.  Charles  Jackson  lives 
at  home  with  his  parents. 


BENJAMIN  F.  LEE. 

From  the  old  Kevstone  state  has  come  into  Ohio  many  of  her  most  sterling 
citizens,  and  wherever  they  have  located  they  have  done  their  full  share  in  the 
general  development  of  the  community,  establishing  good  homes  and  earning 
reputations  for  law-abiding,  upright  citizens  who  are  loyal  to  our  institutions 
in  times  of  both  war  and  peace.  Such  an  one  is  Benjamin  F.  Lee,  of  Byes- 
\ ille,  Guernsey  county,  whose  liirth  occurred  in  Adams  county,  Pennsylvania, 
on  ikugust  I,  1856.  He  is  the  son  of  Daniel  and  Elizabeth  (Thompson) 
Lee.  both  parents  horn  in  Scotland,  the  father  at  Paisley  and  the  mother  at 
Glasgow.  They  both  emigrated  to  America  before  they  reached  their  major- 


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ity,  the  mother  coming  to  the  home  of  her  elder  brother,  rvho  had  previously 
settled  in  America.  These  parents  finally  became  residents  of  Baltimore, 
■Maryland,  where  they  were  married,  after  which  they  came  to  Adams  countv. 
Pennsylvania.  They  came  to  Ohio  in  1858.  locating  at  Renrock,  Xoble 
county,  and  about  two  years  later  they  moved  to  Pleasant  City,  Guernsey 
county.  The  father  was  a manufacturer  of  woolen  goods,  and  he  taught  this 
business  to  his  son.  though  the  latter  never  followed  it.  He  next  became  a 
steam  engineer  while  living  at  Pleasant  City,  but  in  1878  he  came  to  Byesville 
to  work  at  his  trade. 

IMr.  Lee  was  married  on  February  22,  1880,  to  iMrs.  Susan  E.  Oglivie, 
whose  maiden  name  was  hmung.  The  same  year  he  moved  to  Byesville. 
where  he  has  resided  ever  since.  He  afterwards  became  shipping  clerk  for  the 
Byesville  Glass  & Lamp  Company,  in  1899.  and  was  with  them  six  years,  giv- 
ing the  highest  degree  of  satisfaction.  He  then  became  assistant  postmaster 
under  I).  S.  Burt  in  1906.  Doctor  Austin  succeeded  Mr.  Burt  on  April  9, 
1907,  and  i\Ir.  Lee  has  been  assistant  postmaster  ever  since,  giving  entire  satis- 
faction to  all  concerned,  proving  a most  efficient,  trustworthy  and  vigilant 
official. 

IMrs.  Lee’s  death  occurred  on  November  13,  1907,  leaving  one  son,  Lewis 
Thompson,  and  one  daughter.  IMartha  Pearl.  IMartha  was  married  to  Alvin 
J.  Stay,  of  Byesville,  Ohio,  September  28,  1910.  Lewis  married  A\hlda  IMosley 
and  lives  in  Cambridge,  and  they  have  one  son  and  one  daughter,  Lawren  E. 
and  Adeline.  Mrs.  Lee  was  the  daughter  of  William  and  Sarah  ( Robinson ) 
Young.  She  Avas  born  and  reared  in  Noble  county  and  was  living  with  her 
parents  in  Pleasant  City  when  she  and  Mr.  Lee  were  married.  She  was  a 
memlier  of  the  IMethodist  Episcopal  church,  of  which  IMr.  Lee  is  also  a mem- 
ber. 

On  September  15,  1909,  IMr.  Lee  was  married  to  Hattie  May  Dunn,  who 
was  formerly  general  delivery  clerk  in  the  Byesville  postoffice.  She  was  born 
and  reared  in  Belmont  county,  Ohio,  and  is  the  daughter  of  Taylor  and  IMaiw 
(Ewers)  Dunn.  AA'hen  she  was  sixteen  years  of  age  her  parents  moved  to 
Jackson  townshi]),  this  county,  locating  near  Harmony  church.  From  there 
they  moved  to  AA'aynesburg,  Pennsylvania,  where  they  resided  for  a time, 
then  moved  to  Washington,  that  state,  where  the  mother  died  a month  later. 
Mrs.  Lee  then  returned  to  the  old  family  neighborhood  near  Harmony  where 
the  family  lived  before  the  mother  died.  She  came  to  Byesville  in  1907  and 
took  a position  in  the  postoffice  here,  remaining  fifteen  months,  then  she  and 
IMr.  Lee  were  married.  She  is  a member  of  the  Christian  church.  iMr.  Lee 
is  a member  of  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows  lodge  and  encampment. 


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GUERNSEY  COUNTY,  OHIO. 


also  the  Rebekahs  and  the  Patriarchs  IMilitant.  Mrs.  Lee  is  also  a member 
of  the  Rebekahs.  Mr.  Lee  joined  this  order  in  1877,  when  twenty-one  years 
of  age.  He  represented  his  district  two  years  at  the  grand  lodge,  and  repre- 
sented the  fifteenth  district  in  the  grand  encampment  of  Ohio.  He  has  passed 
through  all  the  chairs  in  the  subordinate  lodge,  also  in  the  encampment,  four 
terms  in  succession,  and  he  was  district  deputy  grand  master  for  the  Rebekahs. 
He  is  widely  and  favorably  known  in  fraternal  circles,  having  long  taken  an 
abiding  interest  in  the  same.  Mr.  Lee  has  also  taken  a great  deal  of  interest 
in  local  politics,  and  has  been,  in  fact,  cjuite  active  and  influential  in  the  councils 
of  the  Republican  party.  He  was  at  one  time  secretary  of  the  Guernsey  county 
Republican  executive  committee,  and  he  did  his  work  in  a very  able  and  praise- 
worthy manner. 


DAVID  J.  JENKINS. 

In  our  present  review  we  mention  the  life  of  one  who  claims  as  his  birth- 
place Wales,  that  little  country  attached  to  England,  which  has  not  filled  his- 
toiy's  pages  as  full  as  has  its  larger  sister,  but  which  has  been  famous  for  the 
character  of  its  people,  liberty-loving,  reliable,  stanch  and  strong,  comparable 
with  any  nation's  best.  Erom  this  nation  came  the  one  of  whom  it  is  our 
province  now  to  speak,  and  in  all  respects  he  is  a worthy  representative  of  the 
Welsh  people. 

David  J.  Jenkins  was  born  December  4,  1862,  in  Morristown,  Wales, 
son  of  John  and  Margaret  (Jones)  Jenkins.  His  father  was  the  superintend- 
ent of  Beaufort  Tin  House  and  prominent  in  the  industry.  Llis  parents  died 
in  WHles.  David  is  a near  relative  of  Lord  Glantawe,  who  was  elevated  to  a 
peerage  in  1897.  and  is  now  a member  of  the  House  of  Lords,  he  being  a 
cousin  of  David’s  father.  David  was  educated  in  the  schools  of  Morristown. 
When  only  thirteen  years  old  he  started  to  work  in  the  tin  mills  of  Morris- 
town. and  worked  at  all  the  branches  until  he  had  mastered  all  the  steps  inter- 
mediate to  being  a tin  roller.  He  followed  this  until  1890,  when  he  came  to 
Pittsburg,  first  locating  there.  He  brought  with  him  his  wife  and  one  child. 

i\Ir.  Jenkins  was  married  on  November  7,  1888.  to  Mary  Jones,  daughter 
of  Griffith  and  Sarah  Jones,  of  Morristown,  Wales.  Her  father  was  an  an- 
nealer in  the  tin  works,  and  both  parents  died  in  Wales.  Mr.  Jenkins,  after 
coming  to  America,  first  worked  in  the  Pittsburg  mills  and  there  remained 
about  eighteen  months.  He  then  went  to  Irondale,  Jefferson  county,  Ohio, 
and  worked  in  the  rolling  mills  there  for  three  years,  and  came  to  Cambridge  in 


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1895  when  the  IMorton  tin  plate  works  were  started,  and  was  one  of  the  first 
rollers  employed  in  the  mill  and  has  been  employed  there  ever  since,  except 
for  a short  interval.  He  is  a head  roller  and  a thoroughly  reliable  man,  one 
of  the  best  in  the  company's  employ.  The  mill  is  now  being  operated  by  the 
trust.  Mr.  Jenkins  is  a Republican  in  politics,  and  has  an  intelligent  concep- 
tion of  public  questions.  He  is  a student  of  conditions  and  issues,  always  able 
to  intelligently  discuss  public  affairs.  He  is  a member  of  Irondale  Lodge, 
Knights  of  Pythias,  and  of  the  Protected  Home  Circle.  He  and  all  his  family 
are  members  of  the  Methodist  church  and  interested  in  church  and  Sunday 
school  work. 

To  A^r.  and  Airs.  Jenkins  have  been  born  nine  children:  John,  born  in 
M'ales,  died  while  the  family  resided  in  Pittsburg;  Sarah,  Alargaret,  Blodwen, 
Sidney,  Beatrice,  David,  William  and  Clyde  are  all  at  home.  All  the  children 
are  being  given  the  best  education  the  public  schools  afford,  and  Sidney  is  now 
a high  school  student,  while  the  older  sisters  have  completed  the  course  and 
are  now  occupying  good  business  positions. 

Mr.  Jenkins  has  visited  his  old  home  twice  since  coming  to  America,  first 
in  1894,  when  he  remained  two  months,  and  again  in  June,  1909,  when  he 
started  on  a ten  weeks’  trip.  His  wife  went  to  Wales  in  1893  ^ three 

months'  visit.  Air.  and  Airs.  Jenkins  are  thoroughly  Americanized  and  love 
America  and  its  flag.  They  will  make  this  country  their  home  and  the  home 
of  their  family,  and  are  as  well  pleased  with  the  country  as  the  country  is  well 
satisfied  with  them  as  citizens. 


ISAAC  A.  OLDHAAI. 

The  record  of  the  gentleman  whose  name  introduces  this  article  contains 
no  exciting  chapter  of  tragic  events,  but  is  replete  with  well  defined  purposes 
which,  carried  to  successful  issue,  have  won  for  him  an  influential  place  in 
business  circles  and  high  personal  standing  among  his  fellow  citizens.  His  life 
work  has  been  one  of  unceasing  industry  and  perseverance  and  the  systematic 
and  honorable  methods  which  he  has  ever  followed  have  resulted  not  only 
in  gaining  the  confidence  of  those  with  whom  he  has  had  dealings,  but  also  in 
the  building  up  of  a large  and  profitable  industry  and  the  accumulation  of  a 
handsome  competency. 

Isaac  A.  Oldham,  of  Cambridge,  Guernsey  county,  was  born  December 
7,  1837,  in  this  city,  and  he  is  the  son  of  Samuel  AI.  and  Alary  ( Sherrard) 


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GUERNSEY  COUNTY,  OHIO. 


Oldham,  liotli  born  in  Guernse}’  county,  Ohio,  Ijoth  these  families  represent- 
ing honored  pioneers  of  this  county,  the  Oldhams  haYing  originally  come  from 
near  West  Alexandria,  Virginia,  and  the  Sherrards  from  the  same  section. 
The  former  were  Maylfower  stock  and  have  thus  been  American  citizens  since 
1620.  Samuel  M.  Oldham,  father  of  Isaac  A.  of  this  review,  was  a tanner  by 
trade,  but  later  he  engaged  in  the  shoe  business  in  Cambridge,  in  which  he 
continued  until  he  retired.  He  is  dead  and  his  first  wife  died  in  1844.  He 
was  twice  married,  his  last  wife  being  Mary  Wilson,  of  Cambridge,  and  a 
member  of  a prominent  family.  Her  death  occurred  several  years  ago.  i\Ir. 

( )ldham  was  a man  of  sterling  integrity  and  highly  respected.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  United  Presbyterian  church  and  a devout  Christian. 

Isaac  A.  Oldham  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Cambridge  and  he 
also  sj)ent  one  year  as  Vluskingum  College,  at  New  Concord.  After  leaving 
school  he  engaged  in  the  shoe  and  leather  trade  with  his  father,  under  the  firm 
name  of  S.  IM.  Oldham  & Son.  In  February,  1864,  he  proved  his  patriotism 
by  enlisting  in  tbe  Union  army,  Com])any  F,  Fifteenth  Ohio  Volunteer  In- 
fantry, seeing  some  hard  service,  bnt  he  escaped  without  a wound  and  was 
never  taken  prisoner.  He  performed  his  duty  most  faithfully  and  returned  to 
Columbus,  Ohio,  Christmas  morning,  1865,  and  was  mustered  out  and  paid 
oft'  at  Camp  Chase.  His  regiment  jiarticipated  in  the  Atlanta  campaign  and 
was  in  the  battle  of  Nashville. 

After  his  career  in  the  army  Mr.  Oldham  returned  to  Cambridge,  Ohio, 
and  engaged  in  the  shoe  and  leather  business,  continuing  this  for  four  years 
when  he  engaged  in  floriculture.  Pie  had  always  been  a lover  of  flowers  and 
his  taste  for  them  grew  until  he  decided  to  engage  in  the  business  and  he  be- 
gan plant  culture  and  raising  flowers.  His  first  greenhouse  had  about 
seven  hundred  feet  of  glass,  but  his  business  has  steadily  increased  under 
iudicious  management  until  he  now  has  fully  twenty  thousand  feet  and  even 
this  does  not  furnish  enough  for  his  rapidly  growing  business.  His  business 
is  general  and  his  cut-flower  business  has  become  a large  department  and  is 
increasing  every  year.  He  has  a beautiful  and  well  ecpiipped  place  and  his 
greenhouses  are  as  good  as  any  in  the  state  and  far  ahead  of  many  cities  of 
larger  [)0])nlation.  He  gives  his  entire  time  and  attention  to  his  business  and 
is  deserving  of  the  large  success  that  has  attended  his  efforts. 

i\Ir.  Oldham  was  married,  first,  on  September  14,  1859.  to  Sarah  P. 
Frown,  of  New  Concord,  Ohio,  daughter  of  John  and  Flizabeth  Brown.  One 
daughter  was  born  to  this  union,  Mary,  now  Mrs.  John  N.  McCortney,  of 
Cambridge.  Mr.  Oldham’s  first  wife  died  in  June,  1865,  while  he  was  with 
his  regiment  in  the  field.  He  was  married  a second  time,  on  September  7, 


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1866.  to  Mary  Zahniser,  of  Camliridge,  and  to  this  union  five  children  were 
Ijorn,  namely:  Howard  lives  in  St.  Mary's,  Pennsylvania:  Charles  lives  in 
Cambridge  and  is  engaged  in  the  floral  business  rvith  his  father  ; Sarah  is  a 
milliner  in  Cambridge:  Roberta  married  Mb  W.  Cowgill,  a physician  of  Cleve- 
land, Ohio. 

Politically,  Mr.  Oldham  is  a Republican,  but  he  is  not  an  active  party 
man,  though  he  is  always  interested  in  public  matters.  His  father  was  an 
abolitionist  and  interested  in  the  “underground  railroad"  work,  aiding-  escaping 
slaves.  The  subject  has  served  as  a member  of  the  city  council;  he  was  cor- 
oner of  the  county  for  four  years  and  health  officer  of  the  city  of  Camliridge 
for  seven  years.  He  is  a member  of  Cambridge  Post  No.  343,  Grand  Army 
of  the  Republic,  and  bas  been  an  active  member  of  the  same  for  many  years. 
He  and  his  family  belong  to  the  First  United  Presbyterian  church  and  are 
active  church  workers.  The  famil}^  residence  is  one  of  the  most  attractive 
in  Cambridge,  being  well  kept  and  modern  and  it  is  surrounded  by  an  abund- 
ance of  floral  works,  the  lawns  and  grounds  being  well  kept  and  attractive  at 
all  times,  and  this  home  is  widely  known  as  a most  hospital)le  place  for  the 
many  friends  of  the  family. 


EUGENE  C.  RIGGS. 

It  would  be  indeed  interesting  to  trace  in  detail  the  life  of  Eugene  C. 
Riggs,  a venerable  and  highly  honored  gentleman  now  living  in  retirement  in 
Cambridge,  for  he  has  seen  and  taken  part  in  the  development  of  Guernsey 
county  from  the  pioneer  period  to  the  present  day,  when  it  holds  a place  in 
the  first  rank  of  counties  in  the  great  Pxuckeye  commonwealth.  He  has  spent 
his  life  here  and  has  labored  to  goodly  ends,  having  maintained  the  reputation 
of  this  old  family  for  industry  and  honesty. 

• Mr.  Riggs  rvas  Ijorn  at  Senecaville,  Richland  township,  this  county,  on 
Eebruary  4,  1832.  and  is  the  son  of  Simeon  and  Harriet  (Chaney)  Riggs. 
These  parents  came  from  what  is  now  West  Virginia,  near  Sistersville,  as 
young  married  people,  and  settled  at  Senecaville,  Ohio.  Simeon  Riggs  worked 
in  the  woolen  mills  of  Senecaville,  operating  a carding  machine,  and  in  later 
years  he  operated  a woolen  mill  for  himself.  He  was  a man  of  affairs,  suc- 
cessful in  business  and  popular  and  influential  in  his  community.  He  applied 
himself  very  closely  to  whatever  he  had  in  hand  and  he  was  a man  of  many 
commendable  traits  of  disposition.  His  family  consisted  of  four  children. 


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two  sons  and  two  (laughters,  namely : Eugene  C.,  of  this  review ; Ellen,  who 
Ijecame  Airs.  Eli  Dunnoway,  now  deceased;  she  and  her  husband  had  moved  to 
Iowa,  where  he  died,  her  death  occurring  some  years  afterwards  at  her  home 
at  Cedar  Rapids;  she  was  a woman  given  to  much  charity,  her  life  being  de- 
voted to  the  care  of  orphan  children.  Sophia  Riggs  married  John  Christie, 
who  moved  to  near  Cedar  Rapids,  Iowa.  Mr.  Christie  died  there  on  his  farm, 
Mrs.  Christie  subsequently  moving  to  California,  where  she  died  in  1909. 
Noah  Id.  Riggs,  the  youngest  of  the  family,  is  a retired  farmer,  residing  in 
Indianola,  Iowa.  The  parents  of  these  children  have  long  been  deceased,  the 
mother  dying  in  1841  and  the  father  in  1848,  and  they  are  both  buried  in  the 
cemetery  at  Senecaville,  Ohio. 

Ifugene  C.  Riggs  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Senecaville.  His 
parents  died  when  he  was  a small  hoy,  and  in  1846,  when  ten  years  of  age, 
he  had  the  misfortune  to  lose  his  left  hand,  wdhch  had  to  be  amputated,  as  the 
result  of  an  ailment,  and  he  was  thus  unfitted  for  manual  labor,  but,  nothing 
daunted  by  this  untoward  dispensation  of  fate,  he  pushed  ahead  and  has  w'on 
in  the  battle  of  life  despite  all  obstacles.  He  began  studying  hard  and  pre- 
pared himself  for  a.  teacher  and  at  an  early  age  began  teaching  school  for  a 
livelihood.  He  followed  this  line  of  endeavor  very  successfully  for  a period 
of  twelve  years  in  the  district  schools  of  Guernsey  and  Noble  counties,  his 
services  being  in  constant  demand  owing  to  his  success  as  a pedagogue  and  his 
popularity  with  both  pupil  and  patron. 

Air.  Riggs  began  manifesting  an  interest  in  political  matters  and  in  the 
fall  of  1863  he  was  nominated  as  a candidate  for  clerk  of  the  courts  of  Guern- 
sey county  by  the  Republican  party  and  was  elected  the  same  fall.  Making 
an  excellent  record,  he  was  twice  re-elected  for  two  terms,  serving  in  all  nine 
years.  Following  his  incumbency  as  county  clerk,  he  was  manager  of  the  store 
of  the  Cambridge  Coal  Company  near  Cambridge  and  was  also  bookkeeper 
for  the  same,  remaining  in  this  capacity  for  the  same  firm  fifteen  years.  In  the 
interim  hetw^een  his  retirement  from  the  county  clerk’s  office  and  his  going 
with  the  Cambridge  Coal  Company,  Mr.  Riggs  was  honored  by  being  ap- 
pointed probate  judge,  to  fill  an  unexpired  term,  by  Governor  Young.  He 
served  out  his  time  in  a very  creditable  and  acceptable  manner,  and  then 
seiwed  as  deputy  probate  judge,  under  Newell  Kennon,  who  was  a Democrat, 
and  served  one  term.  Mr.  Kennon  was  an  elderly  man  and  Air.  Riggs  prac- 
tically administered  the  office.  When  the  Cambridge  Rolling  Alill  began  oper- 
ations in  1890,  Air.  Riggs  became  the  bookkeeper  for  the  roofing  department 
of  this  company  and  remained  as  such  for  a period  of  four  years.  Since 
leaving  that  company  he  has  led  a retired  life,  wdth  an  occasional  short  period 


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of  employment  in  opening  or  closing  up  a set  of  books.  He  has  also  been  em- 
ployed as  an  expert  accountant  by  the  state  school  commissioner  in  straighten- 
ing out  tangled  conditions  in  township  school  funds.  iMr.  Riggs  is  a recog- 
nized expert  accountant  and  his  services  have  frequently  been  in  demand. 

Mr.  Riggs  was  married  on  April  '8,  1854,  to  Margaret  E.  Brokaw,  daugh- 
ter of  Abraham  and  Lucy  (Brasheer)  Brokaw,  and  this  union  has  resulted  in 
the  birth  of  six  sons  and  three  daughters,  all  living.  They  are:  Alfaretta, 
who  married  John  F.  Salmon,  of  Anderson,  Indiana  ; Simeon  O.,  of  Newark, 
Ohio;  Charles  N.,  of  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania;  Jessie  married  William  G. 
Scott,  of  Cambridge;  Howard  E.,  of  Lafayette,  Indiana;  William  L.,  of  Cam- 
bridge; Harry,  of  Thief  River  Falls,  Minnesota;  Bert,  of  Cambridge;  Ruby 
married  Samuel  H.  Wdnch,  of  Athens,  Wisconsin. 

Mr.  Riggs  and  all  of  his  sons  are  Republicans,  and  he  has  been  active  in 
the  affairs  of  his  party,  and  he  has  served  for  the  past  year  as  secretary  of  the 
Republican  executive  committee  of  Guernsey  county  and  is  still  holding  that 
position.  He  has  been  a delegate  to  county,  district  and  state  conventions 
many  times.  He  and  his  family  are  members  of  tbe  Methodist  Episcopal 
church  and  he  is  a consistent  church  man,  no  man  standing  higher  in  the 
community  than  he,  and  he  is  highly  respected  by  all  classes.  His  wife  is 
devoted  to  her  home  and  family  and  is  a greatly  belo\'ed  woman. 


TURNER  G.  BROWN. 

Although  Turner  G.  Brown  has  long  since  taken  up  his  abode  “in  the 
windo'wless  palaces  of  rest,”  his  influence  still  pervades  the  lives  of  those 
with  whom  he  came  into  contact,  for  he  was  a man  whom  to  know  was  to 
admire  and  respect,  and  he  will  not  be  forgotten  by  those  who  had  occasion 
to  journey  with  him  on  life’s  royal  road.  He  grew  up  in  this  county  from  the 
pioneer  days  to  its  subsequent  development  and  he  played  well  his  part  in  the 
same.  He  was  born  in  October,  1838,  in  Londonderry  township,  Guernsey 
county,  Ohio,  and  his  death  occurred  on  June  29,  1905,  in  Cambridge,  in  the 
sixty-seventh  year  of  his  age.  He  was  the  son  of  Judge  Turner  G.  and  Pru- 
dence (Colvin)  Brown.  His  paternal  grandfather  was  the  founder  of  Browns- 
\ ille,  Pennsylvania,  from  which  place  the  family  came  to  Guernsey  county, 
Ohio,  in  1817,  and,  as  intimated  above,  became  prominent  and  influential  in 
the  affairs  of  the  earlv  pioneers.  The  father.  Judge  Turner  G.  Brown,  was 
an  extensive  land  owner  and  a judge  of  the  circuit  court  for  many  years.  He 


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GUERNSEY  COUNTY,  OHIO. 


\va.s  a man  of  superior  intellectual  attainments,  naturally  broad-minded,  and 
his  judgment  and  advice  were  often  sought  in  various  perplexing  problems 
that  confronted  the  pioneers  and  he  very  frequently  assisted  in  adjusting  all 
kinds  of  matters  and  solving  their  questions  of  difference.  In  addition  to  his 
large  land  interests  and  his  judicial  duties,  he  was  actively  interested  in  num- 
erous business  enterprises  of  his  time,  a natural  promoter  and  organizer,  and 
he  was  veiy  successful  in  whatever  he  turned  his  attention  to. 

Turner  G.  Brown,  Jr.,  grew  to  maturity  amid  such  activities  and  he  par- 
ticipated in  the  work  on  the  farm  and  in  other  varied  interests  of  his  father 
as  he  grew  to  young  manhood.  He  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of 
Ills  native  vicinity,  and  for  a time  attended  Athens  College.  He  continued  to 
reside  on  the  farm  until  his  marriage,  on  Januai-y  5,  1871,  to  Rhoda  M. 
Brown,  daughter  of  Bernard  D.  and  Alaria  (Denning)  Brown;  although  of 
the  same  name,  they  were  in  no  way  related.  Bernard  D.  Brown  came  to 
Guernsey  county  in  1828  from  Pittsburg,  Pennsylvania,  and  he  became  one 
of  the  most  active  and  widely  known  men  here,  for  many  years  prominent  in 
business  circles.  He  was  e.xtensively  engaged  in  farming,  milling  and  mer- 
chandising and  was  decidedly  a man  of  affairs,  high  standing  and  popular  with 
all  classes. 

After  his  marriage,  Mr.  Brown  became  a resident  of  Cambridge.  He 
was  engaged  in  various  business  enterprises,  and  at  the  same  time  maintained 
a fine  farm  about  one  mile  north  of  Cambridge.  For  several  years  he  was 
interested  in  the  Cambridge  Nczvs,  the  Republican  party  organ  in  Guernsey 
county,  and  he  was  business  manager  of  that  paper.  For  several  years  he 
was  superintendent  of  the  Norris  Coal  Company’s  mines.  He  was  a Re- 
publican in  politics  and  wielded  a potent  influence  in  local  party  affairs.  He 
was  ])rogressive  in  all  that  the  term  implies,  in  all  phases  of  citizenship,  and 
was  highly  respected  and  honored  for  his  clean,  upright  life  and  genuine  worth. 
He  believed  in  clean  politics  and  that  public  officials  should  be  selected  with  a 
view  of  purifying  public  office  as  w'ell  as  ably  representing  the  people. 

Tlie  Browns  were  of  the  Quaker  faith  and  the  subject  adhered  to  the 
tenets  of  his  fathers.  His  wife,  who  still  survives,  is  an  earnest  worker  in  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  church,  a great  charit}^  worker  and  a w'oman  who  has  a 
host  of  warm  friends  and  has  done  a great  deal  of  good  in  this  vicinity.  For 
several  vears  prior  to  his  death,  Mr.  Brown  was  president  of  the  Law  and 
Order  League,  'which  stood  for  law  enforcement,  and  probably  more  to  his 
efforts  than  to  those  of  anyone  else  has  been  established  that  high  regard  for 
law^  and  order  that  now  so  prevails  in  Cambridge  and  Guernsey  county  as  to 
make  this  locality  a leader  in  the  march  of  civilization. 


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HEXRY  II.  VEITCH. 

It  has  Iieen  said  that  the  great  war  was  fought  out  l)v  the  lioys  of 

this  nation,  and  such  a statement  is  undoubtedly  qualifiedly  true,  for  we  find 
that  the  rosters  show  the  names  of  many  thousands  of  boys  even  in  their  early 
“teens,”  hence  the  appellation  “boys  in  blue”  is  not  a misnomer  in  the  strictest 
sense  of  the  term.  One  of  these  “boys”  whom  we  honor  or  should  honor  to- 
day is  Henry  H.  Veitch.  a well-known  citizen  of  Cambridge.  Guernsey  county. 
Not  alone  for  the  service  he  rendered  his  country  during  her  hour  of  need 
is  he  worthy  of  a place  in  history,  for  his  life  has  been  true  to  high  ideals  and 
has  been  lived  in  a manner  as  not  to  give  offense  to  any  one. 

]\Ir.  Veitch  was  born  August  19,  1849,  Zanesville.  iMuskingum  county, 
Ohio,  and  he  is  the  son  of  Gideon  and  Catherine  (Callahan)  Veitch.  The 
father  was  a stone  cutter,  a native  of  Scotland,  having  come  to  America  with 
his  parents  when  three  years  of  age.  the  family  locating  in  Ohio  in  an  early 
day.  The  paternal  great-grandfather,  John  Veitch,  was  an  officer  in  the 
British  army  and  while  his  vessel  was  on  a cruise  his  son,  William,  grandfather 
of  Henry  H.  of  this  review,  was  born,  in  the  harbor  of  Charlestown,  South 
Carolina.  William  Veitch  became  a highly  educated  man  and  was  professor 
of  languages  in  Edinburgh  ETniversity.  He  later  came  to  America,  and  his 
son,  Gideon  Veitch,  came  to  Guernsey  county,  Ohio,  in  1*856  and  lived  here 
until  his  death,  in  i860,  his  widow  surviving  until  1870;  both  are  buried  in 
Cambridge  cemetery. 

Henry  H.  Veitch  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Cambridge,  and  in 
January,  1864,  when  only  fourteen  years  of  age,  he  enlisted  in  Company  A, 
One  Hundred  and  Seventy-Second  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry,  and  after  serv- 
ing four  months,  re-enlisted  in  Company  B.  One  Hundred  and  Eighty-fifth 
Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry,  in  which  he  served  until  the  close  of  the  war.  His 
regiment  was  a part  of  the  Army  of  the  Cumberland  and  participated  in  the 
battles  of  that  famous  army,  and  Mr.  Veitch  performed  his  every  duty  with 
the  courage  of  a veteran.  After  his  honorable  discharge  he  returned  home  and 
launched  in  the  mercantile  business,  which  he  followed  with  very  satisfactory 
results  for  a number  of  years.  Later  he  engaged  in  the  oil,  gas  and  real  estate 
business  with  his  usual  success. 

iMr.  Veitch  was  married  in  1872  to  Alvaretta  Orme.  daughter  of  John 
and  Lucy  (Snyder)  Orme.  a prominent  pioneer  family.  Mr.  Orme  having  long 
been  a conspicuous  figure  in  the  commercial  life  of  Cambridge.  He  died  sev- 
eral years  ago,  but  his  widow  is  still  li^■ing.  To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Veitch  six 
children  have  been  born,  five  of  whom  are  living,  namely:  Gertrude,  who 


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GUERNSEY  COUNTY,  OHIO. 


married  C.  R.  Mcllyar,  superintendent  of  the  Cambridge  plant  of  the  iron 
and  steel  company;  y\lbert  O.  lives  in  Vincennes,  Indiana,  engaged  in  the  oil 
producing  business  and  has  coal  interests  in  Guernsey  county;  James  R.  lives 
in  Portland,  Oregon,  and  is  general  freight  and  passenger  agent  of  the  Chi- 
cago, Milwaukee  & St.  Paul  Railroad  Company;  Lillie  May  married  Frank  S. 
Casey,  a shoe  merchant  of  Cambridge;  Carroll  W.,  of  Coffeyville,  Kansas, 
is  a prominent  oil  producer  of  that  section;  Lucy,  the  youngest,  died  when 
three  years  of  age. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Veitch  and  his  sons  and  sons-in-law  are  all  Republicans  in 
politics  and  are  always  interested  in  political  affairs.  Mr.  Veitch  has  been  a 
member  of  the  city  council  and  has  held  various  other  city  offices.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Cambridge  post  of  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic  and  is  a 
member  of  the  Masonic  order.  The  Veitch  home,  situated  on  North  Seventh 
street,  is  one  of  the  handsomest  in  Cambridge  and  is  well  known  for  its 
genuine  hospitality.  The  sons  and  sons-in-law  of  the  family  have  all  risen  to 
conspicuous  places  in  the  business  world,  and  are  all  men  whose  true  worth 
and  perseverance  have  carried  them  to  the  prominent  positions  they  occupy. 
Mrs.  Veitch  is  a genial,  affable  woman  whose  life  is  devoted  to  her  family  and 
home  and  both  she  and  Air.  Veitch  have  well  earned  the  life  of  comfortable 
retirement  which  they  now  enjoy. 


ELMER  E.  VORHIES,  M.  D. 

Naturally  endowed  wdth  the  capacities  of  the  successful  practitioner  of 
medicine.  Dr.  Elmer  E.  Vorhies,  of  Cambridge,  has  won  an  eminent  reputa- 
tion among  the  people  of  Guernsey  and  adjoining  counties  and  he  stands  very 
high  also  among  his  professional  brethren,  for  he  has  shown  what  a man  of 
careful  mental  training,  honesty  of  purpose  and  an  abundance  of  zeal  and  per- 
sistence can  accomplish  when  directed  along  proper  lines. 

Doctor  Vorhies  was  born  July  12,  1864,  in  Sarahsville,  Noble  county, 
Ohio,  and  he  is  the  son  of  Peter  and  Mary  (Williams)  Vorhies,  the  father 
having  been  a farmer  in  Noble  county,  never  residing  in  Guernsey  county. 
He  was  a man  of  excellent  characteristics,  possessing  a high  sense  of  honor 
and  was  highly  respected  for  his  industry,  uprightness  and  genuine  worth. 
His  death  occurred  on  Januaiy  i'8,  1910,  at  the  advanced  age  of  eighty-one 
years.  His  widow,  a woman  of  many  praiseworthy  traits,  still  survives. 

Doctor  Vorhies  spent  his  youth  on  the  home  farm,  wdiere  he  was  put  to 


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doing'  various  forms  of  light  work  when  he  became  of  proper  age,  attending 
the  district  schools  during  the  winter  months.  He  remained  on  the  farm  until 
he  was  twenty-four  years  of  age,  then  began  railroading  as  a messenger  for 
the  Adams  Express  Company,  following  this  for  about  four  years,  during 
which  time  he  spent  his  spare  time  reading  medicine,  which  profession  he  had 
from  early  boyhood  had  a laudable  desire  to  enter.  He  accordingly  entered, 
in  1890,  the  Starling  Medical  College,  at  Columbus,  Ohio,  from  which  insti- 
tution he  was  graduated  with  honors  in  the  class  of  1893.  Having  made 
rapid  advancement  and  shown  special  ability  in  surgery,  he  became  connected 
with  Mt.  Carmel  Hospital,  at  Columbus,  as  house  surgeon,  and  for  one  year 
very  faithfully  performed  his  duties  in  this  connection.  In  1894  he  located 
for  practice  in  Cambridge  and  has  since  continued  here,  enjoying  a very 
lucrative  patronage.  He  has  made  a specialty  of  emergency  cases  and  he  has 
practically  all  the  business  of  the  American  Sheet  and  Tin  Plate  Company,  the 
Inter-State  Iron  and  Steel  Company,  and  the  Midland  Power  and  Traction 
Company,  all  of  Cambridge.  Besides  he  enjoys  a large  general  practice,  as  al- 
ready intimated,  but  as  a surgeon  he  stands  second  to  none  in  this  section  of 
the  Buckeye  state. 

Doctor  Vorhies  is  a member  of  the  Guernsey  County,  the  State  and  the 
American  Medical  associations,  and  he  is  a member  of  the  Masonic  fraternity, 
the  Knights  of  Pythias,  the  Improved  Order  of  Red  IMen  and  the  Fraternal 
Order  of  Eagles,  being  the  physician  for  the  latter.  Politically,  he  is  a Re- 
publican and  is  an  active  party  worker.  He  has  served  as  a member  of  the 
Republican  county  central  committee,  and  is  still  a member.  He  has  been  a 
frecpient  delegate  to  county,  district  and  state  conventions,  and  he  has  always 
been  a faithful  party  worker,  and  his  counsel  is  frecpiently  sought  by  party 
leaders  and  candidates,  his  influence  being  very  pronounced  in  this  connection. 
He  was  elected  county  coroner  in  1900,  and  served  two  terms,  or  four  years, 
in  a manner  that  reflected  much  credit  upon  himself  and  to  the  entire  satis- 
faction of  all  concerned. 

Doctor  Vorhies  has  been  twice  married,  first  on  January  29,  1884,  to 
IMinnie  B.  Cooper,  of  Stafford,  IMonroe  county,  Ohio,  daughter  of  Charles 
and  Jane  (Elliott)  Cooper.  This  union  resulted  in  the  birth  of  two  children; 
Homer  C.,  a pharmacist  of  Columbus,  Ohio,  and  Clyde  L..  a graduate  of 
Starling  IMedical  University  of  Columbus,  who  is  successfully  practicing  with 
his  father.  The  wife  and  mother  was  called  to  her  rest  on  (March  2.  1899. 

The  Doctor's  second  marriage  was  solemnized  on  (March  28,  1910.  to 
A'Trna  G.  Foster,  daughter  of  James  and  Catherine  Foster,  of  Lore  City, 
Guernsey  county,  both  of  whom  are  still  living.  The  Doctor  and  his  family 


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S(;4 

are  menil)ers  of  the  ^Methodist  Episcopal  church,  and  the  Vorhies  home,  at 
No.  430  North  Fourth  street,  Cambridge,  is  a modern,  attractive  and  neatly- 
kept  one,  where  the  many  friends  of  this  popular  family  frequently  gather. 


JUDGE  NATHAN  HA^IPSON  BARBER. 

.A  prominent  attorney,  politician  and  public  benefactor  is  Judge  Nathan 
llampson  Barber,  of  Cambridge,  who  \vas  liorn  on  August  28,  1859,  near 
Morristown,  Belmont  county,  Ohio,  the  son  of  Matthew  and  Tabitha  (Shep- 
herd) Barber.  The  father  came  from  county  Antrim,  Ireland,  and  the 
mother,  who  was  of  Scotch-lrish  descent,  was  born  in  Maryland.  The  father 
was  lirought  to  America  when  two  years  of  age,  with  his  parents,  James  and 
.Margaret  Barber,  in  iSjb.  They  hrst  settled  in  Belmont  county,  Ohio,  on 
the  same  farm  where  Nathan  Hampson  Barl)er  was  born.  Grandfather  Bar- 
ber was  a farmer  and  a member  of  the  United  Presbyterian  church.  He  was 
a most  worthy  and  upright  man.  His  son,  Matthew,  father  of  the  subject, 
was  also  a farmer  and  a member  of  the  church  of  his  parents.  He  was  a large 
land  owner  and  was  prosperous  for  those  i)ioneer  times,  being  [iroficient  in 
the  affairs  of  the  community.  The  Shepherds  were  Virginia  people  and  came 
to  Ohio  at  an  early  date,  settling  in  the  same  community  in  Belmont  county 
w ith  the  Barbers,  and  there  Alatthew  Barber  and  Tabitha  Shepherd  were  mar- 
ried and  reared  their  family  of  three  sons  and  six  daughters,  of  wdiom  two 
sons  and  three  daughters  are  still  living,  the  children  being  as  follows:  Mar- 
garet, deceased;  James,  of  Pittsburg,  Pennsylvania:  Anna,  deceased;  Sarah, 
deceaseil : William,  deceased:  Nathan  H.,  of  Cambridge;  Ella,  now  Mrs. 
David  S.  McClelland,  of  Guernsey  county,  Ohio;  Ada,  Mrs.  John  W.  Hard- 
ing, of  Jewett,  Harrison  county,  Ohio;  Lucy,  now  Mrs.  Elwood  Murphy,  of 
Columbus,  Ohio.  Matthew  Barber  died  in  November,  1895,  in  the  same  house 
and  in  the  same  corner  of  the  room  in  wdiich  he  and  Tabitha  Shepherd  were 
married  fifty-three  years  before.  His  wife  bad  died  two  years  prior,  in 
November,  1893.  and  both  are  buried  in  Fairview  cemetery. 

Nathan  H.  Barber  s])ent  his  youth  on  the  farm  and  worked  just  as  other 
hovs  worked  and  attended  the  county  district  schools  during  the  winter. 
Later  he  attended  Washington  and  Jefferson  College,  at  Washington,  Pennsyl- 
vania, lint  was  compelled  to  leave  his  studies  before  graduation  on  account  of 
failing  health.  Before  entering  Washington  and  Jefferson  College  he  taught 
school  for  two  vears  in  Belmont  county.  He  studied  law  with  Hon.  Lorenzo 


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Danforcl,  of  St.  Clairsville,  who  represented  that  Ohio  district  in  Congress  for 
several  temis  and  who  was  an  intensely  eloquent  man.  i\Ir.  Earlier  began  the 
practice  of  his  profession  in  Barnesville,  Belmont  county.  In  Xovember, 
1887,  he  was  elected  probate  judge  of  Guernsey  county,  the  youngest  man 
who  had  ever  occupied  the  position  up  to  that  time.  X'earing  the  end  of  his 
second  term  as  probate  judge,  he  was  elected  as  a member  of  the  Ohio  Legis- 
lature from  Guernsey  county  and  resigned  the  office  of  probate  judge  to  ac- 
cept the  legislative  position.  He  served  one  term  in  the  seventy-hrst  General 
Assembly,  making  a commendable  record.  He  seiwed  on  the  judiciary 
committee  and  on  the  ways  and  means  committee  and  other  important  com- 
mittees, and  was  active  in  securing  important  legislation.  He  is  a Republican 
in  politics  and  has  always  been  active  and  has  served  as  chairman  of  both  the 
Republican  central  and  county  executive  committees,  and  was  connected  with 
the  Republican  national  committee  in  1904,  operating  from  the  Chicago  head- 
quarters as  field  man,  and  has  always  been  recognized  as  a wise  counselor  in 
campaign  matters.  He  has  continued  his  prominent  place  at  the  Cambridge 
bar  and  is  a careful,  painstaking  and  successful  attorney  and  an  earnest  and 
eloquent  pleader. 

Judge  Barber  was  married  on  January  4,  1884,  to  Sarah  \drginia  Clark, 
daughter  of  William  and  Henrietta  A'est  Clark,  of  Fairview,  Guernsey  coun- 
ty, both  the  Clark  and  WAst  families  having  lieen  prominent  pioneer  families. 
To  this  union  three  children  ha\'e  been  horn : Dolly  Patterson  Barber,  occupy- 
ing a prominent  editorial  position  on  the  Ohio  State  Jourjial:  Herbert  O.,  of 
Hudson.  Wyoming,  the  boy  who  built  the  present  electric  railway  connecting 
Cambridge  and  Byesville,  is  now  engaged  in  managing  a coal  and  grain  com- 
pany that  is  doing  a business  of  one  million  fi\-e  hundred  thousand  dollars  an- 
nually; Helen  is  a teacher  in  the  pulilic  schools  of  Cambridge.  In  addition 
to  his  legal  and  official  life.  Judge  Barber  has  been  active  and  energetic  in 
building  up  Cambridge  to  its  present  proportions  as  an  industrial  center.  In 
1889  he  was  foremost  in  organizing  the  Camliridge  Iron  and  Steel  Company 
and  secured  its  capital  stock  of  one  hundred  thousand  dollars.  The  president 
of  that  company  was  Augustus  Byers;  the  manager  was  Arthur  W.  Brown 
and  the  directors  were  IMessrs.  Byers,  Brown,  X.  H.  Barber,  Ah  C.  Brown 
and  A.  Holler;  the  secretary  was  John  C.  Beckett.  The  Barbers  liuilt  the 
Hub  business  blcok,  the  Colonial  theater  and  every  house  on  South  Eleventh 
street  between  A’heeling  avenue  and  Goston,  except  one.  a choice  resident  dis- 
trict of  the  city  and  the  business  blocks  among  the  most  imposing  in  the  city, 
both  being  three-story,  substantial  brick  blocks.  The  Barbers,  both  father  and 
son,  have  added  to  the  prosperity  of  Cambridge  by  not  only  adding  a great  in- 


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clustry  and  substantial  business  blocks,  but  also  street  railways  and  several  sub- 
stantial and  commodious  modern  homes.  Judge  Barber’s  energy  and  money 
have  always  I)een  freely  given  and  invested  for  the  improvement,  development 
and  uplift  of  Cambridge.  The  Judge’s  family  now  consists  of  his  wife  and 
daughter,  Helen,  his  granddaughter,  Margaret  Patterson,  the  daughter  of  his 
older  daughter,  who  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Cambridge  and  Ohio 
Wesleyan  University  at  Delaware,  Ohio ; the  son  Herbert  attended  the  Mili- 
tary Academy  at  Peekskill,  New  York,  and  the  younger  daughter,  Helen,  was 
graduated  from  the  Cambridge  high  school  and  attended  college  at  Lynch- 
burg, Virginia.  The  Barber  home  is  refined  and  cultured  in  its  atmosphere 
and  the  family  are  prominent  in  the  social  life  of  the  city. 

Personally,  the  Judge  is  a very  affable  gentleman,  popular  in  all  circles 
and  a recognized  leader  of  men,  a man  in  whom  the  utmost  confidence  is  re- 
posed by  all  classes  owing  to  his  genuine  worth,  his  public  spirit,  industry  and 
fidelity  to  every  trust  reposed  in  him. 


HIRAM  K.  MOORE. 

In  any  history  of  the  progressive  and  representative  citizens  of  Guernsey 
county  the  name  of  Hiram  K.  Moore,  the  present  efficient  and  popular  sheriff 
of  the  county,  should  be  given  conspicuous  mention,  for  he  is  one  of  those 
strong,  sturdy  characters  who  has  contributed  largely  to  the  material  welfare 
of  this  community,  being  a public-spirited  man  and  conscientious  worker  for 
his  locality  and  the  general  good  of  his  fellow  men. 

Mr.  Moore  was  born  on  October  10,  1855,  in  Jefferson  township,  Guern- 
sey county,  Ohio,  and  is  the  son  of  Hiram  and  Caroline  (Linn)  Moore.  The 
father  was  born  in  Lycoming  county,  Pennsylvania,  and  tbe  mother  in  Guern- 
sey county,  Ohio.  The  father’s  people  came  to  Tuscarawas  county,  Ohio, 
about  1822,  when  the  elder  Hiram  was  but  a mere  lad.  Grandfather  Burris 
Moore  was  a pioneer  farmer,  deer  and  bear  bunter  of  the  then  new  country. 
He  was  a man  of  courage  and  sterling  integrity,  fearless  and  a typical  early 
settler.  He  finally  left  Ohio  and  took  up  his  residence  in  Iowa  Avith  the  pio- 
neers of  that  state.  He  lived  a conservative  life  and  reached  the  remarkable 
age  of  ninet}^-seven  years.  Plis  son,  Hiram,  accompanied  his  parents  to  Iowa 
and  Avhen  a young  man  he  returned  to  Ohio,  making  the  long  journey  on 
horseback.  He  engaged  in  farming  in  Jefferson  township,  and  was  married 
in  February,  1843.  He  reared  a family  of  nine  children,  five  sons  and  four 


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daughters.  George  L.  died  as  a soldier  during  the  Civil  war  ; Thomas  lives 
in  Guernsey  county;  Ira,  of  Wichita,  Kansas;  Cyrus  E.,  of  Cambridge;  Hattie 
married  Elijah  Ferbrache,  of  Kansas;  Hiram  K.,  of  this  review;  Alary  mar- 
ried Ellsworth  Sunnafrank,  of  Chillicothe,  Ohio;  Anna  married  John  C.  Hill- 
man, of  Nevada;  Nancy  Augusta,  of  Cambridge,  has  remained  single.  The 
father  of  these  children  was  called  to  his  rest  on  December  23,  1894,  in  the 
seventy-ninth  year  of  his  age,  his  widow  surviving  until  July  30,  1902,  and 
they  both  are  buried  in  the  Cambridge  cemetery.  The  father  was  a Republican 
in  politics,  but  early  in  life  he  was  a A hig,  as  were  all  his  people  ; so  are  all  his 
sons  Republicans.  While  not  an  active  man  in  public  affairs,  he  was  inter- 
ested in  the  general  progress  of  his  community,  and  was  a pious  and  influ- 
ential man.  He  was  not  a church  man,  but  he  was  honest  and  upright  in  all 
his  relations  with  his  fellow  men. 

Hiram  K.  Aloore  spent  his  youth  on  the  home  farm  and  attended  the 
home  schools.  When  a youth  he  learned  the  blacksmith's  trade,  which  he 
followed  for  a number  of  years  at  different  points  in  Guernsey  county  and 
became  very  skillful  in  this  line.  On  February  13.  1886,  he  was  married  to 
Georgia  Huffman,  daughter  of  Reason  and  Catherine  (Keepers)  Huffman,  of 
Guernsey  county,  in  which  both  parents  u'ere  native  and  they  were  highly  re- 
spected. The  mother  died  when  Airs.  Aloore  was  only  one  year  old,  and  the 
father’s  death  occurred  on  June  ii.  1904.  They  are  buried  at  AVinchester. 
Air.  Huffman  was  a tailor  by  trade.  To  Air.  and  Airs.  Huffman  six  daughters 
were  born,  namely : Alary,  deceased,  married  AAhlliam  Hanna : Signora  mar- 
ried Edward  Burson,  of  AA’interset,  this  county;  Alattie  married  Robert  Alills. 
of  California;  Emma  married  Nathan  Alyers,  both  now  deceased:  Jessie 
married -Simon  AAHllace,  of  Cambridge.  To  Air.  and  Airs.  Hiram  K.  Aloore 
two  children  have  been  born.  Nettie  and  Robert,  both  living  at  home. 

Air.  Aloore  followed  the  blacksmith’s  trade  until  1905,  when  he  gave  it 
up  on  account  of  impaired  health.  He  is  a Republican  in  politics  and  has 
alwavs  been  active  in  public  matters,  and  in  1906  he  was  the  nominee  of  his 
party  for  sheriff  of  Guernsey  county,  and  was  elected  at  the  polls  in  November 
following.  He  made  such  a commendable  record,  performing  his  duties  in 
such  an  able  and  conscientious  manner,  that  he  was  again  elected  to  this  im- 
portant office  in  the  fall  of  1908  and  with  the  close  of  1910  he  served  four 
years  as  sheriff,  and.  according  to  the  consensus  of  opinion,  the  county  never 
had  a better  sheriff,  always  popular  with  the  people  and  firm  in  the  discharge 
of  his  duty  as  a public  servant.  He  is  a man  of  highest  integrity,  broad- 
minded upon  public  questions,  and  his  official  record  is  without  a stain.  Airs. 
Aloore  and  daughter  are  members  of  the  Alethodist  Episcopal  church,  and 

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Y’hile  Mr.  Moore  is  not  a member  of  the  church,  he  is  a faithful  supporter  of 
the  same  and  a man  given  to  good  works,  charitable  in  his  instincts  and  in 
every  respect  a good  citizen  who  is  eminently  deserving  of  his  honored  posi- 
tion in  the  estimation  of  the  public. 


ALLEN  K.  McCulloch. 

A well  known  member  of  the  local  bar  who  is  now  moving  along  the 
jiathway  of  jirofessional  success,  with  many  years  of  profitable  activity  before 
him,  and  a man  of  thought  and  study,  who  finds  essential  nutriment  in  supping 
and  dining  with  the  legal  authorities,  is  Allen  R.  McCulloch.  He  is  an 
earnest  man,  and  in  that  sense  applies  himself  to  business  and  has  been  re- 
warded by  a large  measure  of  success;  simple  in  his  tastes,  he  is  without  os- 
tentation and  is  therefore  admired  by  all  classes. 

Mr.  McCulloch  was  born  on  July  4,  1863,  in  Wills  township,  Guernsev 
county,  Ohio.  He  is  the  son  of  William  and  Sarah  E.  (Sproat)  McCulloch. 
The  father  was  born  in  Scotland  and  he  came  to  America  when  about  sixteen 
years  of  age,  with  his  older  brother,  Robert,  who  afterwards  became  a prom- 
inent Presbyterian  minister.  William,  the  father,  became  a school  teacher 
and  was  a student  at  Princeton  University  for  a time,  and  he  was  a prominent 
and  progressive  educator  of  the  old  school,  a man  of  high  ideals  and  exem- 
plary character.  Becoming  a land  owner,  he  farmed  in  later  years.  He  was  a 
1 iemocrat  of  the  Jackson  tyjie,  and  a devout  Presbyterian.  His  death  occurred 
on  March  20,  1891,  at  the  old  family  home  in  Wills  township.  His  widow 
survives,  still  making  her  home  in  Wills  tounship,  where  she  was  born  and 
where  her  entire  life  has  been  spent.  She  is  a noble  woman,  noted  among  a 
host  of  friends  for  her  many  estimable  traits  of  character.  Eight  children 
Y’ere  born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  William -McCulloch  and  seven  of  them  are  still 
living,  namely:  Alpheus  H.,  of  New  Concord,  Ohio;  Allen  R.,  of  this  review; 
Emma  E.  married  Erancis  Howard,  of  Eitchburg,  Massachusetts;  Alexander 
D.,  a Presbyterian  minister,  now  deceased;  Chalmers  W.,  a farmer  on  the 
home  farm  in  Wills  township,  this  county ; Laura  M.  married  Homer  C. 
Knowles,  of  Bradner,  Ohio;  Harry  D.,  a physician  of  Toronto,  Ohio;  Jay  S. 
is  a physician  at  Wellsville,  Ohio. 

Allen  R.  McCulloch,  of  this  review,  spent  his  youth  on  the  home  farm 
and  assisted  with  the  general  work  on  the  place,  attending  the  countiy  schools 
during  the  winter  months.  He  was  graduated  from  the  schools  at  Wash- 


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ington,  Guernsey  county,  and  later  from  Muskingum  College  at  New  Con- 
cord, Ohio.  He  was  a close  student  and  obtained  an  excellent  general  educa- 
tion. After  leaving  school  he  taught  at  Cumberland,  Guernsey  county,  for 
four  years.  Meanwhile  he  studied  law  at  home,  having  been  amliitious  to  fol- 
low the  legal  profession  from  his  boyhood,  and  he  subsec|uently  completed  the 
course  at  the  Cincinnati  Law  School  and  was  graduated  from  that  institution 
in  1892,  and  in  the  same  year  he  began  practicing  at  Cambridge  and  was  suc- 
cessful from  the  beginning.  He  is  regarded  as  a very  able  counselor  and  ad- 
vocate and  is  always  a very  busy  man  with  his  numerous  clients.  He  has 
offices  with  Robert  T.  Scott.  He  is  profoundly  versed  in  the  law,  is  careful 
and  painstaking  and  is  a forceful  pleader  before  a jury. 

Following  in  the  footsteps  of  his  honored  father.  Mr.  IMcCulloch  is  an 
uncompromising  Democrat  in  politics  and  he  has  been  active  both  in  county 
and  state  politics,  and  is  regarded  as  one  of  the  strong  and  influential  local 
men  in  the  party,  his  advice  being'  often  sought  during  campaigns.  As  chair- 
man of  the  Democratic  county  executive  committee,  he  is  a very  important 
factor  in  the  party's  affairs  in  Guernsey.  This  position  he  has  held  at  various 
times.  He  is  also  district  committeeman  of  the  Democratic  state  committee, 
and  is  a popular  and  able  campaign  orator  in  the  county  and  state,  standing 
high  in  the  councils  of  his  party.  He  is  a member  of  the  Cambridge  school 
board,  the  Cambridge  public  library  board  and  the  Chautauqua  hoard,  and  he 
is  very  active  in  all  these  organizations.  He  is  a friend  of  education,  a lover 
of  good  hooks,  and  an  advocate  of  every  good  movement.  He  is  a member  of 
the  Presbyterian  church  and  has  been  since  he  was  sixteen  years  old.  He  has 
been  superintendent  of  the  Sunday  school  at  the  local  church  for  the  past 
fifteen  years.  He  is  an  active  church  man  and  he  stands  high  in  the  esteem 
of  the  people  in  every  way.  IMr.  IMcCulloch  has  never  married. 


DANIEL  E.  BRADEN. 

Daniel  E.  Braden,  of  Cambridge  township,  was  born  February  21,  1849, 
in  Center  township,  on  what  is  known  as  Mud  run.  His  parents  were  Elijah 
and  Mary  (Van  Kirk)  Braden.  His  maternal  grandfather,  William  \'an 
Kirk,  became  a resident  of  Coshocton  county,  Ohio,  in  the  early  days  of  the 
nineteenth  centurv,  and  later  in  life  was  a coal  operator  in  that  county,  where 
he  died  many  years  ago.  The  Braden  family  contributed  its  full  quota  to  the 
country's  defense  during  the  Civil  war.  Elijah,  the  father,  when  fifty-three 


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years  old,  enlisted  as  a member  of  Company  H,  Twelfth  Regiment  Ohio 
Caralry,  and  served  till  the  close  of  the  war.  Three  of  the  sons  also  enlisted. 
Ezekiel  was  in  Company  A,  First  Ohio  Cavalry,  being  the  second  man  to  en- 
list in  the  company.  William  V.  entered  a Pennsylvania  regiment  and  was 
killed  June  2,  1862,  at  the  battle  of  Fair  Oaks.  James  was  in  an  Ohio  regi- 
ment. These  four,  serving  under  separate  commands,  never  saw  each  other 
during  the  war.  The  father,  alheit  a militant  supporter  of  the  administra- 
tion during  the  war,  was  a Democrat  in  politics  all  his  life.  He  died  June 
7,  1872,  his  widow  on  March  17,  1877,  and  both  are  buried  in  Center  ceme- 
tery. Both  were  lifelong  members  of  the  Baptist  church,  of  Center.  In  the 
family  were  five  sons  and  two  daughters:  Eliza  Ann,  now  widow  of  Ezekiel 
Patterson;  Ezekiel,  a farmer  of  Shelby  county,  Illinois;  William  V.,  who  was 
killed  at  the  l)attle  of  Fair  Oaks;  Hannah,  deceased;  James,  living  at  Cam- 
bridge; Nancy  J.,  now  Mrs.  J.  R.  Black,  of  Cambridge  township;  Daniel  E. 
and  Jonathan,  of  Byesville. 

Daniel  E.  Braden  was  brought  up  on  the  farm  and  attended  the  country 
district  schools.  During  the  war,  when  his  father  and  brothers  were  at  the 
front,  the  care  of  the  farm  and  of  the  family  devolved  upon  him.  After  the 
war  he  made  his  home  with  William  and  ]\Irs.  Scott,  of  Cambridge  township, 
assuming  the  management  of  their  farm  after  Mr.  Scott  became  too  infirm 
to  do  so.  He  remained  with  them  until  he  was  married,  November  27,  1889, 
to  iMaggie  Reed,  daughter  of  the  late  John  and  Ellen  ( Broom)  Reed,  who 
resided  on  the  farm  where  Mr.  Braden  and  family  now  live.  Mrs.  Braden’s 
maternal  grandfather.  Rev.  Hugh  Broom,  came  from  Scotland  and  was  a 
Baptist  minister  who  was  well  known  all  over  southern  Ohio.  In  1832  he 
Iniilt  a house  of  dressed  stone,  which  is  now  in  excellent  condition  and  the 
home  of  the  Braden  family.  John  Reed,  Mrs.  Braden’s  father,  was  a farmer, 
and  met  his  death  in  a runaway  accident,  December  9,  1875.  His  widow  died 
in  1888.  They  were  the  parents  of  two  children,  IMaggie,  now  Airs.  Braden, 
and  H.  B.  Reed,  a farmer  of  Cambridge  township.  The  Bradens  have  two 
children,  Adlliam  R.  and  Alary  H.,  both  of  whom  are  at  home.  Air.  Braden 
has  one  hundred  and  sixty  acres  of  fine  land  and  engages  in  general  farming. 
A Democrat  in  politics,  he  is  well  informed  and  always  interested  in  public 
affairs.  He  and  his  family  are  members  of  the  Baptist  church,  of  Center, 
where  he  has  been  a deacon  for  fully  thirty  years.  He  is  a member  of  Rock 
Hill  Grange,  Patrons  of  Husbandry,  and  has  been  active  in  its  affairs.  He  is 
an  advocate  of  public  improvements  in  so  far  as  they  serve  the  public  good  and 
advance  morals,  and  is  a worker  for  the  advancement  of  the  temperance  cause. 
He  is  a progressive,  prosperous  farmer,  a good  citizen  and  a good  neighbor. 


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HOSIER  A.  FORSYTHE. 

Homer  A.  Forsythe  is  a name  known  to  every  one  who  has  the  slightest 
acquaintance  with  the  business  history  of  Cambridge  and  Guernsey  county. 
He  has  long  filled  a large  place  in  the  industrial  affairs  of  the  city,  and  as  an 
energetic,  enterprising  and  far-sighted  man  whose  judgment  and  discretion 
are  seldom  at  fault  and  wdiose  influence  makes  for  the  substantial  upbuilding 
of  the  community  he  has  earned  a reputation  second  to  none  of  his  contem- 
poraries. 

Mr.  Forsythe  was  born  in  Center  township,  Guernsey  county,  Ohio, 
April  27,  1869,  and  he  is  the  son  of  C.  P.  and  Sarah  A.  (Clipinger)  Forsythe, 
both  natives  of  this  county,  their  ancestors  having  come  here  from  Pennsvl- 
vania  at  an  early  date  and  were  pioneers  here.  The  father  was  a farmer  and 
in  later  life  a coal  operator  on  lands  which  he  himself  owned.  He  was  among 
the  \’ery  early  operators  in  the  Camliridge  district,  beginning  as  early  as  1891, 
and  he  became  an  extensive  operator  and  was  well-to-do  and  a man  of  influ- 
ence. He  was  a Republican  and  was  always  interested  in  party  affairs,  being  a 
man  of  fixed  opinions,  marked  independence  and  sterling  integrity.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  United  Presbyterian  church  and  a ruling  elder  in  the  same  for 
many  years.  His  family  consisted  of  seven  children,  three  sons  and  four 
daughters,  namely;  Howard  J.,  of  Cambridge:  Sarah  J.,  deceased:  Homer  A., 
of  this  review;  Maiy  E.,  who  married  William  C.  Morrison,  of  Guernsey 
county;  William  R.,  deceased;  Laura  B.  married.  Howard  AI.  Ewing,  of 
Coshocton  county,  Ohio ; and  Nora  May,  who  died  in  infancy.  The  father 
of  these  children  was  called  to  his  reward  on  July  16.  1903,  while  the  mother, 
a woman  of  gracious  personality,  survives. 

Homer  A.  Forsythe  grew  to  maturity  on  the  home  farm,  where  he  did 
a great  deal  of  hard  work  during  his  early  life.  He  attended  the  public  schools 
during  the  winter  months.  He  was  married  on  December  20,  1899,  to  Cora 
L.  Eagleson,  daughter  of  Thomas  Eagleson,  a sketch  of  whom  appears  else- 
where in  this  work.  To  this  union  four  children  have  been  born,  Willard  H., 
Thomas  R.,  Olive  Jennette  and  Ruth  Lucile.  The  family  home  is  now  at  the 
corner  of  Tenth  street  and  Wheeling  avenue,  Cambridge,  and  is  one  of  the 
most  pretentious  in  the  city,  of  beautiful  design  and  neatly  furnished. 

Since  manhood  the  subject  has  been  connected  with  the  Forsythe  Coal 
Company,  operating  mines  in  Guernsey  county,  this  business  having  begun 
nineteen  years  ago,  and  this  company  is  one  of  the  large  and  successful  opera- 
tors of  this  district.  He  is  secretary  and  treasurer  of  this  company  and  much 
of  its  large  success  has  been  due  to  his  wdse  counsel  and  judicious  manage- 


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meat,  for  lie  is  also  general  manager.  The  mines  operated  this  company 
have  a capacity  of  hfteen  hundred  tons  per  day.  i\Ir.  Forsythe  is  also  inter- 
ested in  the  Pittsburg-Belmont  Coal  Company  and  the  Belmont  Coal  and 
Land  Company,  of  Belmont  county,  Ohio,  Mr.  Forsythe  Ijeing  a memlDer  of 
the  l)oard  of  directors  of  those  companies.  He  is  also  interested  in  the  Wis- 
consin Coal  & Dock  Company,  of  Milwaukee.  He  is  a stockholder  in  the 
( iuernsey  National  Bank  and  is  interested  in  other  enterprises,  having  some 
\ aliialde  real  estate  holdings  in  Cambridge.  As  a business  man  he  has  been 
very  successful,  possessing  rare  soundness  of  judgment,  clear  discrimination 
and  the  ability  to  forecast  with  remarkable  accuracy  the  outcome  of  a present 
transaction. 

Politically,  Mr.  Forsythe  is  a Repul)lican  and  he  has  long  been  active  in 
])arty  affairs.  He  has  been  a member  of  the  Republican  county  committee  and 
has  lieen  frec|uently  a delegate  to  county,  district  and  state  conventions.  He 
filled  various  township  offices  while  a resident  of  Center  township,  and  since 
coming  to  Cambridge,  in  1903,  he  has  been  equally  active  in  public  affairs. 
I le  was  elected  a member  of  the  city  council  in  1907  and  he  is  now  serving  his 
second  term  in  this  capacity.  He  is  a progressive  citizen  in  every  respect  and 
an  advocate  of  public  improvements  and  a booster  for  Cambridge, — in  fact, 
he  is  an  advocate  of  everything  that  tends  to  promote  the  best  interests  of  the 
people  in  general.  He  and  his  family  are  members  of  the  Second  United 
Preslwterian  church,  in  which  Mr.  Forsythe  is  a ruling  elder,  and  both  he  and 
his  wife  are  church  and  Sunday  school  workers.  Fie  is  a member  of  the  Cam- 
bridge Country  Club  and  his  principal  recreation  is  an  occasional  game  of 
golf.  Personally  he  is  a very  pleasant  gentleman,  straightforward  in  his  busi- 
ness dealings  and  a plain  and  unassuming  man  of  affairs,  being  a fair  repre- 
sentative of  that  type  of  men  who  win  in  life's  struggle  because  they  deserve  to. 


HENRY  1\  WOODWORTH. 

The  following  is  the  record  of  the  life  of  one  who,  by  close  attention  to 
business,  has  achieved  marked  success  in  the  world’s  affairs  and  risen  to  an 
honorable  position  among  the  enterprising  men  of  the  city  with  which  his 
interests  are  identified.  It  is  a plain  record,  rendered  remarkable  by  no  strange 
or  mysterious  adventure,  no  wonderful  or  lucky  accident  and  no  tragic  situa- 
tion. Mr.  AVoodworth  is  one  of  those  estimal)le  characters  rvhose  integrity 
and  strong  personality  must  force  them  into  an  admirable  notoriety  which 


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their  modesty  neYer  seeks,  who  command  the  respect  of  their  contemporaries 
and  their  posterity  and  leave  the  impress  of  their  individuality  upon  the  age 
in  which  they  live. 

Henry  P.  Woodworth  was  born  on  July  12,  1851,  in  Perrv,  Xew  York, 
and  he  is  the  son  of  Philo  and  Lucy  (Hall)  Y’oodworth.  The  father  was 
a prominent,  able  and  effective  minister  in  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church  for 
a period  of  forty-five  years  in  western  New  York;  he  was  presiding  elder 
in  the  conference  for  many  years.  Lie  and  his  wife  never  lived  in  Ohio.  The 
father  died  in  1890,  being  survived  five  years  by  his  faithful  life  companion, 
who  joined  him  in  the  silent  land  in  1895.  Both  are  buried  in  the  cemetery  at 
Pekin,  Niagara  county.  New  York,  where  a great  deal  of  his  active  church 
work  was  done. 

Henry  P.  YYodworth  was  educated  in  the  puldic  schools  of  the  state  of 
New  York,  and  later  he  attended  Leroy  Academy  and  Eastman  Commercial 
College,  at  Poughkeepsie,  New  York.  Thus  well  equipped  for  his  life  work, 
he  liegan  his  business  career  by  clerking  in  a large  drygoods  store  in  Buffalo, 
New  York,  where  four  hundred  clerks  were  employed.  He  remained  with 
this  firm  two  years,  and  he  says  this  was  the  best  schooling  he  ever  had.  He 
next  turned  his  attention  to  school  teaching,  which  he  followed  successfully 
for  two  winters  in  the  district  schools  of  Niagara  county.  New  York.  He  then 
emigrated  to  the  South  and  was  employed  in  railroad  office  work  in  Llissis- 
sippi,  Louisiana  and  Tennessee,  in  general  offices  at  various  places,  being  thus 
emjiloyed  for  ten  years.  He  then  returned  to  western  New  York  and  en- 
gaged in  the  lumber  business  at  Lockport,  remaining  there  four  years.  He 
then  went  to  West  Virginia,  with  headquarters  still  at  Lockport,  New  York, 
and  later  at  Alarietta,  Ohio,  where  he  engaged  in  buying  and  shipping  hard 
lumber  from  the  AA'Yst  A^irginia  mills,  remaining  in  that  section  for  about  four 
3’ears.  In  1892  he  came  to  Cambridge  and  engaged  in  the  same  business  until 
1905,  when  he  retired.  He  was  an  extensive  operator  and  shipper  and  his 
efforts  were  attended  with  a large  measure  of  success.  He  has  extensive  real 
estate  interests  and  is  interested  in  various  business  enterprises,  but  is  not 
active.  He  is  a director  in  the  Citizens  Savings  Bank  and  the  Home  Tele- 
phone Company  and  is  kept  very  busv  looking  after  his  various  interests. 
He  is  a man  of  keen  discernment,  sound  judgment  and  rare  foresight.  Air. 
AAYodworth  is  also  a director  and  vice-president  of  the  Camhridge  Land  and 
Development  Company. 

Air.  AAYodworth  has  been  twice  married,  first  on  August  23.  1887,  to 
Isabelle  xA.yrault,  daughter  of  Lyman  Aju'ault,  of  Dalton,  New  York,  where  he 
was  engaged  in  the  general  mercantile  business  for  man\-  years.  Iiecoming  one 


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of  the  prosperous  and  prominent  men  of  that  city.  To  this  first  union  one 
(laughter  was  born,  Isabelle.  The  mother  died  in  September,  1890.  The  sec- 
ond marriage  was  celelirated  on  February  22,  1895,  with  Ella  F.  Miller, 
daughter  of  Lafayette  and  Mary  ( McCullough  ) Miller,  of  Kimbolton,  Guern- 
sey county,  Ohio.  Both  these  families  were  prominent  among  the  early  pio- 
neers here.  The  second  union  resulted  in  the  liirth  of  one  son,  AVard  AV.  The 
AAVjodworth  home,  an  attractive  and  commodious  one,  stands  on  an  eminence 
northeast  of  Cambridge  in  Oakland  Place,  one  of  the  finest  residence  districts 
of  the  city,  and  this  home  is  not  only  one  of  the  most  pretentious  and  beautiful, 
hut  is  one  noted  for  its  hospitality  and  good  cheer,  where  the  many  friends  of 
the  family  frequentlv  gather. 

T’olitically,  Mr.  AAModworth  is  a Democrat,  and  while  he  is  always  more 
or  less  interested  in  political  matters,  he  has  never  been  active  in  party  affairs. 
Fie  is  a Master  Mason  and  he  and  his  family  are  attendants  and  liberal  sup- 
])orters  of  the  Methodist  Episcojial  church  South,  Mrs.  AAModworth  being  a 
member  of  the  same. 

Air.  AA’oodworth  has  lieen  very  successful  in  all  his  business  relations, 
being  a man  who  lielieves  in  keeping  abreast  of  the  times  in  every  respect, 
and  his  straightforward,  honest  methods  and  his  genial  and  genteel  character- 
istics have  won  and  retained  the  confidence  with  those  with  whom  he  has  had 
dealings. 


CAPT.  ALEXANDER  ADDISON  TAA^LOR. 

Guernsey  county  has  produced  no  more  deserving  and  more  honored 
citizen  than  the  late  Capt.  Alexander  Addison  Taylor,  who  was  called  to  his 
resting  place  on  May  10,  1908.  He  was  horn  on  September  18,  1832,  in 
Holmes  county,  near  Killbuck,  the  fourth  son  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Alexander  D. 
Taylor.  His  parents  had  removed  to  Killbuck  from  Goshen  township,  Bel- 
mont count}",  and  soon  after  the  birth  of  this  son  moved  back  to  Belmont 
county,  soon  to  remove  to  Oxford  township,  Guernsey  county,  on  the  National 
pike,  three  miles  west  of  Fairview  and  one  and  a half  miles  east  of  Middleton, 
while  A.  A.  Taylor  was  still  in  infancy. 

The  common  schools  of  Oxford  township  afforded  the  educational  ad- 
^•antages  enjoyed  by  Captain  Taylor.  He  afterwards  attended  Madison  Col- 
lege, at  Antrim,  along  with  his  brother,  Joseph  D.  Taylor.  His  education 
secured.  A.  A.  Taylor  for  a number  of  years  was  a school  teacher  and  taught 
•at  a number  of  places  in  Guernsey,  Noble  and  Belmont  counties.  He  lived 


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the  life  of  the  average  farmer  boy,  but  managed  to  gain  a fair  education  and 
in  his  youth  was  regarded  as  unusually  ambitious  to  win  a place  of  usefulness 
among  his  fellows.  The  family  removed  to  Cambridge  when  the  place  was 
but  a hamlet,  and  were  prominent  in  its  industrial,  political,  social  and  re- 
ligious life. 

At  the  breaking  out  of  the  Civil  war,  Mr.  Taylor  was  teaching  in  Noble 
county,  Ohio,  near  the  Baltimore  & Ohio  railroad,  and,  as  he  expressed  it. 
“where  I could  hear  the  passing  trains  loaded  with  Union  soldiers  for  the 
front  on  the  Potomac  and  the  Cumberland.’’  He  continued.  "The  measles 
broke  out  in  my  school,  and  that,  with  the  Union  yell,  was  too  much  for  me 
and  I soon  made  up  my  mind  to  become  a soldier.”  He  enlisted  on  iMay  27, 
1862,  in  the  three  months  service,  in  Company  A.  Eighty-fifth  Ohio  Infantry, 
and  was  mustered  out  on  Septemlier  23,  1862,  at  Camp  Chase,  Columbus, 
Ohio,  with  the  rank  of  first  lieutenant.  He  entered  the  three  years’  service  on 
August  23,  1862,  thirty  days  before  he  was  mustered  out  of  the  three- 
months’  service,  the  mustering  out  being  delayed  on  account  of  the  new  re- 
cruits in  Camp  Chase  needing  assistance  of  the  older  recruits.  His  three 
years’  enlistment  was  in  Company  H,  One  Hundred  and  Twenty-second  Ohio 
Infantry,  and  he  served  until  July  11,  1865. 

M'hile  his  regiment  was  at  Adnchester,  ’Virginia,  with  General  iMilroy’s 
command,  on  June  13,  1863,  Lieutenant  Taylor  was  in  charge  of  a picket  post 
far  to  the  front.  Elwell’s  Confederate  corps  of  fifteen  thousand  men  attacked 
Milroy,  who  had  about  six  thousand  men,  at  nine  A.  VI.  Saturday,  June  13th, 
and  the  story  of  that  gallant  struggle  has  often  been  told.  General  Vlilroy 
On  Sunday  night  decided  to  withdraw  his  forces,  but  his  pickets  could  not  be 
notified,  and  so  Taylor  and  his  men  were  captured.  He  was  taken  to  Libby 
prison  with  the  late  Bishop  C.  C.  VIcCabe,  then  chaplain  of  the  One  Hundred 
and  Twenty-second  Ohio,  and  remained  a prisoner  until  October.  1864,  when 
he  escaped  and  rejoined  his  regiment.  He  was  appointed  adjutant  on  No- 
vembei  14.  1864.  but  did  not  assume  the  duties  and  took  command  of  Com- 
pany A.  He  was  commissioned  a captain  on  Vlarch  16,  1865.  Captain  Tay- 
lor’s mili\arv  service  was  highU  creditable.  He  was  mustered  into  the  Grand 
Army  of  Le  Republic  in  1885.  and  became  the  first  commander  of  Cambridge 
Post  No.  313.  He  became  prominent  in  the  order,  served  in  the  national 
council  of  adininistration  from  Ohio  for  several  terms,  was  at  one  time  a mem- 
ber of  the  national  committee  on  pensions,  and  at  the  time  of  his  death  was  a 
member  of  the  executive  committee.  He  'was  several  times  prominently  men- 
tioned as  a candidate  for  grand  commander  of  the  national  organization. 
Captain  Taylor  wa;  a member  of  the  Ohio  Commandery  of  the  Loyal  Legion. 


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During  the  early  part  of  the  war,  and  while  he  was  teaching  school, 
]\Ir.  Taylor  served  as  surveyor  of  Guernsey  county.  In  April,  1862,  the 
family  moved  from  the  old  liome  farm  near  Middleton,  in  Oxford  township, 
to  Camhridge,  and  ever  afterwards  that  city  was  his  home.  After  the  close 
of  the  war  Captain  Taylor  read  law,  but  was  never  admitted  to  the  bar.  He 
was  a Republican  in  politics,  and  a loyal  supporter  of  the  party  and  able  advo- 
cate of  its  principles.  In  October,  1866,  he  was  elected  auditor  of  Guernsey 
county,  and  in  1S68  re-elected,  and  liy  an  extension  of  his  second  term  seiwed 
in  all  four  years  and  eight  months. 

Until  his  death  Captain  Taylor  was  prominent  in  public  and  commercial 
life  in  Cambridge.  For  thirty-six  years  he  was  connected  with  the  Guernsev 
National  Bank,  one  of  the  leading  financial  institutions  of  Guernsey  county, 
and  for  the  most  of  these  years  acted  as  cashier.  His  bank  grew  in  prestige 
and  financial  gain,  and  its  strength  was  known  within  a wide  radius.  Captain 
Taylor  was  active  and  useful  in  ])ublic  affairs,  and  his  voice  and  vote  were  al- 
ways in  favor  of  needed  improvements  and  progress.  His  word  was  his  bond 
and  his  identification  with  a movement  or  institution  meant  its  success.  He 
was  treasurer  of  the  committee  that  instituted  the  Guernsey  County  Monu- 
mental Association  and  to  his  efforts  is  credited  much  of  the  work  of  securing 
the  beautiful  monument  that  stands  at  the  entrance  of  the  court  house  sc[uare. 
Captain  Taylor  was  prominent  in  establishing  and  in  conducting  the  Cam- 
bridge  Public  Library  and  was  interested  financially  and  a member  of  the 
directory  of  the  Colonial  Building  Company,  the  Cambridge  Roofing  Com- 
panv  and  the  Cambridge  Chautauqua  Assembly.  Nearly  all  of  his  life  h- 
was  a member  of  the  First  Methodist  church,  and  ’was  for  many  years  o’le 
of  its  board  of  trustees. 

The  Captain  was  one  of  a large  family,  several  of  whom  gained  promi- 
nence and  distinction.  William  P.,  Dr.  J.  Clarkson,  Hon.  Joseph  D.,  J. 
Bvron,  Wilson  Shannon  and  Col.  David  D.  were  brothers  of  Captain  Caylor, 
who  preceded  him  to  death.  Dr.  G.  Kennon,  of  Cincinnati,  and  Hon.  T. 
Corwin,  of  Washington,  are  surviving  brothers,  who,  together  w’ch  a de- 
ceased sister,  Mrs.  Sarah  Taylor  Petty,  the  wife  of  the  Rev,  A,  L Petty,  of 
Duncan  Falls,  comprised  the  family  of  so  many  distinguished  people.  The 
Hon.  Joseph  D.  Taylor  had  represented  the  district  in  Congre.'S ; David  D. 
was  the  widely  known  editor  of  the  Guernsey  Times,  and  all  the  brothers 
were  progressive  and  enterprising,  and  each  left  his  impress  upon  the  com- 
munity. 

On  January  18,  1870,  Captain  Taylor  was  married  to  Fda  McCracken,  of 
Cambridge,  who  sun  ives  him.  No  children  were  born  to  tiis  union,  but  Cap- 


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tain  and  i\Irs.  Taylor  were  foster  parents  to  Charles,  AA’illiam  and  Lida  Tay- 
lor, the  children  of  William  P.  Taylor,  a brother.  Their  home  life  was  ideal 
and  showed  the  realization  of  the  best  and  divinest  teachings  concerning  mar- 
riage. The  Taylor  residence  was  always  open  to  a wide  circle  of  relatives  and 
friends  and  was  the  scene  of  many  a social  gathering. 

Alexander  A.  Taylor  lived  a good  life  and  the  world  is  the  richer  because 
of  his  more  than  sixty  years  of  usefulness  in  the  broad  fields  in  which  he 
labored.  A warm  friend,  a man  among  men,  unselfish  and  genial,  he  left 
a place  not  to  be  filled.  During  a long  life  he  had  been  a robust  man,  and 
by  temperament  sanguine,  in  habits  strictly  temperate  in  all  things,  optimistic 
always,  he  had  escaped  serious  illness,  until  the  attack  which  carried  him  off. 
The  best  of  attention  and  highest  medical  skill  then  failed  to  win  back  his 
wonted  energy,  and  he  fell  asleep  like  a little  child  and  was  at  rest. 


RICHARD  :M.  ALLISON. 


We  read  with  interest  the  biography  of  a man,  especially  one  young  in 
years,  who,  by  indomitable  courage,  overcomes  the  many  obstacles  found  in 
the  pathway  of  everyone  who  has  an  ambition  to  attain  to  heights  above  the 
mediocre.  Such  a man  is  Richard  M.  Allison,  one  of  the  progressive  citizens 
of  Cambridge,  Guernsey  county,  in  which  city  he  was  born,  on  September  12, 
1875.  He  is  the  son  of  John  A.  and  Hannah  (Aloore)  Allison.  The  father 
was  born  in  this  county,  and  was  the  son  of  John  and  iMartha  Allison,  who 
came  to  the  county  among  the  early  pioneers  from  Pennsylvania,  and  they 
were  among  the  founders  of  Cambridge  and  they  were  active  and  prominent 
in  the  early  development  of  the  county.  When  a mere  youth  the  father  began 
working  with  the  Scott  Coal  and  Salt  Company,  with  which  he  remained  for 
a period  of  twentv-one  years,  which  was  the  earliest  and  largest  operating 
companv  of  its  kind.  His  family  becoming  of  school  age,  he  realized  the 
necessity  of  better  educational  advantages  and  he  left  the  employ  of  the  Scott 
Coal  and  Salt  Company  and  moved  to  Cambridge  in  order  to  obtain  such  ad- 
vantages. Upon  coming  here  he  began  work  for  the  Cleveland  & klarietta 
Railroad  Company  as  car  inspector  and  was  with  this  company  until  incapaci- 
tated for  so  strenuous  a line  of  work,  so  he  resigned  and  accepted  the  janitor- 
ship  of  the  South  Side  school  building,  which  he  held  for  eleven  years,  or 
until  his  death,  on  April  25.  1910.  After  leaving  the  Scott  Coal  and  Salt 


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Company  and  prior  to  going  with  the  railroad  company  he  was  su])erintendent 
of  the  Camlrridge  workhouse.  Politically,  he  was  a Democrat  and  he  served 
in  the  city  council  from  the  fourth  ward  for  two  years  and  he  was  always 
])rominent  and  active  in  public  matters.  He  was  a devont  member  of  the 
Baptist  church  for  many  years,  was  a deacon  in  the  same  and  was  treasurer 
of  the  local  church  from  1890  until  his  death.  He  was  also  a Sunday  school 
worker.  He  was  a man  of  exemplary  habits  and  ])ositive  traits  of  character 
and  he  had  a host  of  warm  personal  friends.  He  was  a member  of  the  Cam- 
bridge Lodge,  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  and  Cambridge  Lodge, 
Knights  of  Pythias,  and  was  an  active  lodge  worker,  having  served  in  all  the 
official  capacities  and  at  the  time  of  his  death  he  was  the  oldest  living  mem- 
l;er  in  both  these  lodges.  His  widow  survives  and  is  living  in  Cambridge. 
She,  too,  is  a devoted  member  of  the  Baptist  church  and  is  known  for  her 
charitable  deeds,  always  finding  time  to  give  aid  and  comfort  to  her  suffering 
neighbors,  although  devoted  to  her  own  home  and  family.  She  is  the  mother 
of  five  children,  namely;  William  A.,  an  engineer  for  the  Pennsylvania  Rail- 
road Companv ; John  A.  is  shipping  clerk  for  Suitt  Brothers;  Anna  is  now 
.Mrs.  F.  B.  Scott,  of  Newark,  Ohio;  Kenneth  died  November  18,  1905,  at 
the  age  of  eighteen  years;  and  Richard  M.,  of  this  review,  he  being  the  eldest 
of  the  family. 

The  education  of  Richard  M.  Allison  was  obtained  in  the  public  schools 
of  Cambridge.  Leaving  school  at  the  age  of  sixteen  years,  he  found  employ- 
ment with  the  Camlu'idge  Chair  Company,  with  which  he  remained  for  nine 
years,  learning  the  trade  of  hardwood  finisher.  He  became  an  expert  at  this, 
hut  resigned  to  become  an  employe  of  the  Cleveland  & Marietta  Railroad 
Company’s  shops  at  Cambridge  in  1901,  and  he  Avas  with  this  company  for 
eight  years  in  charge  of  the  paint  shop.  In  March.  190*8,  he  resigned  his  posi- 
tion with  the  railroad  company  and  engaged  in  the  upholstering  and  picture 
framing  business  for  himself.  He  continued  in  this  line  of  business  until  the 
fall  of  1909,  when  he  was  elected  mayor  of  Cambridge  on  the  Democratic 
ticket,  assuming  his  official  duties  on  January  i,  1910.  Although  the  city  is 
largely  Repuldican,  he  defeated  his  opponent  by  two  hundred  votes,  which  is 
certainlv  criterion  enough  of  his  excellent  standing  here  and  of  the  universal 
confidence  in  which  he  is  held  by  all  classes.  He  is  a good  mixer,  a man  of 
integrity  and  much  native  ability,  and  his  administration  started  off  very 
auspiciously,  and  he  is  doing  many  things  for  the  city  that  will  he  of  perma- 
nent good  to  the  community  and  will  endear  him  to  his  constituents  and  the 
people  in  general.  His  able  and  judicious  administration  so  far  has  proven  the 
wisdom  of  his  selection  for  this  important  office.  He  is  an  uncompromising 


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Democrat  and  has  always  been  interested  in  public  matters ; he  was  never 
before  a candidate  for  any  office. 

Fraternally,  i\Ir.  Allison  is  a member  of  the  Cambridge  lodge  of  the 
Knights  of  Pythias,  and  has  been  ever  since  old  enough  to  become  a mem- 
ber. He  has  passed  all  the  chairs,  and  held  the  offices  of  trustee  and  financial 
secretary.  He  is  also  a member  of  the  Alodern  AAffiodmen  of  America. 

Mr.  Allison  Avas  married  on  October  21,  1896,  to  Jessie  D.  IMcKinney, 
daughter  of  Jesse  and  Sarah  (Morrow)  iMcKinne}’.  Her  father  served  in 
the  Union  army  throughout  the  Civil  war,  and  he  was  a man  of  wonderful 
physical  strength.  He  was  foreman  of  the  Cleveland  & [Marietta  Idacksmith 
shops,  working  for  that  railroad  company  for  mau}^  years  in  this  capacity. 
Prior  to  that  time  he  was  a blacksmith  and  w'agonmaker  in  Cambridge.  His 
death  occurred  February  10,  1910.  He  retired  to  his  farm  several  years  previ- 
ously and  spent  his  last  years  enjoying  the  comforts  of  life  as  a result  of  his 
former  years  of  activity.  His  wife  preceded  him  to  the  grave,  dying  on 
February  3,  1897.  Both  are  buried  in  the  Cambridge  cemetery. 

To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Allison  have  been  born  five  children,  three  sons  and 
two  daughters,  Donald  ]\I.,  Sarah  Vemita,  Harrold  K.,  Richard  INL  and  Dor- 
othy. jMr.  Allison  and  wife  are  members  of  the  Baptist  church  and  are  active 
in  church  and  Sunday  school  work.  [Mrs.  Allison  is  a most  estimable  woman 
and  has  a wide  circle  of  friends.  Mr.  Allison  was  always  a baseball  enthusiast 
and  has  lost  none  of  his  interest  in  the  game, — in  fact,  he  is  an  advocate  of 
all  healthy  athletics,  especially  outdoor  sports.  He  is  a man  of  fine  personal 
traits  and  is  deserving  of  the  confidence  which  is  reposed  in  him  by  everyone 
and  of  the  high  esteem  in  which  he  is  held. 


JOHN  S.  BERRY. 

A list  of  Guernsey  county’s  prominent  families  would  certainly  be  in- 
complete were  there  failure  to  make  specific  mention  of  John  S.  Berry,  a 
popular  and  efficient  public  official  and  representative  citizen,  for  his  life  has 
been  one  of  usefulness  and  honor,  resulting  in  good  to  everyone  with  whom 
he  has  had  dealings,  whether  in  business,  public  or  social  life.  His  career  is 
exemplary  in  every  respect,  and  he  has  always  supported  those  interests  which 
are  calculated  to  uplift  and  benefit  humanity,  while  his  own  moral  worth  is 
deserving  of  the  highest  commendation. 

Mr.  Berry  was  born  on  September  24,  i866.  in  Kimbolton,  Liberty 


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township,  this  county.  He  is  the  son  of  William  T.  and  Caroline  J.  (Sloan) 
Berry,  both  parents  natives  of  Guernsey  county.  The  Berry  family  is  of  Irish 
descent,  the  ancestry  coming  from  Ireland  to  America  in  a very  early  day. 
The  Sloans  came  here  from  a German  settlement  in  Pennsylvania.  The 
father  was  a school  teacher  in  the  schools  of  Guernsey  county  for  many  years 
and  he  was  one  of  the  county  school  examiners  for  some  time.  He  was  a 
man  of  high  character  and  intelligence.  His  death  occurred  in  August,  1892; 
his  widow  still  survives. 

John  S.  Berry  was  educated  in  the  schools  of  Kimbolton  and  at  the  age 
of  fourteen  years  he  left  home  for  the  purpose  of  learning  telegraphy  in  the 
Guernsey  offices  of  the  Cleveland  & Marietta  railroad,  near  the  north  line  of 
Guernsey  county.  He  learned  this  business  and  for  eight  years  was  railroad 
agent  and  telegraph  operator  at  different  stations  along  the  Cleveland  & 
Marietta  railroad,  hie  then  came  to  Cambridge  and  for  two  years  he  was  a 
trick  dispatcher  at  the  Cleveland  & Marietta  shops  in  Cambridge.  He  was 
then  chief  dispatcher  and  train  master  for  the  road  mentioned  above,  which 
service  terminated  in  1898.  He  then  entered  the  postal  service  as  a letter 
carrier  when  free  mail  delivery  was  established  in  Cambridge.  After  re- 
maining in  this  service  eight  years,  he  resigned  in  1907  to  become  deputy 
sheriff  under  Sheriff  H.  K.  Moore.  In  1910  he  was  nominated  for  sheriff  by 
the  Republicans  of  Guernsey  county,  and  his  candidacy  was  looked  upon  with 
general  favor  from  the  first,  everyone  predicting  his  election  in  the  follow-ing 
November,  owing  to  his  general  popularity  with  all  classes,  regardless  of  party 
alignment.  He  has  a remarkable  record  as  an  efficient  officer  while  serving  as 
deputy  sheriff.  He  has  gone  into  fourteen  states  for  men  under  indictment 
and  has  never  failed  in  landing  his  man.  Seven  men  out  of  eight  who  broke 
jail  during  his  term  were  recaptured  by  him.  He  also  claims  the  distinction 
of  making  the  first  arrest  under  the  “search  and  seizure”  clause  of  the  present 
Rose  local  option  law  at  Pleasant  City,  Guernsey  county,  in  which  two  car 
loads  of  licpior  were  taken  in  charge.  The  parties  to  whom  the  same  ryere 
consigned  were  arrested  and  heavily  fined.  He  has  shown  himself  at  all  times 
to  be  a very  courageous  officer,  always  willing  to  do  his  duty  and  serve  the 
])eople  to  the  very  best  of  his  ability.  He  bas  always  has  the  courage  of  his 
convictions,  and,  when  he  knows  he  is  right,  goes  ahead  despite  obstacles. 
He  is  a Republican  in  politics  and  always  active  in  party  affairs.  Prior  to  en- 
tering the  postal  service  he  was  a member  of  the  city  council,  resigning  his 
seat  in  the  same  for  the  purpose  of  entering  the  postal  service. 

i\Ir.  Berry  was  twice  married,  first,  on  October  30,  1899,  to  Helen  B. 
Whitcraft,  daughter  of  James  P.  and  Edith  Whitcraft,  of  Cambridge,  Ohio. 


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To  this  union  two  children  were  born,  Edith  B.  and  James  A.,  lioth  of  whom 
are  living.  Their  mother  passed  to  her  rest  on  September  3,  1896.  The  sec- 
ond marriage  of  Mr.  Berry  was  solemnized  on  April  25,  1900,  to  Christine 
B.  AArick,  the  youngest  daughter  of  John  L.  and  Christina  ( Brady)  A’yrick, 
of  Washington.  Wills  township,  Guernsey  county.  This  union  has  been  with- 
out issue. 

Mr.  Berry  is  a member  of  Cambridge  Lodge  No.  53,  Knights  of  Pythias, 
and  the  Uniform  Rank  of  this  order,  and  he  is  past  chancellor  of  the  same. 
He  belongs  to  Cambridge  Camp  No.  3542,  iModern  Woodmen  of  America. 
He  is  also  a member  of  the  National  Sheriffs'  Association.  He  and  his  wife 
belong  to  the  First  Episcopal  church,  having  been  allied  with  the  same  since 
childhood  and  they  are  active  in  church  and  Sunday  school  work.  They  are 
prominent  and  influential  in  their  community,  being  highly  esteemed  by  all 
who  know  them. 


EDWARD  HALL. 

The  history  of  Quaker  City  and  vicinity  and  that  of  the  career  of  Edward 
Hall  is  pretty  much  one  and  the  same,  for  here  he  has  lived  and  labored  for 
three-quarters  of  a century,  has  seen  the  development  of  this  localitv  from 
the  primeval  forest  to  the  present  time  and  has  taken  a leading  part  in  the 
same.  It  is  interesting  to  hear  him  recount  reminiscenses  of  those  early  times. 
He  was  born  i\Iay  12,  1834.  in  the  same  neighborhood  where  he  lives,  having, 
as  before  intimated,  spent  his  entire  life  here,  and  he  is  the  son  of  Cyrus  and 
Ellen  (Strahl)  Hall.  The  father  was  born  in  what  is  now  Millwood  town- 
ship, then  a part  of  O.xford.  he  having  the  distinction  of  being  the  first  white 
child  born  in  the  township.  His  father,  John  Hall,  came  to  iMillwood  town- 
ship in  August.  1806,  and  entered  raw  land.  The  great-grandfather,  Isaac 
Hall,  and  his  family  came  to  Ohio  from  North  Carolina,  the  ancestry  origi- 
nally coming  from  England  and  settling  in  that  state.  In  1805  the  family 
came  to  Ohio  and  settled  in  Belmont  county,  which  was  then  a dense  forest, 
infested  by  wild  game.  The  year  following  John  Hall  came  to  iMillwood 
township,  and  in  1807  the  family  of  John  and  Phebe  Hall  came  to  this  town- 
ship, and  John  Webster  entered  eight  hundred  acres  of  land,  eighty  acres  for 
each  member  of  his  family  of  ten  children.  John  Hall  was  a young  man  at 
that  time  and  soon  afterwards  he  married  Phoebe  Webster,  and  they  began 
keeping  house  in  the  log  cabin  home  that  John  Hall  had  already  erected  on  the 
land,  one  hundred  ami  sixtv  acres,  which  he  had  entered  from  the  government 


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when  coming  liere.  He  dcYeloped  a large  tract  of  land.  His  family  consisted 
of  eight  children,  si.x  sons  and  two  daughters,  namely:  Cyrus,  Isaac  W., 
'hhomas,  John  P.,  Eli,  Jesse,  Hanna  Ann  and  Eliza  W.,  all  of  whom  are  de- 
ceased, dying  many  years  ago,  and  are  buried  in  the  Friends’  cemetery,  just 
east  of  Quaker  City,  the  Halls,  the  Websters  and  most  of  the  early  settlers  of 
this  locality  having  been  Quakers.  Cyrus  Hall,  the  father  of  the  subject,  was 
a prosperous  farmer  and  a man  much  interested  in  the  welfare,  progress  and 
development  of  the  community,  and  he  was  a faithful  adherent  of  the  Quaker 
church.  His  family  consisted  of  four  sons  and  one  daughter.  One  son  and 
the  daughter  died  in  childhood;  Edward,  of  this  review,  Joel  and  Thomas 
C.  are  living,  all  three  being  over  seventy  years  of  age,  and  they  make  their 
residence  in  Alillwood  township  and  live  adjoining  each  other.  The  death  of 
Cyrus  Hall  occurred  on  June  i6,  1884,  his  widow  following  him  to  the 
grave  in  the  fall  of  1889,  aged  nearly  eighty-one  years,  and  they  are  buried  in 
the  Friends’  cemetery  at  Quaker  City,  where  most  of  the  Halls  are  buried. 

Edward  Hall  grew  to  maturity  on  his  father’s  farm  and  obtained  his 
education  in  the  log  cal)in  school  house  near  his  father’s  home.  He  Avorked 
on  the  farm  during  all  the  months  that  work  was  possilde,  and  being  the  oldest 
child  in  the  family  he  was  put  to  work  in  the  fields  very  early  in  life.  His 
schooling  was  limited  to  a few  weeks  during  the  winter,  though  by  later  obser- 
vation, study  and  reading  at  home  he  became  fairly  well  educated,  and  he  is 
well  informed  on  all  public  cpiestions  and  issues  that  concern  the  best  interests 
of  the  people. 

i\Ir.  Hall  was  married  on  March  27,  i86i,  to  Phoebe  Hollingshead, 
daughter  of  Thomas  and  Mary  ( Hartley)  Hollingshead.  Both  the  Hollings- 
heads  and  the  Hartleys  were  prominent  families  here  in  pioneer  days.  To 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hall  two  children  have  been  born,  Lanra,  who  tvas  left  a widow 
and  is  now  living  at  home  with  lier  parents,  and  Isaac  A.,  who  is  married  and 
resides  on  the  home  farm.  These  parents  are  living  on  the  farm  where  they 
Iiave  resided  ever  since  their  marriage.  Mr.  Hall  erected  a fine,  modern  brick 
residence  in  1886  on  an  elevation  in  a grove  and  overlooking  a beautiful  ex- 
panse of  conntrv,  and  it  is  an  ideal  home. 

Politically,  i\Ir.  Hall  is  a Republican,  as  all  the  Halls  have  been,  and  he  is 
alwavs  interested  in  public  matters.  He  has  served  as  a member  of  the  town- 
slii])  school  board  and  has  always  been  interested  in  educational  matters.  He 
and  his  familv  adhere  to  the  Friends  church.  The  Hall  family  have  been  a 
most  potent  factor  in  the  development  and  advancement  of  Millwood  town- 
ship and  surrounding  townships,  both  in  business  and  farming,  society,  schools. 


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churches,  etc.  Mr.  Hall  has  a fine  farm  of  one  hundred  and  fifty-three  acres, 
well  improved  and  under  a high  state  of  cultivation.  Xo  family  has  stood 
higher  in  this  locality  from  the  early  <lays  to  the  present  than  the  Halls. 


WILLIA^I  EAGLETOX. 

Four  score  and  se\’en  years  have  dissolved  in  the  mists  of  time,  the  most 
remarkable  years  in  the  history  of  the  world,  since  the  honored  and  venerable 
gentleman  whose  name  appears  above  first  saw  the  light  of  day.  Heaven 
bounteously  lengthened  out  his  life  until  he  witnessed  the  crowning  glory  of  his 
wonderful  epoch,  rewarding  him  with  an  unusual  span  of  vears  as  a result  of 
consistent  and  virtuous  living  in  his  youth  and  the  years  of  his  manhood,  until 
in  the  golden  Indian  summer  of  his  life,  surroundeil  by  comfort  and  jilentv 
as  a resnlt  of  his  earlier  years  of  industry  and  frugality,  he  was  able  to  take 
a retrospective  glance  down  the  corridors  of  the  relentless  and  irrevocable 
past  and  feel  that  his  was  an  eminently  useful  and  successful  life.  He  lived 
to  see  and  take  a prominent  part  in  the  wonderful  development  of  Guernsev 
county,  especially  Center  township,  where  he  resided. 

Mr.  Eagleton  was  born  August  14,  1823,  in  Center  township,  the  son  of 
John  and  Elizabeth  ( McCabe ) Eagleton.  The  father  came  from  Ireland 
when  only'five  years  old  with  his  parents,  Mhlliam  and  Jane  ( \AAlker ) Eagle- 
ton, and  first  settled  in  Lancaster  county,  Pennsylvania,  and  later  came  to 
Washington  county,  Pennsylvania,  rvhere  their  son  John  ivas  married  to 
Elizabeth  AIcCabe,  wdio  had  been  formerly  married  to  John  McDowell,  and 
she  had  three  children,  Sarah,  deceased,  James  and  John  iMcDowell,  who  came 
to  Center  township,  Guernsey  county,  Ohio,  w-ith  their  mother  and  stepfather 
in  1822.  The  father  entered  eighty  acres  of  land  in  the  woods,  from  Andrew 
Jackson  as  President,  and  forty  acres  from  Martin  Van  Buren  as  President, 
and  owned  this  land  until  his  death,  in  February,  1864.  His  widow  survived 
until  August  17,  1866.  and  both  are  now  bnried  in  the  cemetery  at  Washing- 
ton. John  and  Elizabeth  Eagleton  had  a family  of  three  daughters  and  three 
sons;  Eliza,  Jane,  Rachel,  AAulliam,  Israel  and  Henry. 

V'illiam  Eagleton  spent  his  childhood  and  youth  with  his  parents  on  the 
farm.  He  attended  the  schools  taught  in  the  neighborhood  and  when  old 
enough  was  on  the  farm  engaged  in  clearing  more  acres  to  be  farmed ; at 
night  he  would  read,  by  the  light  of  a hickory  torch,  and  .sometimes  a tallow 
dip  candle,  such  books  as  were  obtainable.  Thus,  he  grew  up  and  spent  his 

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youth.  He  was  married  on  March  27,  1847,  to  Elizabeth  Stewart,  daughter 
of  James  and  Jane  ( A\'alker)  Stewart,  of  MHshington  county.  Pennsylvania, 
(originally,  l)iit  coming  to  Guernsey  county,  Ohio,  in  1838. 

'J'o  i\Ir.  and  i\Irs.  Eagleton  were  horn  hve  sons  and  two  daughters,  name- 
ly; John,  deceased;  James  S.,  of  Denver,  Colorado,  a teacher  in  the  public 
schools:  William  H.,  also  a teacher  in  the  schools  of  Denver,  Colorado;  Mat- 
thew E.,  a teacher  in  the  Den\'er  schools;  Mack,  of  Guernsey  countv;  Man- 
Jane.  now  Mrs.  James  Stillion,  in  the  state  of  Washington;  Amanda,  now 
IMrs.  Whlliam  IMawhoor,  of  Jefferson  township,  Guernsey  county.  After  his 
marriage  Mr.  Eagleton  settled  ou  a farm  a mile  north  of  Eagleton’s  home- 
stead, where  he  resided  for  two  years,  which  farm  he  bought  while  living 
there.  He  then  lived  in  x'arious  places  until  1857  when  he  came  to  the  farm 
wliere  he  lived  at  the  time  of  his  death,  which  occurred  on  October  2, 
iijio.  He  acquired  lands  to  the  amount  of  three  hundred  acres  and  devoted 
his  energies  to  farming  and  sheep  raising.  He  pros])ered  and  was  a man  of 
progressive  ideas  and  of  great  influence  in  the  community.  After  his  mar- 
riage, in  addition  to  his  farming  interests,  he  studied  law  aud  was  admitted  to 
the  bar.  and  for  a number  of  years  he  practiced  iu  the  Guernsey  county  courts, 
and  es])ecially  the  justice  courts  of  the  county,  but  never  gave  up  his  farm 
interests.  . He  was  a man  of  marked  ability  and  a broad  education,  acquired 
by  reading  and  in  the  school  of  experience.  His  sons  were  all  given  educa- 
tions, the  most  of  which,  however,  was  obtained  by  personal  application  to 
study  at  home  aud  in  the  common  schools,  and  three  of  these  sons  are  now 
prominent  educators  iu  the  city  of  Denver.  Mr.  Eagleton  was  a Democrat 
of  the  Jeffersonian  school  and  was  active  in  public  affairs,  having  served  the 
public  in  many  positions.  Eor  many  years  he  was  a justice  of  the  peace  and 
he  also  filled  all  the  offices  in  the  township  exce])t  constable,  which  he  declined. 
He  was  a school  director  for  many  years.  After  being  admitted  to  the  bar, 
he  declined  all  of  these  offices.  No  man  stood  higher  in  the  estimation  of  the 
people  and  no  man  has  been  more  active  in  public  matters  that  tended  for 
good,  than  Mr.  Eagleton.  He  was  for  many  years  a member  of  the  Masonic 
order  and  his  family  are  members  of  the  IMethodist  Episcopal  church.  He 
was  active  in  church  work  for  over  thirty  years  and  a deacon  for  many  years. 
His  wife  died  in  January,  1896,  and  is  buried  in  Center  township  cemetery, 
where  his  remains  also  he.  She  w^as  a splendid  woman,  whose  life  work  and 
example  were  always  for  good. 

IMr.  Eagleton  spent  his  last  days  on  the  old  home  farm  of  one  hundred 
and  eighty-six  and  a half  acres,  where  he  spent  so  many  active  years,  highly 
respected  by  all  and  living  to  see  bis  sons  bolding  honorable  positions  in  the 


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educational  and  business  world.  He  was  very  successful  in  a financial  way, 
as  in  others ; his  farm  never  bore  a mortgage  and  he  was  never  in  arrears  for 
taxes.  He  has  never  been  sued  and  never  sued  but  one  man,  and  that  was 
not  until  he  was  past  his  eightieth  year,  and  done  with  great  regret.  Air. 
Eagleton  was  regarded  as  an  authority  upon  most  questions  that  involved  the 
interests  and  welfare  of  the  community  where  he  had  so  long  lived  and  his 
counsel  and  advice  were  often  sought  by  many. 


ROBERT  W.  ZAHNISER. 

Although  living  in  retirement  in  his  cozy  home  in  Cambridge,  Robert 
W.  Zahniser  occupies  a conspicuous  place  among  the  representative  citizens 
of  Guernsey  county  and  enjoys  the  confidence  and  esteem  of  all  who  know 
him.  His  record  demonstrates  that  where  there  is  a will  there  is  a wav  and 
that  obstacles  to  success  may  be  overcome  by  courage  and  self-reliance.  His 
career  bas  been  fraught  with  good  to  his  fellow  men  and  he  is  held  in  high 
favor  w’ith  a wide  circle  of  friends  and  acquaintances. 

Air.  Zahniser  was  born  Alarch  28,  1848,  in  this  city,  and  he  is  the  scion 
of  a worthy  old  pioneer  family,  being  the  son  of  Alathias  and  Alary  (Hanna) 
Zahniser,  both  natives  of  Alercer  county,  Pennsylvania,  where  thev  grew  to 
maturity,  were  educated  and  married  in  1843.  Shortly  afterwards  they  came 
to  Cambridge,  Ohio,  where  they  spent  the  remainder  of  their  lives,  dlie  father 
became  the  village  Idacksmith,  and,  like  Longfellow’s  famous  character  under 
the  “spreading  chestnut  tree,"  he  was  a sturdy,  honest,  conscientious  and 
well  liked  man,  and  he  plied  his  trade  here  until  he  liecame  blind,  in  1877. 
His  death  occurred  in  January,  1891,  his  wife  having  preceded  him  to  the 
silent  land  in  1859,  leaving  a family  of  five  small  children.  Alathias  Zahniser 
was  a devout  churchman,  a member  of  the  Efiiited  Presbyterian  church,  in 
which  congregation  he  was  active  and  jiopular. 

Robert  \\A  Zahniser  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Cambridge 
and  when  only  fifteen  years  of  age  he  proved  his  patriotism  by  enlisting  for 
service  in  the  Union  army  during  the  Civil  war,  becoming  a member  of  Com- 
pany G,  Sixty-second  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry,  in  which  he  served  very  faith- 
fully for  a period  of  one  year  and  nine  months,  or  until  the  close  of  the  war, 
his  regiment  being  a part  of  the  Army  of  the  Cumberland  and  it  was  in  many 
hard  campaigns  and  great  battles.  After  returning  from  the  army  Air.  Zah- 
niser engaged  as  clerk  in  a drygoods  store  for  a period  of  five  years.  In 


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1870  he  engaged  with  the  hrm  of  Green,  Joyce  & Company,  of  Columbus,  and 
represented  them  in  the  capacity  of  traveling  salesman  for  a period  of  twenty- 
seven  years,  during  which  time  he  did  much  to  increase  the  prestige  of  the 
hrm  and  gave  them  the  utmost  satisfaction.  Since  then  he  has  lived  a retired 
life. 

IMr.  Zahniser  was  married  March  12,  1902,  to  Luella  McFarland, 
daughter  of  William  and  Lydia  A.  (Campbell)  McFarland.  Fler  father  rvas 
horn  in  Washington  county,  Pennsylvania,  and  the  mother  in  Wheeling, 
West  Virginia.  Mr.  McFarland  was  a soldier  during  the  Civil  war,  seeing 
considerable  hard  service,  losing  an  eye  and  becoming  very  much  enfeebled 
from  hardshi])  and  exposure.  In  1865  he  moved  to  Cambridge  for  the  school 
advantages  for  a large  family  of  girls,  hve  of  whom  became  teachers,  Mrs. 
Zahniser  was  a dry  goods  clerk  for  twelve  years.  Mr.  McFarland's  death  oc- 
curred in  March,  1896,  and  his  widow  died  in  July,  1901.  To  the  subject 
and  wife  one  son  has  lieen  Ijorn,  Robert  J.,  now  seven  years  of  age. 

Mr.  Zahniser  is  a member  of  the  Afasonic  lodge,  having  attained  the 
thirty-second  degree  in  the  Scottish  rite  and  the  Knight  Templar  degree  in 
the  York  rite.  Fie  is  also  a member  of  Cambridge  Lodge  No.  448,  Benevo- 
lent and  Protective  Order  of  Elks,  and  he  stands  high  in  fraternal  circles  of 
the  county.  lie  and  his  family  are  members  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
church,  in  which  they  are  workers  and  of  which  they  are  liberal  supporters. 
Politically,  he  is  a Republican  and  has  always  been  interested  in  public  mat- 
ters, hut  he  has  never  held  office,  not  caring  for  such  positions.  He  keeps 
well  posted  on  current  topics  of  the  day  and  is  a man  whom  it  is  a pleasure 
to  know,  being  genial  and  a good  mixer. 


JACOB  W.  SALLADAY. 

A memlier  of  a well  known  and  prominent  family  of  Valley  township, 
the  gentleman  wdiose  name  heads  this  sketch  is  one  of  the  enterprising  farm- 
ers and  stock  dealers  of  that  neighborhood,  in  which  he  is  popular  and  in- 
fluential, and  his  life  is  such  that  its  history  is  one  interesting  and  instructive 
to  young  and  old. 

Jacob  W.  Salladay  was  horn  in  Valley  township,  Guernsey  county,  Ohio, 
on  February  9,  1857,  the  son  of  George  and  Mary  Salladay,  wdiose  sketch 
appears  elsewdiere  in  this  work.  He  grew’  up  on  the  home  farm,  in  the  usual 
pursuits  of  a country  Ijoy.  In  1880  he  w’as  married  to  Charlotte  Adair,  wdio 


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was  born  and  reared  in  his  own  neighborhood,  the  daughter  of  Joseph  and 
Sarah  ( Johnson  ) Adair,  and  a sister  of  William  J.  Adair,  whose  sketch  here- 
in gives  her  ancestry.  Jacob  W.  Salladay  followed  his  father  in  combining 
farming  with  stock  and  wool  buying,  which  he  learned  from  him,  and  for 
several  years  he  and  his  father  carried  on  their  dealings  together.  For  a 
short  time  Jacob  owned  a farm  just  west  of  the  old  home,  but  in  1892  he 
bought  the  farm  of  one  hundred  and  twenty  acres,  where  he  has  since  lived. 

In  politics  Air.  Salladay  is  a Democrat,  and  his  personal  popularity  and 
high  standing  in  popular  estimation  is  shown  by  the  fact  that  he  has  held  in 
a Republican  township  the  office  of  trustee  for  seven  or  eight  years,  being- 
elected  by  both  Republicans  and  Democrats,  regardless  of  politics.  In  his 
fraternal  relations  Air.  Salladay  is  a member  of  the  blue  lodge  of  Alasons,  No. 
360,  at  Pleasant  City,  and  Chapter  No.  53,  Royal  Arch  Alasons,  at  Cambridge. 
He  and  his  wife  are  both  members  of  the  Evangelical  Lutheran  church  at 
Hartford,  and  are  active  in  church  work,  he  being  for  some  time  an  elder  in 
the  church. 

Air.  and  Airs.  Salladay  are  the  parents  of  two  children.  WAltz  Sumner 
Salladay,  who  is  a pharmacist  at  Pataskala,  Ohio,  married  Alartha  Watson,  of 
AAlley  township,  the  daughter  of  James  and  Alartha  Watson.  Roy  Wesley 
Salladay  married  Alyrtle  Lewis,  of  A'alley  township,  the  daughter  of  Charles 
Lewis.  He  is  a bookkeeper  and  paymaster  of  the  Cambridge  Collieries  Com- 
pany. 

Air.  Salladay  is  a successful  business  man  and  farmer,  and  a very  agree- 
able companion.  His  excellencies  of  character  and  his  geniality  are  the  fac- 
tors which  account  for  his  great  popularity,  which  is  entirely  deserved. 


SAAIUEL  C.  AWXKIRK. 

There  is  always  a lesson  to  be  gained  in  the  careful  contemplation  of  life 
records  such  as  that  of  Samuel  C.  Vankirk,  one  of  the  prominent  citizens  of 
Salesville,  Alillwood  township.  Guernsey  county,  for  he  has  worked  along 
well  established  lines  and  has  won  a reputation  for  fair  play  among  his  fellow- 
men. 

Air.  AHnkirk  was  born  September  3.  1871.  in  Salesville,  the  son  of  John 
O.  and  Sarah  J.  ( Alendenhall ) A'ankirk.  The  father  was  born  in  Norwich, 
Aluskinsfum  countv,  Ohio,  and  the  mother  in  Noble  countv.  The^■  both  came 

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to  Salesville  when  single  and  were  married  there  May  31,  1865.  The  father 
was  in  the  mercantile  Ijnsiness  in  Salesville  for  some  years  and  he  was  agent 
for  the  Haltimore  (!v  Ohio  railroad  at  the  time  of  his  death,  April  10,  1878. 
Mis  widow  died  September  6,  i886.  The  father  is  Imried  in  the  cemetery 
of  his  native  place,  Norwich,  and  the  mother  is  hnried  in  the  cemetery  at  Sales- 
\ille.  The  father  was  a Repnldican  in  politics  and  served  during  the  Civil 
war,  having  enlisted  three  se])arate  times.  Being  too  young,  his  father  got 
him  out  of  the  army  the  first  two  times,  hut  the  third  time  he  remained  and 
was  taken  ])risoner  and  confined  to  Libhy  prison  for  a considerable  time.  He 
also  had  three  brothers  in  the  army,  he  being  the  youngest:  Stephen,  who  was 
killed  at  the  battle  of  the  Wilderness;  Samuel  H.,  now  living  in  Columbus, 
Ohio,  and  Jose]jh,  who  died  some  years  ago.  The  father  was  a man  of  active 
public  affairs,  was  justice  of  the  peace  for  a number  of  years,  and  a man  of 
sterling  character,  d'he  parents  had  a family  of  three  sons  and  one  daughter: 
AVilliam  T.,  deceased:  John,  deceased;  Susan  R.,  now  Mrs.  H.  V.  Stoneburner, 
of  Millw,ood  township,  and  Samuel  C.,  the  sul)ject  of  this  sketch,  who  is  the 
second  child  in  order  of  birth. 

The  maternal  grandparents,  Thomas  and  Ivehecca  (Gildow)  Mendenhall, 
are  still  living  in  Salesville  and  have  been  married  sixty-five  years,  Mr.  Men- 
denhall being  in  his  eighty-se\'enth  year,  and  his  wife  in  her  eighty-sixth  year. 
These  grandjjarents  came  with  their  parents  from  Pennsylvania,  and  settled 
at  Cannonshnrg,  Noble  county,  Ohio,  in  the  early  days  of  the  settlement  of 
that  locality  and  have  been  residents  of  Salesville  since  1865,  where  Mr. 
■Mendenhall  was  in  business  for  many  years.  The  subject  of  this  sketch,  Sam- 
uel C.  Vankirk,  spent  his  childhood  and  youth  in  Salesville  and  was  educated 
in  the  Sales^■ille  schools.  AVhen  eighteen  years  of  age.  in  1889,  he  went  to 
New  Mexico,  and  was  at  Raton  for  almost  two  years,  engaged  in  railroad 
work.  He  then  came  to  Kansas  City,  where  he  was  engaged  in  railroading 
for  about  six  months.  In  1893  he  returned  to  Salesville  and  has  since  resided 
here.  On  his  return  he  engaged  in  farming  until  February  4,  1899,  when  he 
was  appointed  ])OStmaster  at  Salesville  and  gave  up  farming  and  has  been  giv- 
ing his  entire  attention  to  the  ])0,stoffice  ever  since. 

Mr.  Vankirk  married,  on  June  25,  1892,  while  on  a visit  home  from  the 
west,  Imogene  M.  St.  Clair,  daughter  of  Roland  A.  and  Lozelle  (AVhite)  St. 
Clair,  of  Salesville.  The  wife’s  parents  both  are  living.  To  this  union  have 
been  l)orn  one  son  and  one  daughter.  IMildred  E.  and  John  AAdiite  Vankirk. 

Tn  addition  to  the  duties  as  postmaster,  Mr.  Vankirk  operates  a flour  ex- 
change and  does  considerable  business.  He  is  a Republican  and  has  been  very 
active  in  party  matters,  being  a member  of  the  Republican  county  central  com- 


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mittee  and  a frequent  delegate  to  county,  district  and  state  conventions.  He 
has  also  served  as  a member  of  the  county  election  board  and  active  all  along 
the  line  of  politics.  He  is  a member  of  the  IMasonic  order,  Quaker  City  Lodge, 
and  the  IMaccabees.  He  affiliates  with  the  IMethodist  Episcopal  church-,  of 
which  his  wife  is  a member,  and  Mrs,  Vankirk  is  active  in  church  and  Sunday 
school  work.  The  Salesville  postoffice  is  quite  an  important  mail  point  in 
addition  to  the  local  business,  having  three  rural  routes  and  supplying  a thick- 
ly settled  portion  of  the  county,  a very  efficient  service  being  provided.  i\Ir. 
Vankirk  is  a citizen  of  high  character  and  standing  and  popular  with  all  classes, 
and  is  a man  of  inlfuence  in  the  community  in  which  he  is  such  an  acti\-e  fac- 
tor. Always  courteous  and  obliging,  he  is  a stanch  friend  and  fair  opponent 
always. 


DAVID  L.  COWDEX,  D. 

Of  high  rank  among  the  physicians  of  (Inernsey  county  is  a man 
descended  from  an  old  and  respected  family,  David  L.  Cowden,  who  was  born 
on  a farm  in  Millwood  township,  a mile  north  of  Quaker  City,  on’ August  8, 
1867,  the  son  of  AAdlliam  X".  and  Deborah  ( Laughlin  ) Cowden. 

William  Xl.  Cowden  was  born  on  January  i,  1837,  on  the  same  farm 
where  he  now  lives,  and  in  a log  house  on  the  same  ground  where  his  present 
residence  is  located,  the  son  of  David  and  IMarjorie  ( Kennon)  Cowden.  Both 
his  parents  were  born  in  Ireland,  his  father  being  but  ten  years  old  when  his 
parents  came  to  this  country,  and  his  mother  younger.  His  grandfather, 
William  Cowden.  came  with  his  family  direct  to  this  locality,  and  took  np  one 
hundred  sixty  acres  of  land  where  William  X.  now  lives.  He  prospered  and 
bought  more,  and  his  son  David  added  still  more,  until  he  owned  several  hun- 
dred acres  of  land.  The  Cowdens  came  to  America  in  1816,  the  Kennons  in 
1820.  They  were  sturdy  Irish  Presbyterians  and  devout  church  people,  prom- 
inent in  the  commnnity.  David  Cowden  died  in  August,  1874.  and  his  widow 
passed  awav  the  following  vear.  Their  son,  AA'illiam  X^.,  grew  to  manhood 
on  the  home  farm,  assisting  in  the  general  farm  work,  and  attending  the  dis- 
trict school,  and  later  attending  IMuskingum  College  at  Xew  Concord  for  one 
vear.  after  which  he  taught  school  for  one  year  and  then  traveled  a year  to 
recuperate  broken  healtb.  Since  that  time  he  has  been  engaged  in  farming. 
He  has  raised  all  kinds  of  stock,  but  has  made  a specialty  of  sheep  raising  and 
wool  growing.  For  twenty-three  years  he  was  president  of  the  AA'ool  Grow- 
ers’ Association,  for  six  years  a member  of  the  Ohio  agricnltural  board  and 


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for  one  year  president  of  that  board.  Always  active  in  agricultural  matters, 
he  was  the  first  man  in  Ohio  to  urge  the  teaching  of  the  principles  of  agri- 
culture in  the  common  schools.  For  some  years  he  was  a lecturer  for  the  state 
lioard  of  agriculture  at  farmers’  institutes,  in  which  capacity  he  was  able  and 
his  work  popular.  In  politics  a Democrat,  he  has  frequently  been  a candidate 
of  the  ])arty,  lint  in  this  overwhelmingly  Republican  county  he  was  usually 
defeated.  Fie  has  filled  township  offices  and  served  on  the  school  board.  Mr. 
Cowden  -was  the  judge  who  awarded  the  prizes  for  Merino  sheep  at  the  St. 
Louis  Exposition,  and  has  served  in  the  same  capacity  at  numerous  state  ex- 
hibits. For  his  services  at  St.  Louis  he  was  awarded  a gold  medal  by  the 
board.  As  president  of  the  Wool  Growers  Association  he  has  appeared  be- 
fore every  congressional  committee  that  has  invited  public  discussion  when 
tariff  revision  was  on  since  1867.  Mr.  Cowden  was  a member  of  the  Ohio 
tax  commission  appointed  by  Governor  McKinley  in  1893,  a non-partisan 
board  of  four  members.  Judge  A.  C.  Thompson,  F.  A.  Augie  of  Cleveland, 
Theodore  Cook,  of  Cincinnati,  and  Mr.  Cowden,  of  Guernsey,  whose  duty  it 
was  to  revise  the  tax  system  of  Ohio.  The  committee  worked  six  months 
liefore  the}^  reported  to  the  Legislature,  and  a revolution  in  the  tax  system  was 
the  result. of  the  eflicient  work  of  this  committee.  Judge  Thompson  was  the 
president  of  the  committee,  Mr.  Cowden  the  secretary.  This  was  perhaps  the 
most  lasting  work  in  which  Mr.  Cowden  has  been  engaged. 

William  N.  Cowden  w'as  married  in  September,  1666,  to  Deborah 
Laughlin,  the  daughter  of  Thomas  W.  and  Jane  (Robe)  Laughlin,  of  Wills 
township,  Guernsey  county.  Both  the  Laughlin  and  Robe  families  were  early 
settlers  and  prominent  in  pioneer  affairs  and  public  matters.  To  this  mar- 
riage seven  children  have  been  born;  Dr.  David  L.,  of  Kimbolton ; William 
K.,  an  attorney  of  Huntington,  West  Virginia;  Dr.  Newell  W.,  of  German- 
town, Ohio;  Dr.  Harry  S.,  of  Columbus,  Ohio;  Jennie,  who  married  Thomas 
E.  Ilenderson,  of  ]\fillwood  township;  Mary  Henrietta,  a missionary  in 
India,  and  Deborah  Lillian,  at  home.  Mr.  Cowden  has  been  an  elder  in  the 
church  since  1874,  succeeding  his  father.  He  is  one  of  the  best  known  and 
most  successful  agriculturists  of  the  state,  as  appears  above,  and  a man  whom 
the  citizens  of  Guernsey  county  are  proud  to  claim  as  their  own. 

David  L.  Cowden  attended  the  common  schools  of  his  township,  and  at- 
tended the  Quaker  City  high  school,  after  which  he  taught  for  six  years  in  the 
schools  -of  Guernsey  county,  and,  with  Prof.  A.  B.  Hall,  conducted  for  three 
years  a normal  school  in  Quaker  City.  He  read  medicine  for  two  years  with 
Doctor  Trimmer,  while  engaged  in  teaching,  and  then  entered  the  Ohio  Med- 
ical L^niversity  at  Columbus,  graduating  in  1893.  Beginning  practice  with 


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Dr.  J.  '\^u■ight,  a leading  oculist  of  Columbus,  Ohio,  he  remained  with  him 
for  three  years,  then  in  1896  went  to  Washington,  Guernsey  county,  and  was 
there  three  years,  then,  coming  to  Kimholton  in  1899,  has  been  in  general 
practice  there  and  has  been  successful. 

Doctor  Cowden  was  married  on  September  i,  1891,  to  Cora  Spencer,  the 
daughter  of  Frank  S.  and  Nora  (Lee)  Spencer,  of  Millwood  township.  Her 
grandparents.  Asa  and  Phoebe  (Piggott)  Spencer,  came  to  Guernsey  county 
in  1834  and  spent  the  remainder  of  their  lives  here.  Her  parents  are  living 
in  Spencer’s  Station.  Five  children  have  been  born  to  Doctor  and  Airs.  Cow- 
den, Paul  S..  Russell  Lee,  Mhlliam  N.,  deceased,  Harry  Laughlin  and  Alary 
Nora. 

The  Doctor  is  a Democrat  and  has  been  active  in  politics.  He  has  served 
as  a member  of  the  county  committee,  and  as  a delegate  to  county,  district 
and  state  conventions.  For  eight  years  he  served  efficiently  as  mayor  of 
Kimholton,  and  is  a man  of  strong  public  spirit.  He  is  a member  of  the 
county,  state  and  national  medical  associations,  and  attends  their  meetings, 
and  in  everything  is  up-to-date  in  his  practice. 

Doctor  and  Airs.  Cowden  are  members  of  the  L^nited  Presbyterian 
church,  and  the  Doctor  is  an  elder  in  that  congregation.  He  has  a taste  for 
music,  which  he  has  been  able  to  cultivate,  is  a skillful  violin  player  and  com- 
poser of  some  merit.  Alusic  is  his  favorite  recreation.  He  stands  high  in 
his  profession,  in  the  estimation  of  his  colleagues  and  of  the  public,  and  has 
a large  and  increasing  practice,  while  his  culture  and  his  social  traits  make  him 
welcome  in  all  social  gatherings.  Airs.  Cowden  was  formerly  a teacher  of 
elocution,  attended  the  Quaker  City  high  school,  takes  an  active  part  in  church 
work  and  in  society,  and  is  a woman  of  much  intelligence  and  refinement. 


WILLIAAI  F.  JOHNSTON. 

Among  the  successful  and  enterprising  business  men  of  Cambridge  and 
a representative  citizen  of  Guernsey  county  is  William  F.  Johnston,  who,  al- 
though primarilv  interested  in  his  own  affairs,  as  is  quite  natural,  manifests 
an  abiding  interest  in  the  advancement  and  welfare  of  his  community  and  for 
anv  measure  or  enterprise  by  which  his  fellow  men  may  be  benefited. 

Mr.  Johnston  was  born  October  20.  1865,  in  the  city  where  he  now  re- 
sides and  which  has  been  his  home  continuously.  He  is  the  son  of  AA  illiam 
and  Alartha  (Gibson)  Johnston,  both  parents  born  in  Guernsey  county.  The 


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grandfather,  James  Johnston,  was  liorn  in  Pennsylvania,  and  the  grandmother, 
Jennie  Johnston,  came  to  the  United  States  from  Ireland  and  landed  in  New 
York,  reaching  there  the  day  war  was  declared  in  1812.  They  lived  for  a 
time  in  W’estmoreland  county,  Pennsylvania.  The  grandmother,  who  was 
known  in  her  maidenhood  as  Jennie  Mahaffey,  made  the  journey  from  Phila- 
del])hia  to  Pittshnrg  on  foot,  when  sixteen  years  old,  and  carried  a younger 
brother  most  of  the  two  hundred  miles.  The  grandparents  came  to  Guernsey 
county  among  the  very  early  pioneers,  and  the  first  eighty  acres  of  land  bought 
from  the  government  in  Adams  township  is  still  in  the  family,  never  having 
been  transferred,  belonging  to  tbe  undivided  estate  of  tbe  father,  William 
Johnston.  The  father  was  a farmer  for  a numher  of  years,  and  about  1858 
he  came  to  Cambridge  and  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  carriages  on  Dewey 
avenue,  and  after  the  smaller  factories  were  handicapped  by  the  larger  ones, 
he  engaged  in  the  feed  liusiness  for  a period  of  fifteen  years,  or  until  a few 
years  prior  to  his  death,  in  April,  1905,  and  when  he  retired  he  had  the  long- 
est record  of  continuous  business  years  of  any  man  in  Cambridge.  He  was  a 
Republican  in  ])olitics  and  always  interested  in  public  matters,  and  for  many 
years  he  was  a member  of  the  Cambridge  board  of  education.  He  was  a stal- 
wart character  and  a man  of  sterling  integrity.  His  wddow,  who  is  still 
living  in  Camliridge,  is  known  for  her  many  charitable  acts  and  general  good 
works. 

William  F.  Johnston  grew  to  manhood  in  Cambridge  and  was  educated 
in  the  puldic  schools  here.  He  began  the  trade  of  carriage  painter  at  the 
age  of  thirteen  years,  working  for  his  father.  This  he  followed  until  1889, 
then  he  went  to  Logan.  Ohio,  and  was  foreman  of  the  finishing  department  of 
the  Logan  Manufacturing  Company.  He  remained  in  that  city  for  four  years, 
or  until  the  factory  was  destroyed  by  fire.  He  then  returned  to  Cambridge 
and  was  with  the  Cambridge  Chair  Company  until  it  failed.  He  then  spent 
one  year  in  the  rolling  mill,  and  in  1897  he  engaged  in  the  plumbing  business 
with  G.  W.  Branthoover  as  partner,  and  this  business  has  continued  ever  since 
and  has  grown  to  large  proportions  and  is  very  successful.  They  do  every- 
thing in  the  plumbing  and  heating  line  and  mine  and  mill  supplies. 

Politically,  Mr.  Johnston  is  a Republican,  but  he  is  not  an  active  party 
man,  though  always  advocating  right  measures  in  local,  state  and  national 
offices. 

Mr.  Johnston  was  married  on  December  10,  1896,  to  Carrie  E.  Fleming, 
daughter  of  Benjamin  F.  and  Elizabeth  (Saviers)  Fleming,  residents  of 
Guernsey  county  for  many  years.  The  father  is  deceased,  but  the  mother  is 
still  living,  in  Cambridge  at  the  advanced  age  of  eighty-one  years.  To  Mr.  and 


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]\Irs.  Johnston  two  children  har-e  been  born,  a son  and  a daughter.  Kathryne 
and  W illiam  F..  Jr.  ]\Irs.  Johnston  is  a member  of  the  IMethodist  Episcopal 
church  and  Mrs.  Johnston  is  a regular  attendant.  He  is  a highly  respected 
citizen  and  a progressive  business  man.  His  splendid  residence,  at  Xo.  1012 
Steubenville  avenue,  is  modern  in  construction,  arrangement  and  furnishings. 


WILLIAM  R.  FORSYTHE. 

Among  the  representative  and  progressive  farmers  of  Liberty  townsbip, 
Guernsey  county,  A\'illiam  R.  Forsythe  stands  high  in  the  estimation  of  his 
fellows.  He  was  born  on  August  ii,  1850,  on  the  farm  where  he  now  lives, 
three  miles  northwest  of  Kimbolton,  the  son  of  Robert  H.  and  Rebecca  ( Robe) 
Forsythe.  His  parents  came  to  Liberty  township  from  Wills  township  direct- 
ly after  marriage,  both  having  been  born  in  Guernsey  county,  of  which  the 
Forsythes  and  Robes  were  both  pioneer  families.  His  father  became  a large 
land  owner,  a prosperous  farmer  and  a man  of  affairs.  He  was  a Republican, 
and  was  active  in  public  affairs  during  the  early  years  of  his  life  and  tilled 
various  township  offices.  A member  of  the  United  Presbyterian  church,  he 
was  for  many  years  an  elder  and  \vas  a devout  churchman.  He  died  in  Janu 
ary,  1909,  aged  eighty-nine,  and  his  wife  died  in  January,  1908,  aged  eighty- 
seven.  Both  are  buried  in  Kimbolton  cemetery. 

Robert  and  Rebecca  Forsythe  are  the  parents  of  three  sons  and  two 
daughters:  Robert  R.,  who  served  during  the  Civil  war  and  gave  his  life  to 
his  country;  Sarah  J.,  deceased:  AAhlliam  R. : Anna  AL,  deceased;  and  Elmer 
J.,  of  Oregon. 

A'Yilliam  R.  Forsythe  spent  his  childhood  and  youth  until  his  marriage 
with  his  father,  received  his  education  in  the  district  schools,  and  taught  school 
for  four  years.  He  was  married  on  May  30.  1871,  to  Anna  C.  Kennedy, 
daughter  of  Benjamin  and  Alargaret  { Orr)  Kennedy,  of  Jefferson  township, 
Guernsey  county,  of  which  they  were  prominent  residents.  To  IMr.  and  Mrs. 
Forsythe  have  been  born  six  children:  Ora  A.,  now  the  wife  of  Rev.  Ah  W. 
A'hllis,  of  AVestmoreland  county,  Pennsylvania,  a graduate  of  Aluskingum 
College  and  for  years  a popular  and  progressive  teacher  before  her  marriage : 
Mary  L,  a teacher,  a graduate  of  iMuskingum  College,  at  X"ew  Concorn,  Ohio, 
now  a student  doing  special  work  at  the  Lmiversity  of  IMichigan ; IMargaret 
R.,  a graduate  of  the  Northwestern  University  at  Ada,  Ohio,  and  now  a suc- 
cessful teacher  at  Carnegie,  Pennsylvania;  John  H.,  deceased:  Laura  B..  a for- 


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nier  student  of  ^Miisk-ingum  College,  and  now  a teacher  at  Lebanon,  Ohio; 
Craig  R.,  a graduate  of  iMuskingum  College,  and  graduated  from  the  i\lle- 
gheny  d'heological  Seminary,  is  now  a Lhiited  Presbyterian  minister,  located 
at  Rock  Prairie,  Wisconsin. 

I'or  ten  years  after  marriage  Mr.  Forsythe  lived  on  his  farm,  about  one 
and  a half  miles  east  of  the  homestead,  and  in  1882  he  came  to  the  old  home 
farm  and  has  since  lived  here.  He  visited  the  west  early  in  1882,  with  a 
view  of  location,  hut,  concluding  that  Ohio  and  the  old  home  farm  were  good 
enough  for  him,  returned  and  bought  the  home  of  his  parents.  The  farm 
consists  of  one  hundred  and  ninety  acres  in  the  fertile  Wills  creek  valley,  and 
is  well  improved  and  well  tilled,  with  good  barns,  stock  sheds,  and  a con- 
venient modern  house,  everything  being  in  good  condition.  He  follows  gen- 
eral farming  and  is  an  extensive  stock  raiser. 

In  politics,  Mr.  Forsythe  is  a Republican  and  is  active  in  public  affairs, 
being  always  a friend  of  education..  He  and  his  family  are  members  of  the 
bunted  Presbyterian  church,  and  Mr.  Forsythe  has  long  been  an  elder,  while 
all  the  family  are  active  church  workers.  He  is  a strong  and  substantial  man 
and  citizen,  and  his  family  occupies  a prominent  place  in  the  affairs  and  social 
life  of  the  community. 


GEORGE  H.  STOUT.  M.  D. 

A useful  and  widely  known  citizen  of  Wills  township,  Guernsey  county, 
Ohio,  is  Dr.  George  H.  Stont,  who  has  won  an  envied  reputation  in  the  med- 
ical profession  and  shown  what  a man  of  careful  mental  training,  honesty  of 
purpose  and  an  abundance  of  zeal  and  perseverance  can  accomplish,  although 
his  early  advantages  were  none  too  flattering.  He  takes  high  rank  among  his 
professional  brethren  in  this  locality. 

Doctor  Stout  was  born  October  10,  1850,  in  Monroe  county,  Ohio,  and 
is  the  son  of  Isaiah  and  Emiline  (Cochran)  Stout,  the  father  born  in  New 
Jersev  and  the  mother  in  Ohio.  The  father  came  to  Ohio  in  1830,  when  only 
seven  years  of  age,  with  a half  brother,  and  found  employment  with  AVilliam 
lllackston,  a merchant  of  Middleton,  Guernsey  county,  Ohio,  as  a clerk  and  a 
farm  hand  for  many  years,  until  young  manhood.  He  married  in  the  fall  of 
1845  went  to  Monroe  county,  where  he  remained  one  year,  and  during 
this  time  the  son,  George  H.,  was  born.  He  then  returned  to  the  farm,  one 
mile  west  of  Middleton  on  the  National  pike  in  Wills  township.  Mrs.  Stout's 
grandfather,  John  Cochran,  came  from  Ireland  in  the  early  pioneer  days  and 


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entered  six  hundred  and  forty  acres  of  land  in  the  neighborhood  of  what  is 
now  IMiddleton,  in  Wills  township,  and  the  farm  upon  which  Isaiah  Stout  set- 
tled was  a part  of  that  six  hundred  and  forty  acres  of  land,  or,  if  not  a part, 
adjoining  it.  John  Cochran  was  an  active  man  in  the  development  of  the 
country  and  built  the  first  water  grist-mill  operated  on  Whlls  creek.  He  was 
a prosperous  and  leading  citizen,  and  died  about  1832.  His  son,  the  father 
of  the  mother  of  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  Col.  William  Cochran,  was  colonel 
of  a militia  regiment  and  a citizen  of  great  activity  in  farming  and  merchan- 
dising in  Middleton  for  sixty  years.  He  was  active  in  public  affairs  and  served 
as  county  treasurer  for  mau}^  years.  He  was  prominent  in  everything  that 
was  for  the  good  of  the  community.  He  died  at  his  home  in  Middleton  in 
1878.  Isaiah  Stout,  father  of  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  was  a prosperous 
farmer,  and  was  active  in  public  affairs,  holding  several  important  township 
offices.  He  died  a young  man,  at  the  age  of  forty-nine,  in  January,  1872, 
leaving  a widow  and  nine  children  living,  four  having  died  before  the  father, 
a family  of  thirteen  children  in  all;  of  these,  six  are  now  living:  George  H. : 
klattie  A.,  now  Mrs.  William  B.  Hays,  of  Lamed,  Kansas ; Thomas  A.,  of 
Sheridan,  Wyoming;  Elizabeth  J.,  now  Mrs.  James  E.  Cunningham,  of  Wills 
township;  Sarah  O.,  now  Mrs.  Edward  Scott,  of  Bethany,  West  Virginia,  and 
John  F.,  an  attorney  of  Omaha,  Nebraska.  The  mother  and  widow  died 
March  7,  1905,  aged  eighty  years,  never  having  married  again.  Both  par- 
ents are  buried  in  the  Law  cemetery  in  Oxford  township,  near  the  old  Cochran 
home. 

Dr.  George  H.  Stout,  who  now  lives  in  the  old  family  home,  spent  his 
childhood  and  youth  upon  the  farm  and  obtained  his  early  education  at  the 
country  district  schools.  He  later  attended  Mt.  Union  College  at  Alliance, 
Ohio,  taking  the  literary  course,  hut  graduating  in  the  commercial  and  short- 
hand departments  in  1876.  He  then  engaged  in  school  teaching  and  taught 
school  for  twelve  years,  and  all  this  time  in  three  adjacent  districts  in  Mulls 
and  Oxford  townships  and  was  a successful,  progressive  and  popular  teacher. 
He  had  always  entertained  a desire  to  study  medicine  and  gave  up  teaching 
to  enter  the  Ohio  Medical  College  at  Columbus,  where  he  attended  one  year, 
then  entered  the  Eclectic  Institute  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  graduating  on  June 
5,  1879.  Coming  back  to  his  old  home,  Middleton,  he  opened  his  office  on  June 
7,  1879,  a patient  the  first  day  of  his  practice  and  has  been  continu- 

ously practicing  since  that  time  in  the  same  locality.  He  has  established 
himself  firmly  in  the  good  opinion  of  all,  not  only  in  the  public  mind,  hut  in 
the  opinion  of  his  brothers  in  the  profession  as  well. 

The  Doctor  married,  on  March  15,  1881,  Nora  E.  Hayes,  daughter  of 


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t)2f> 

Xclson  1>.  and  Rachel  A.  ( Blackstone)  Hayes.  Both  the  Blackstone  and 
Hayes  families  were  early  ]iioneers  and  prominent  in  the  same  locality.  No 
children  haue  been  horn  to  this  union. 

Idle  Doctor’s  ])ractice  has  heen  general  in  all  the  surrounding  townships, 
and  he  has  been  eminently  successful.  In  addition  to  his  practice,  which  has 
always  been  very  large,  he  has  accpiired  large  land  holdings,  owning  three 
hundred  and  ninety  acres  in  the  locality  of  Middleton  in  Wills  township,  and 
has  given  considerable  attention  to  stock  raising,  sheep,  cattle,  hogs  and  horses, 
which  he  feeds  for  the  market.  He  is  a large  wool  producer,  having  almost 
e\ery  year  flocks  of  from  three  hundred  to  four  hundred  sheep.  Idis  home, 
one  mile  west  of  Middleton,  is  situated  on  an  elevation  overlooking  the  beauti- 
ful and  fertile  Salt  Fork  valley  and  is  one  of  the  most  attractive  country  home.= 
of  that  locality.  He  is  a Republican  in  politics  and  has  been  active  in  jiuhlic 
affairs,  especially  during  his  younger  days;  he  is  never  an  office  seeker,  but 
always  a voter  and  always  attends  the  party  primaries  and  caucuses,  believing 
it  to  be  the  duty  of  all  good  citizens  to  thus  participate  in  public  matters. 

In  his  early  years  of  the  practice  Doctor  Stout  was  a member  of  the  Ohio 
State  and  National  Eclectic  Medical  Societies.  Fie  is  a man  of  strong  per- 
sonality and  few  men  have  attained  to  a higher  place  in  the  estimation  of  the 
people  among  whom  they  have  labored  and  lived.  The  love  and  reverence 
for  Doctor  Stout  in  the  homes  of  the  people  whom  he  has  so  long  served  as  a 
family  physician  is  universal. 


JAMES  R.  BARR. 

The  name  of  James  R.  Barr  has  been  so  indissolulily  associated  with 
])rogress  in  and  about  the  city  of  Cambridge  that  no  lengthy  encomium  would 
he  re([uired  to  acquaint  the  readers  of  this  history  of  his  activities  and  ac- 
complishments. Suffice  it  to  say,  in  passing  to  the  specific  facts  in  his  life 
history,  that  his  has  been  a very  active  and  successful  career  because  he  has 
worked  along  lines  that  never  fail  to  result  in  good.  He  was  born  in  Cam- 
bridge township.  Guernsey  county,  on  April  15,  1854,  on  a farm  three  miles 
north  of  Cambridge,  and  is  the  son  of  Samuel  C.  and  Mary  (Dunning)  Barr, 
both  liorn  in  Washington  county,  Pennsylvania,  from  which  they  came  to 
( hiernsey  county,  Ohio,  as  young  people,  became  acquainted  after  coming  here 
and  were  married.  Grandfather  James  Barr  and  his  wife,  Sarah  (Clemens) 
Barr,  were  born  in  Ireland  and  came  to  America  about  i8i6  and  first  settled  in 


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Washington  county,  Pennsylvania,  having  journeyed  from  Philadelphia, 
where  they  landed,  to  their  place  of  settlement  in  a one-horse  dump-cart,  which 
contained  all  their  worldly  goods,  some  members  of  the  familv  walking. 
James  Barr,  the  grandfather,  was  a linen  weaver  in  Ireland  and  he  followed 
weaving  after  he  came  to  America,  having  his  spinning  wheel  and  his  loom  in 
his  home.  His  son.  Samuel  C..  father  of  James  R.  of  this  review,  after  com- 
ing to  Guernsey  county  in  183S,  bought  a farm  of  one  hundred  and  sixty 
acres  of  timber  which  he  began  clearing.  He  prospered,  in  due  course  of 
time  accjuiring  six  hundred  acres  of  land,  and  he  was  an  extensive  sheep  raiser 
and  wool  grower.  He  was  a Republican  in  politics,  always  active  in  public 
affairs,  and  he  hlled  numerous  local  township  offices  and  was  always 
highly  respected  for  his  honesty  and  sterling  worth.  He  and  his  family  were 
United  Presbyterians  and  devoted  church  people.  The  death  of  Samuel  C. 
Barr  occurred  on  February  7,  1902.  and  his  widow  died  on  January  22,  1908, 
and  both  are  buried  in  the  Cambridge  South  cemetery.  Their  family  con- 
sisted of  ten  children,  one  dying  in  infancy ; the  others,  who  are  living,  are : 
James  R.,  of  this  review;  Jemima,  who  married  George  D.  Willis,  of  Cam- 
bridge : John  iM..  of  the  state  of  Washington ; Joseph  E.,  of  Cambridge ; Sarah, 
now  Mrs.  Elmer  Hague,  of  Cambridge;  iMary  married  William  Xorris,  of 
Cambridge;  William  L.,  of  Cambridge;  Samuel  C.,  of  Cambridge:  iMvrtle 
married  Arthur  WHtson. 

James  R.  Barr,  who  spent  his  youth  on  his  father's  farm,  was  educated 
in  the  country  district  schools  and  select  schools,  and  he  took  a course  in  the 
department  of  pharmacy  in  the  University  of  iMichigan  at  Ann  Arbor.  Prior 
to  going  to  Ann  Arbor  he  taught  school  for  several  years  in  the  rural  schools 
of  Guernsey  county.  In  1880  he  engaged  in  the  drug  business  in  Cambridge, 
but  only  for  one  year.  Being  a Republican  in  politics  and  active  in  party 
and  public  affairs,  in  i88i  he  was  nominated  by  his  party  as  candidate  for 
clerk  of  courts  of  Guernsey  county  and  was  elected.  He  served  two  terms 
of  three  years  each  in  a manner  that  met  with  hearty  approval  of  his  con- 
stituents. He  also  served  six  years  as  a member  of  the  Cambridge  board  of 
education,  and  for  two  years  he  was  a member  of  the  city  council : he  was 
mayor  of  the  city  of  Cambridge  from  1890  to  1894.  during  which  time  he 
made  a record  that  was  worthy  of  the  highest  commendation.  He  has  been  a 
member  of  the  state  central  committee  for  three  years,  chairman  of  the 
Republican  county  committee  for  two  years  and  he  was  a delegate  to  the 
Republican  national  convention  that  met  in  St.  Louis,  in  June,  1896.  that 
nominated  William  iMcKinley  for  President.  He  was  appointed  postmaster 
of  Cambridge  bv  President  McKinlev  in  June,  1897,  taking  office  on  July  1. 


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1897,  and  he  sen’ecl  by  re-appointment  until  February  4,  1910,  making,  ac- 
cording to  consensus  of  opinion,  one  of  the  best  postmasters  the  city  ever  had. 
Me  is  regarded  as  a leader  in  local  politics  and  public  affairs  and  is  loyal  to 
the  best  interests  of  this  community  at  all  times.  Since  leaving  the  postoffice 
lie  has  been  engaged  in  the  real  estate  business  and  is  enjoying  a very  good 
lousiness. 

i\lr.  Barr  was  married  on  April  7,  1880,  to  Adrianna  Ferguson,  daugbter 
of  Hiram  C.  and  Amanda  (Baldridge)  Ferguson.  Mr.  Ferguson  was  a 
prominent  farmer  of  Cambridge  township,  living  retired  during  the  latter  part 
of  his  life  in  the  city  of  Cambridge.  He  was  a prominent,  influential  aiid 
Iflghly  respected  man.  He  was  a Democrat  and  a member  of  tbe  Presbyterian 
churcli,  as  were  all  his  family.  Mr.  Ferguson’s  death  occurred  on  July  3. 
1885,  and  his  wife  passed  away  on  February  10,  1900.  Both  are  buried  in  the 
South  cemetery  at  Camluddge.  Their  family  consisted  of  six  children,  all 
daughters,  namely ; Alice  married  Robert  McConkey,  of  Cambridge  town- 
ship; Mary  married  N.  J.  Hutcheson,  of  Cambridge;  Jemima  is  a teacher  in 
the  Cambridge  schools;  Adrianna  married  James  R.  Barr,  of  Cambridge; 
May,  now  Mrs.  J.  Marshall  Brown,  of  Cambridge;  Carrie  is  living  at  home 
in  Cambridge. 

To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Barr  four  daughters  have  been  born,  namely:  Vera 
married  J.  I.  Wilson,  of  Cambridge;  Ada  married  Jesse  Slingluff,  of  Cam- 
bridge ; Fay  and  Eva  are  living  at  home.  The  Barr  residence,  a modern  and 
neatly  kept  one,  is  located  at  No.  237  North  Tenth  street,  Cambridge,  in  one 
of  the  best  residence  districts.  Mrs.  Barr  and  her  four  daughters  are  all 
graduates  of  the  Cambridge  high  school,  and  prior  to-  her  marriage  Mrs.  Barr 
was  a prominent  and  progressive  teacher  of  this  county. 

Fraternally,  Mr.  Barr  is  a member  of  Cambridge  Lodge  No.  66,  Free  and 
Accepted  Masons;  Cambridge  Commandery  No.  47,  Knights  Templar;  is  a 
thirty-second-degree  Mason,  belonging  to  the  Cincinnati  Consistory.  Mr. 
Barr  and  family  are  members  of  the  Presbyterian  church  and  are  active  in 
church  and  Sunday  school  work. 

For  a time  Mr.  Barr  was  interested  in  newspaper  work  in  this  city. 
Being  a loyal  party  man  he  has  always  been  active  in  Republican  politics,  not 
only  in  his  home  city  and  county,  but  in  the  state.  He  is  faithful  to  party 
principles  and  loyal  to  his  friends.  For  years  he  has  been  a recognized  party 
leader  and  is  always  ready  to  make  his  position  known  on  any  issue.  He  is  a 
very  pleasant  man  to  know  and  is  in  every  way  worthy  of  the  high  esteem 
in  which  he  is  held. 


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^IILTOX  L.  HARTLEY. 

The  Hartley  family,  of  which  the  principal  subject  of  this  sketch  was  a 
member,  has  been  identified  with  Guernsey  county  since  its  beginning  and  for 
many  years  has  had  a part  in  its  commercial  development.  Xoah  Hartley 
and  his  wife,  iMilla  (Hall)  Hartley,  came  from  Lebanon  valley,  Pennsvlvania, 
about  1806  or  1807,  entered  government  land  in  iMillwood  township,  and  there 
established  their  home.  Their  son,  William  H.,  father  of  iMilton  L.,  went  to 
Quaker  City  in  1853  learned  the  blacksmith  trade.  He  went  into  mercan- 
tile business  in  that  place  in  1868  and  is  still  there.  His  wife.  iMarv  J.  iMc- 
Clellan  Hartley,  was  a sister  of  iMrs.  iMattie  iMcClellan  Brown,  the  well- 
known  lecturer,  formerly  of  this  county. 

The  children  of  William  H.  Hartley  were  five  hoys  and  three  girls.  iMc- 
Clellan, who  died  March  21.  1907,  was  one  of  the  best-known  business  men  in 
the  eastern  part  of  Guernsey  county.  He  was  an  active  member  of  the  firm 
of  William  H.  Hartley  & Sons,  a large  house  dealing  in  general  hardware, 
building  material,  implements,  wagons  and  carriages.  He  was  secretarv  of 
the  Building  and  Loan  Association  about  thirty  years,  and  also,  for  about 
thirty-five  years,  secretary  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Sunday  school.  His 
home  paper,  commenting  at  the  time  of  his  death,  said  : 

‘‘He  was  such  a careful,  thorough,  clear-headed  and  judicious  business 
man  that  every  local  enterprise  sought  for  his  official  and  executive  relation 
to  help  carry  forward  the  organization  to  success.  Erom  town  executive 
down  through  all  the  local  planes  of  material  interests  and  moral  progress, 
McClellan  Hartley  was  always  regarded  as  a safe  counsellor  and  a trusted 
executive  and  financier.  X"ot  only  in  public  affairs,  but  also  in  private  under- 
takings men  sought  his  advice,  his  help,  his  co-operation  for  personal  success 
and  family  betterment,  insomuch  that  a real  grief  for  personal  loss  was  felt 
bv  many  whose  close  confidence  had  been  a sacred  matter,  revealed  only  at  the 
obsequies  of  their  devoted  friend." 

On  the  day  of  i\Ir.  Hartley’s  funeral  ijusiness  in  the  city  was  practically 
suspended,  while  a thousand  people  followed  the  remains  to  their  last  resting 
place.  He  left  a wife  and  two  children,  Gilbert  and  iMarie. 

Leon  C.  Hartley,  also  deceased,  was  the  fifth  son  of  the  family.  He  was 
born  March  29,  1871,  and  was  married  October  27.  1904,  to  iMarv  Hill.  He 
was  always  industrious,  bright  and  cheerful.  From  his  boyhood  he  was  a 
great  lover  of  music,  for  six  years  was  leader  of  the  Quaker  City  Band,  and 
was  ])i'ominent  in  musical  circles,  in  the  church  choir  and  at  public  meetings. 
It  was  said  of  him,  “We  never  saw  him  out  of  patience  or  angiy."  At  his 
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(leatli  menu  )rials  of  high  trilmte  were  ado])ted  Ijy  various  organizations  of 
wliich  he  was  an  acti\’e  and  influential  nienil)er,  and  also  l)v  the  Epworth 
League,  the  Methodist  Lju’scopal  Sunday  school  and  the  Knights  of  Pythias. 
Me  was  of  the  strictest  honesty.  ])unctual  in  the  discharge  of  all  duties, 
pure  and  jratient  in  spirit,  faithful  and  earnest  in  every  good  work,  a worthv 
and  upright  citizen.  He  died  December  5,  1895.  Other  sons  besides  Milton 
L.  are  Homer  S.  and  Orvon  G.  The  former  is  assistant  cashier  of  the  Quaker 
City  P)ank,  and  the  latter  is  with  his  father  in  the  hardware,  paint,  roofing  and 
furnace  business  at  Quaker  City.  The  daughters  living  are,  Laura  and  Hallie. 
1'he  first-named  is  the  wife  of  Mb  A.  Lingo,  a tobacco  merchant  of  Quaker 
City,  who  died  in  1909.  She,  with  three  sons  and  three  daughters,  live  at 
Qtuaker  City.  Hallie  is  the  wife  of  Ross  P>undv,  wdio  is  associated  w-ith  her 
father  in  Irusiness.  They  live  at  Quaker  City. 

IMiltou  L.  Hartley  was  l)orn  in  1858  at  Quaker  City,  wdiere  he  lived  until 
1893.  Februaiy  of  that  year  he  came  to  Cambridge  and  w’ent  into  the 
roofing  business  wdth  his  father  and  brotlier.  In  this  business  he  still  remains. 
Prohably  no  city  has  a greater  ]rercentage  of  slate  roofs  than  Cambridge,  and 
Mr.  Hartley  ]rut  on  a very  large  proportion  of  them.  The  firm  w^as  also  in 
the  furnace  business  and  in  1908  added  the  ])aint  Inisiness.  Tt  now'  is  doing  a 
large  trade  in  all  three  lines  besides  a general  business  in  sheet  metal  w-ork. 

IMr.  Hartley  was  married  in  t88t  to  Dora  I.  Carnal,  daughter  of  Ecl- 
w'ard  and  Phoebe  (Marsh)  Carnal.  She  was  born  in  Quaker  City,  but  w'as 
reared  in  Vinton  county,  Ohio.  Her  mother  lives  at  New^ark,  her  father  hav- 
ing died  at  AATllston  several  years  ago.  The  mother  is  a daughter  of  Joseph 
and  Delilah  (Dillon)  Marsh.  The  Dillons  and  Alarshes  w'ere  both  pioneer 
families  near  Quaker  City. 

Air.  and  Mrs.  Hartley  ha\  e two  sons,  Al.  Revere  and  Wblliam  H.  Re\-ere 
married  Helen  P.  Herrberg  and  lives  on  North  Seventh  street,  in  Cambridge. 
AA'illiam  H.  is  at  home  with  his  father  in  Cambridge.  P)efore  coming  to  Cam- 
bridge Air.  Hartley  was  mayor  of  Quaker  City  and  was  also  a councilman 
there.  Since  coming  here  he  has  been  on  the  water  works  board  and  also  a 
member  of  the  city  council.  Tn  1897  he  erected  the  Hartley  building  on 
Wdieeling  avenue,  and  also  has  other  ]>roperty  in  Cambridge.  In  Alasonry  he 
is  a Knight  Templar  and  also  a Scottish  rite  Alason  of  the  thirty-second  degree. 
Tie  is  vice-])resident  of  the  Central  P>ank  of  Cambridge,  director  of  the  Home 
Teleidione  Company  and  director  of  the  Home  Building  and  Loan  Company 
of  Cambridge.  He  is  also  interested  in  slate  quarries  in  Abermont.  Air. 
Hartlev  is  active  in  lodge  work.  In  character  he  is  a quiet,  unassuming  man, 
fond  of  his  familv,  and  steady  and  substantial  in  both  domestic  and  public  life. 


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JAMIES  GREEX. 

The  present  sketch  is  concerned  with  the  life  of  one  of  the  most  worthy 
citizens  of  Guernsey  county,  a man  who  in  his  lifetime  was  prominent  among 
his  fellows,  James  Green.  He  was  born  about  two  miles  north  of  Byesville, 
Guernsey  county,  Ohio,  on  January  22,  1847,  son  of  Jacob  and  Eliza- 
beth (Foraker)  Green.  Jacob  Green  was  of  Pennsylvania-Dutch  descent, 
and  his  wife,  who  was  a distant  relative  of  Senator  Foraker,  was  born  at  San- 
dusky, Ohio,  on  February  15,  1816,  while  the  Indians  were  still  there.  When 
Jacob  Green  and  his  wife  came  to  Guernsey  county  they  had  to  cut  their  wav 
through  the  woods.  Deer  and  other  game  were  then  abundant.  He  bought  a 
farm  near  the  present  location  of  the  Ideal  mines,  north  of  Byesville,  getting 
his  land  from  the  government,  some  of  the  deeds  being  signed  by  President 
Jackson.  Here  he  and  his  wife  made  a home  and  spent  the  remainder  of 
their  lives.  They  were  the  parents  of  ten  children,  all  of  whom  grew  to  ma- 
turity, namely:  Obadiah,  deceased,  who  was  a soldier:  Mrs.  iMary  Ann  Cole, 
now  of  Abingdon,  Illinois;  Isaac  Green,  deceased,  who  was  a soldier;  Mrs. 
Rhoda  A.  Sla}',  of  Byesville.  the  widow  of  David  iM.  Slay:  i\Irs.  ' Lavina 
Brown,  deceased;  Hugh,  of  Linton  Mills,  Coshocton  county,  Ohio;  George, 
of  Noble  county,  Ohio;  James,  deceased,  the  subject  of  this  sketch:  i\[rs. 
Charity  Clippinger,  deceased ; and  John,  of  Cambridge,  Ohio. 

James  Green  grew  up  on  the  old  farm  north  of  Byesville.  In  1870  he 
married  Agnes  Finley,  a daughter  of  David  and  Elizabeth  (Graham)  Finley, 
who  was  born  in  Ohio  county.  West  Virginia.  David  Finley  was  born  near 
Valiev  Forge,  Pennsvh’ania,  and  Elizabeth  Graham  was  a native  of  West  Vir- 
ginia, a daughter  of  James  and  Agnes  ( Finley)  Graham.  James  Graham  was 
a native  of  Ireland,  and  in  all  probability  was  descended  from  the  Scotch 
Covenanters,  and  through  a long  line  of  dukes,  earls  and  marquises  in  Eng- 
land. 

James  Green  was  a farmer,  but  also  engaged  in  coal  mining.  In  1881 
he  moved  to  Byesville,  built  a house  at  the  corner  of  Mill  and  Seneca  streets, 
and  lived  there  the  balance  of  his  days.  There  were  six  children  in  his  family : 
\\'illiam  S. ; Elmer  E..  for  whom  see  his  sketch;  Daisy,  now  Mrs.  Charles 
Selders ; Fred  F.,  for  whom  see  his  sketch;  Airs.  Elizabeth  AIcAuley,  and 
Harry,  all  married  save  Elmer  and  Harry.  William  is  business  manager  of 
the  Byesville  Enterprise ; Airs.  Selders  lives  at  Byesville,  her  husband  being 
an  engineer  at  the  Ideal  mines;  Airs.  AIcAuley  lives  at  Christopher.  Illinois: 
Harrv  is  a clerk  in  the  Ogara  Coal  Company's  offices  at  Derwent,  Ohio. 

James  Green  died  on  December  ii,  1904.  He  was  a kind  husband  and 


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father  and  a good  citizen,  trusted  and  respected  l)v  all  who  knew  him.  In  his 
dealings  with  mankind  he  was  honest  and  straightforward,  and  tried  to  prac- 
tice the  ( lolden  Rule  and  to  treat  every  one  in  a manner  worthy  of  a good 
American  citizen.  I’eing  of  a quiet  and  reserved  disposition,  his  circle  of 
friends  may  not  have  been  as  broad  as  that  of  many  others,  yet  those  who  truly 
knew  him  never  doubted  his  integrity,  honesty  and  friendship.  He  was  great- 
ly missed  by  many  whom  he  had  befriended  in  their  adversities.  He  and  all 
his  family  were  members  of  the  IMethodist  church. 


ELMER  ELLSM’ORTH  GREEN. 

Among  the  well-known  and  influential  residents  of  P)yesville  is  Elmer 
Ellsworth  Green,  a man  who  has  given  much  thought  to  the  problems  of  the 
present  day,  and  who  is  well  fitted  for  leadership  among  his  fellows.  He  was 
horn  in  Jackson  township,  Guernsey  county,  Ohio,  on  Februaiy  15,  1871,  the 
son  of  James  and  Agnes  (Finley)  Green,  whose  sketch  appears  herein.  His 
lioyhood  was  sjient  in  Ryesville,  where  he  attended  the  public  schools  and 
graduated  from  high  school.  Since  that  time  he  has  been  engaged  in  coal 
mining,  and  is  tboroughly  familiar  with  all  of  its  phases. 

In  politics  Mr.  Green  is  a Democrat.  In  1892  he  was  elected  city  clerk 
of  Ryesville,  and  was  twice  re-elected,  serving  for  three  terms  of  two  years 
each.  For  the  next  five  years  he  was  township  clerk  for  Jackson  township, 
and  ever  since  he  has  been  clerk  of  the  township  board  of  education.  In  1906 
he  was  elected  mayor  of  Ryesville,  but,  because  of  lack  of  time  to  devote  to  the 
office,  resigned  it.  A few  years  ago  he  made  the  race  for  county  treasurer, 
and  came  as  near  being  elected  as  any  Democrat  could  have  been  in  this 
strongly  Re])ul)lican  county,  he  having  run  nearly  a thousand  votes  ahead  of 
his  ticket.  In  his  fraternal  relations  he  is  a member  of  the  Knights  of 
Pythias,  and  was  for  many  years  the  keeper  of  records  and  seal  in  his  lodge. 
He  is  a member  of  the  American  Mechanics  and  one  of  its  strongest  support- 
ers, and  for  fifteen  years  was  secretary  of  the  local  organization.  Recently 
he  \vas  appointed  by  tbe  secretary  of  state  to  be  local  registrar  of  Jackson 
township  and  Ryesville,  whicb  form  District  No.  220. 

In  1907  Air.  Green  wrote  a history  of  Ryesville,  which  work  was  highly 
creditable,  both  from  a historical  and  a literary  point  of  view.  He  has  also 
written  many  articles  for  various  newspapers,  chiefly  on  topics  concerning 
labor  and  politics.  He  is  very  popular  and  is  one  of  the  best  informed  resi- 
dents of  tbe  county  on  local  and  county  matters. 


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Elmer  E.  Green  is  a solid  and  substantial  citizen,  and  an  able  representa- 
tive of  a well-known  and  honored  family  of  the  county.  With  all  the  senti- 
ments of  a true  and  worthy  character,  he  unites  a keen  appreciation  of  the 
humorous  side  of  life  in  a way  to  make  himself  at  once  an  alile  and  conscien- 
tious adviser  and  a jolly  good  fellow. 


THE  ROSE^IOXD  FAMILY. 

In  April,  i8io,  Philip  Rosemond  settled  on  a ([uarter  section  of  land  ad- 
joining the  site  of  the  Fletcher  Methodist  Episcopal  church  in  Oxford  town- 
shi]),  Guernsey  county,  Ohio,  a few  days  before  the  township  and  countv  were 
organized.  Here  he  li^■ed  until  his  death.  October  14,  1831.  in  bis  sixtv- 
sixth  year.  He  was  a stock-raiser,  dro\-er.  tavern-keeper,  postmaster  at 
Fletcher  (which  antedated  Fairview),  and  farmer.  At  one  time  he  owned 
more  than  six  hundred  acres  of  land  in  one  body,  out  of  which  he  provided 
for  two  of  his  sons,  so  at  his  death  the  home  farm  contained  only  three  hun- 
dred acres.  In  1834  it  was  sold  to  Roljinson  Baker,  and  later  became  sub- 
divided. Philip  Rosemond  is  said  to  ha\’e  kept  the  first  stopping  place  for 
travelers  between  M'heeling  and  Cambridge,  and  to  have  been  the  first  post- 
master between  Wdieeling  and  Zanesville.  He  was  an  exact  and  successful 
business  man.  He  was  born,  and  until  1795  lived  in  county  Leitrim,  Ireland, 
where  he  married,  and  where  a part  of  his  family  was  born.  He  landed  at 
Pbiladelphia  in  August.  1795.  and  sojourned  there,  and  at  Brownsville, 
Pennsylvania,  and  St.  Clairsville  until  April,  1910.  In  western  Pennsylvania 
his  two  brothers,  Edward  and  James,  and  Moses  Morton  were  his  neighbors 
IMorton  and  Edward  married  there  two  sisters  named  Dowler,  and  Philip 
and  Morton  were  afterward  neighbors  at  Fletcher. 

In  later  years  there  were  at  the  same  time  several  families  in  Fairview. 
bearing  the  name  of  Rosemond.  and  some  distinction  among  them  is  necessary. 
Some  were  descendants  of  the  first  Philip;  some  were  descendants  of  his 
brother  Edward:  some  were  descendants  of  his  brother  M’illiam,  who  emi- 
grated in  1841,  and  died  a few  weeks  after  he  reached  Fainbew.  and  some 
were  descendants  of  his  brother  Bennett,  who  never  left  Ireland. 

Descendants  of  Philip. — In  1812,  his  daughter,  Nancy,  married  John  IM. 
Coleman,  of  Belmont  county,  later  removed  to  the  vicinity  of  Terre  Haute, 
Indiana,  and  died  there  leaving  several  children.  In  1817.  his  daughter  iMary 
married  Mordecai  Van  Meter,  of  Belmont  county,  who  died  about  1830.  leav- 


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ing  her  a widow  with  several  children.  She  lived  for  a nuinlier  of  vears  at 
I'airview  after  this,  and  then  married  Dr.  J.  C.  Parry,  and  removed  to  Flnsh- 
ing,  Ohio,  where  she  died.  His  daughter  Fanny  married  George  Glassford,  a 
merchant,  who  died  soon  afterward,  leaving  one  daughter,  Mary  Ann;  Fanny 
later  married  William  Thompson,  of  P'airheld  county,  and  died  in  Columbus, 
( )hio,  where  children  and  grandchildren  survive  her.  His  daughter  Jane 
married  Kev.  Thomas  J.  Taylor,  a Methodist  Episcopal  minister,  who  served 
charges  in  Guernsey  and  Belmont  counties,  left  the  ministry  because  of  loss  of 
\'oice  and  went  into  business  at  Senecaville,  and  later  removed  to  Paola,  Kan- 
• sas,  where  he  died.  After  his  death  Mrs.  Taylor  returned  to  Senecaville  and 
spent  the  remainder  of  her  days  there.  Among  her  children  and  grandchildren 
living  are  i\Jrs.  Mary  Dilley,  of  Senecaville,  Mrs.  Maine  Shively,  of  Cam- 
bridge, and  Frank  R.  Smith,  Mrs.  Daisy  Kerr,  klary  B.  Smith  and  William  L. 
Smith  of  Camliridge.  Philip's  son  Edward  and  his  daughter  Eliza  survived 
him,  but  died  unmarried,  and  another  son,  William,  had  died  in  his  youth. 
Philip’s  son  Martin  was  in  business  at  New  Birmingham  (now  Milnersville ) 
and  in  Fairview  for  many  years,  at  which  place  he  died  in  1867.  Ann  Eliza, 
daughter  of  Martin,  married  Enoch  G.  Nicholson,  and  removed  to  New  York 
City.  Another  daughter,  Margaret  Louisa,  married  Edward  Barker  and  re- 
moved to  Waukesha,  Wisconsin,  where  both  died,  leaving  one  son,  Edward 
Rosemond  Barker,  surviving.  Martin's  son,  Edward  Martin,  married  Sarah 
Clark,  and  later  went  to  the  far  Southwest,  where  he  died.  His  widow  and 
.some  of  her  children  are  living  at  Oherlin,  Ohio.  Philip's  son,  James,  mar- 
ried Sarah  Teater,  of  St.  Clairsville,  and  removed  to  West  Union,  Ohio, 
where  he  merchandised  for  some  years,  later  returning  to  Fairview  where, 
during  the  remainder  of  his  life,  he  tvas  in  business  and  one  of  the  most  re- 
spected and  influential  members  of  the  community  until  his  death  in  1855. 
Of  his  family  of  eleven  children,  all  are  dead,  and  the  only  grandchildren  sur- 
viving are  Mrs.  Harriet  Rosemond  Hunter,  of  Chillicothe,  and  Fred  L.  Rose- 
mond, of  Cambridge. 

Descendants  of  Edward. — This  Edward  came  to  America  with,  or  soon 
after,  the  first  Philip  and  settled  in  Cambridge  soon  after  Philip  settled  at 
Fletcher.  Edward  lived  here  until  his  death,  in  1850,  in  the  eightieth  year  of 
his  age.  He  married  Sarah  Dowler,  near  Brownsville,  Pennsylvania.  His 
children  rvere,  Nancy  (or  Ann),  wdro  first  married  Jesse  Barcus,  survived  him, 
and  later  married  Thomas  Ruckle;  James,  rvho  married  Eleanor  Beall  in  1826; 
Joseph;  Margaret,  who  married  John  Cox;  Edward  Dowler  (Morristown 
Ed),  and  Frances,  who  married  Joshua  Forshey  in  1830,  survived  him  and  in 
1837  married  Joshua  Davis.  All  of  these  are  dead.  Among  their  descend- 


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ants  are:  Airs.  Emma  Sarchet,  granddaughter,  and  Jessie  C.  Grimes,  great- 
granddaughter,  of  Nancy  Barkus  Ruckle,  of  Cambridge ; Dr.  Clarence  D. 
Romans,  of  Cambridge,  grandson  of  James  and  Eleanor  ; Edward  AI.  Rose- 
mond,  of  Lorimer,  Iowa,  and  Isaac  N.  Rosemond,  of  Bristol,  Vermont,  who 
are  among  the  children  of  Joseph  ; Dr.  Wilbur  E.  Rosemond,  of  Fremont, 
Nebraska;  Airs.  Helen  R.  Griffith,  of  Cedar  Falls,  Iowa,  and  Frank  AI.  Rose- 
man,  of  Caldwell,  Idaho,  who  are  among  the  descendants  of  “Alorristown 
Ed.” 

Descendants  of  William. — This  brother,  b}^  a first  marriage  in  Ireland, 
had  three  sons,  who  emigrated,  namely:  William,  James  and  Philip  (who 
was  called  Philip  the  Tanner,  to  distinguish  him  from  the  elder  Philip),  and 
by  a second  marriage  in  Ireland  had  three  other  sons,  John,  Bennett  and  Ed- 
ward. The  junior  William  was  a saddler  and  harnessmaker,  at  New  Birming- 
ham (now  Alilnersville) , for  many  years,  but  about  1853  I'emoved  to  Alusca- 
tine,  Iowa,  where  he  died ; and  among  his  descendants  are  James  B.,  of  Alusca- 
tine,  and  William,  of  Carbon  Cliff,  Illinois.  Four  of  his  .sons  served  in  the 
war  of  the  Rebellion.  AAhlliam's  son,  James,  a saddler  also,  married  in  Ire- 
land, was  at  New  Birmingham  for  a while  and  later  went  to  Lucas  county, 
Iowa,  and  died  there,  leaving  Elizalieth  surviving.  Philip  the  Tanner  mar- 
ried first  Susan  Giffee  and  later  Alary  Alorton  and  lived  in  Fairview  until 
about  1870,  when  he  removed  to  Taylorsville,  Illinois,  and  in  1882  removed 
thence  to  Independence,  Iowa,  where  he  died  in  1883.  One  son  of  the  younger 
Philip  is  Capt.  William  E.  Rosemond,  of  Independence,  who  married  Caroline 
Bumgardner,  of  Washington,  and  whose  family  consists  of  his  wife  and  six 
children  and  several  grandchildren.  Another  son  was  John  R.,  familiarly 
known  as  “Jack,”  who  died  at  Cuyahoga  Falls  in  1901  ; and  a third  son, 
Aloses  Alorton,  lies  buried  in  the  National  cemetery  at  Quincy,  Illinois.  All 
three  of  these  sons  had  good  war  records,  that  of  William  Edward  being 
marked  by  several  wounds  in  action,  and  by  successive  promotions  to  Ixigler, 
lieutenant,  and  finally,  for  gallantry  at  Alission  Ridge,  to  captain.  William's 
son,  John,  died  a bachelor.  William’s  son,  Edward  (Irish  Ed),  was  a mer- 
chant at  Newtown,  Ohio,  married  Nancy  Ripley,  and  later  for  some  years  was 
president  of  the  City  Bank,  at  New  Philadelphia,  where  he  died  in  1895,  leav- 
ing two  daughters.  Airs.  Clara  R.  Browne  and  Airs.  Kate  C.  Aliller  of  that 
place,  surviving  him.  William's  son,  Bennett,  was  a resident  of  Cumberland, 
Ohio,  from  1853  until  his  death,  in  1904.  His  wife  was  Alary  Thompson 
and  two  children,  Katharine  and  Airs.  Alaiy  Bay,  .survive  him. 

Descendants  of  the  elder  Bennett. — Bennett,  brother  of  the  elder  Philip, 
never  left  Ireland,  but  several  of  his  sons  came  over.  One  of  these  was  the 


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luhvard  known  as  “Canada  Ed,”  who,  from  1840  until  his  death  there  in  1876, 
lived  at  Fair\'iew  and  followed  the  trade  of  stone-mason  and  the  husiness  of  a 
hnilder.  His  daughter  Mary  married  John  S.  Craig,  of  Washington,  and 
spends  much  of  the  time  with  her  daughter,  Mrs.  Martha  Harrison,  of  Cam- 
hridge,  and  with  her  granddaughter,  Virginia  Zellers,  of  Freeport.  Dr.  Wil- 
liam B.  Rosemond  is  and  for  many  years  has  been  a practicing  ])hysician  at 
Milners\-ille,  and  has  two  living  children,  Fannie  and  George.  James  R..  an- 
other son,  lives  at  Hendryslnirg,  Belmont  county,  and  has  several  children, 
some  married.  Another  daughter,  Margaret,  married  Thomas  W.  Slasor, 
and  now  lives  at  Avalon,  Pennsyh'ania,  in  which  vicinity  are  also  several  of 
their  children.  Another  daughter,  I'annie,  married  Samuel  W.  Shipley,  de- 
ceased. and,  with  a daughter  and  son,  lives  near  Fairview,  while  some  of  her 
married  children  live  in  other  parts  of  the  county. 

The  first  trace  of  this  family  is  found  in  a drill  sergeant  who  was  in  the 
army  of  William  of  Orange  in  its  invasion  of  England  in  1688,  and  who  set- 
tled in  the  north  of  Ireland  about  1689,  refusing,  however,  to  accept  any  grant 
of  the  lands  which  the  government  confiscated.  Three  generations  passed 
before  the  emigration  of  Philip,  though  some  of  the  name  emigrated  and  set- 
tled in  the  south  as  early  as  1740,  and  gave  rise  to  southern  branches  of  the 
family.  By  occupation  they  were  weavers  and  farmers.  All  were  Protes- 
tants and  Orangemen,  and  the  cause,  in  part  at  least,  of  the  emigrations,  was 
persecution  for  religion’s  sake.  There  is  reason  to  believe  that  the  drill- 
sergeant  was  of  Huguenot  descent.  The  name  can  he  traced  hack  historically 
as  far  as  the  fifth  century,  and  the  spelling  is  variant,  though  the  original  form 
seems  to  have  lieen  “Hrosmond.” 

One  of  the  best  known  members  of  this  old.  important  and  influential 
family  of  the  day  is  Fred  L.  Rosemond,  of  Cambridge,  Ohio,  born  August 
25,  1861,  the  son  of  James  Henry  and  Amanda  Maria  (Campbell)  Rosemond. 
lie  graduated  at  Cambridge  high  school  in  1878  and  received  his  collegiate 
education  at  (3hio  WAsleyan  University.  He  was  associate  editor  of  the 
Hamilton  Daily  Xcu's  and  IJ’eekly  Telegraph,  at  Hamilton.  Ohio,  from  1880 
to  1883.  He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  October,  1883,  to  the  United  States 
circuit  court  in  1894  and  to  the  United  States  circuit  court  of  appeals  in  1900. 
He  has  practiced  law  continuously  at  Cambridge  since  1883,  part  of  the  time 
alone  and  at  other  times  as  one  of  the  firm  of  Steele  & Rosemond : Campbell  & 
Rosemond ; Rosemond  & Pace  and  Rosemond  & Bell. 

IMr.  Rosemond  is  president  of  the  board  of  trustees  of  the  Cambridge 
Public  Lihrarv  and  a trustee  of  the  First  Methodist  Episcopal  church.  He  is 
president  of  the  Guernsey  Hardware  Company  and  a director  of  the  same. 


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also  a director  of  the  National  Bank  of  Cambridge,  director  of  the  Cambridge 
Grocery  Company : secretar}'  and  director  of  the  Cambridge  Impro\-ement 
Company;  president  and  general  manager  of  the  Hotel  Star  CompaiiY,  of 
Columbus. 

Mr.  Rosemond  has  serced  in  various  capacities  in  appointive  offices  without 
salary,  but  has  never  held  an  elective  office.  Recently  he  has  lieen  endorsed 
by  the  Guernsey  County  Bar  Association  for  circuit  judge  of  the  seventh 
circuit,  comprising  fourteen  counties. 

In  1889,  Mr.  Rosemond  married  Ella,  daughter  of  James  O.  Grimes, 
of  Cambridge,  a well  known  lawyer  and  influential  man.  Thev  have  four 
children:  Alice.  Marjorie,  Philip  G.,  away  from  home  at  college,  and  Leslie. 
His  residence  is  at  No.  1001  Gomber  avenue. 

Mr.  Rosemond  is  a memlier  of  the  iMasonic  fraternity  and  a lawver  of 
eminence,  a profound  counsellor  and  eloc|uent  exponent  of  the  law,  a man  of 
high  standing  in  all  the  walks  of  life. 


A'lLLOUGHBY  B.  GREEN. 

One  of  the  most  progressive  and  influential  business  men  of  Cambridge 
and  one  of  the  representative  citizens  of  Guernsey  county  is  AhlloughbY  B. 
Green,  who  was  l)orn  August  15,  1853,  in  Noble  county,  Ohio,  on  a farm,  the 
son  of  Edward  F.  and  Isabelle  ( Spooner)  Green.  Both  parents  were  horn  in 
Noble  county,  Ohio,  lioth  the  Greens  and  the  Spooners  being  pioneer  families. 
The  Greens  came  from  Worcester,  iMassachusetts.  The  Spooners  were 
also  a New  England  family  and  both  parents  were  active  in  the  early  pioneer 
life.  Edward  F.  was  a farmer  and  a large  land  owner  in  Noble  county.  He 
served  through  the  Civil  war  in  the  signal  service,  stationed  mostly  in  the  Red 
River  district,  serving  till  the  close  of  the  war.  After  his  discharge  he  bought 
a farm  in  the  northwestern  part  of  iMissouri,  where  he  located,  engaging  in 
the  grain  buying  and  shipping  business,  carrying  on  an  exclusive  business  for 
the  Chicago  and  St.  Louis  markets.  After  a number  of  years  of  successful 
business,  he  sold  his  interests  in  iMissouri  and  came  to  Cumberland,  Guernsey 
county,  where  he  entered  the  general  mercantile  business  and  in  1875  ^old 
out  in  Cumberland  and  moved  to  Cambridge,  where  he  engaged  in  the  mer- 
cantile business,  buying  property  and  continuing  until  January.  1903.  when 
he  retired  from  active  business  life.  He  has  attained  the  advanced  age  of 
eighty-six  years,  hale  and  hearty,  and  is  yet  greatly  interested  in  all  current 


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and  ])ul)lic  matters.  He  was  orig-inally  a Whig  and  since  the  organization  of 
the  Uepiiljlican  ]iarty  he  has  lieen  an  ardent  Repul)lican.  Although  always 
interested  in  piil)lic  matters,  he  was  never  an  office  seeker.  He  has  been  a 
memljer  of  the  Baptist  church  since  childhood  and  always  active  in  church  and 
Sunday  school  work.  He  is  a man  of  strong  convictions  and  very  methodical 
and  conscientious  in  all  his  husiness  matters,  a sincere  Christian  man.  Mrs. 
Green,  mother  of  W.  B.,  died  about  1862,  and  h'dward  1'.  Green  married 
Eliza  i\l.  Graham,  of  an  old  established  family  of  this  county.  She  is  living. 

Willoughby  B.  Green  is  the  only  child  of  his  parents.  He  spent  his  early 
youth  on  the  farm  on  Nolde  county  and  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of 
the  home  locality  and  also  attended  the  Central  high  school  at  Williamsburg, 
Missouri,  after  the  family  moved  to  that  place.  He  assisted  his  father  in  his 
farming  and  grain  husiness  and  attended  school  until  about  twenty  years  of 
age,  when  he  came  to  Cambridge  from  Missouri  and  learned  telegraphy  in 
the  Western  Union  office  at  Cambridge  and  soon  became  the  manager  of  that 
office,  which  position  he  held  for  eight  years,  when  he  was  made  manager  in 
the  W'estern  Union  office  at  Circleville,  for  one  year,  then,  going  to  Mexico, 
was  with  the  Santa  Ee  railroad  and  the  Wells  Fargo  Express  Companv  at 
Los  Lunas,  New  Mexico,  where  he  remained  only  part  of  a year.  He  then 
returned  to  Cambridge,  from  where  he  was  sent  to  Charleston,  West  Virginia, 
as  manager  of  the  Western  Lhiion  office  for  one  year  in  an  important  and 
very  busy  office.  Resigning  at  the  close  of  a year  at  Charleston,  he  returned 
to  Cambridge  and  entered  the  mercantile  business  with  his  father,  remaining 
here  until  Jiinuary  i,  1903,  doing  a very  large  and  successful  business  at  the 
corner  of  Wdieeling  avenue  and  Fifth  street,  wdiich  property  they  still  own. 
.\fter  retiring  from  the  mercantile  business  he  engaged  in  the  general  insur- 
ance and  real  estate  business,  purchasing  tlie  old  established  business  of 
Thomas  G.  Kerr,  deceased,  which  consisted  of  some  of  the  oldest  and  best 
companies  doing  business,  and  Mr.  Kerr  had  represented  these  companies  for 
about  thirty  years,  the  best  of  the  companies  including  the  Ohio  Farmers,  the 
Continental  of  New  York,  the  Connecticut  of  Flartford,  the  American  of 
New  Jersey,  the  Fire  Associations  of  Philadeljihia,  Pennsylvania,  the  Fidelity 
Underw'riters  of  New  York  and  some  twenty-five  other  companies,  all  strong 
and  reliable.  The  Inisiness  has  grown  under  Mr.  Green  and  he  now  has  a 
larger  line  than  any  other  agency  in  the  county,  having  a business  of  over 
ten  million  dollars  in  force,  by  far  the  largest  of  any  agency  in  the  county. 
Mr.  Green  writes  fire,  life,  accident,  explosion,  plate-glass,  windstorms,  secur- 
ity bonds,  employes’  liability,  steam  boilers  and  live  stock  insurance.  He  also 
handles  real  estate  and  makes  loans.  Mr.  Green  is  a very  busy  man,  and,  in 


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addition  to  his  extensive  business  interests,  he  is  a director  of  the  Cambridge 
Loan  and  Building  Company,  and  is  active  in  the  management,  the  company 
having  a capital  of  one  million  dollars. 

i\Ir.  Green  has  been  twice  married,  first,  in  November,  1880,  to  .Vnna 
Simons,  a daughter  of  i\lr.  and  Mrs.  John  Simons,  early  residents  of  Cam- 
bridge. One  son,  Edward  L.  was  born  to  this  union,  who  is  now  the  special 
state  agent  for  the  Connecticut  Fire  Insurance  Company  of  Hartford,  Con- 
necticut, his  home  being  with  his  father  in  Cambridge.  He  is  a bright,  snc- 
cessfnl  yonng  man.  IMrs.  Green  died  in  the  summer  of  1885,  soon  after  the 
return  from  New  Mexico,  where  Mr.  Green  had  gone  because  of  the  failing 
health  of  his  wife.  He  was  married  on  October  14,  1900,  to  Lyda  D.  Scott, 
daughter  of  Elza  M,  and  Mary  Scott,  Mr.  Scott  being  a prominent  coal  o])er- 
ator  and  salt  producer  in  Guernsey  county.  The  Scotts  were  an  early  family 
in  the  county  and  Mr.  Scott  was  among  the  best  business  men  of  the  conntv. 
He  was  a very  successful  coal  operator,  doing  business  as  the  Scott  Coal  and 
Salt  Company,  four  miles  east  of  Cambridge  on  the  Baltimore  & Ohio  rail- 
road. i\Ir.  Scott  died  a few  years  prior  to  1900  and  his  widow  about  1809. 

Mr.  and  iMrs,  Green  are  members  of  the  Presbyterian  church.  IMr.  Green 
is  an  elder  and  trustee  of  the  church,  which  positions  he  has  held  for  several 
years.  They  are  both  active  in  church  work  and  in  the  Sunday  school,  he 
being  superintendent  of  the  Sunday  school  for  many  years. 

klr.  Green  is  a member  of  the  Masonic  order,  also  of  the  Independent 
Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  both  the  subordinate  liody  and  the  encampment,  and 
he  has  been  a member  of  the  board  of  trustees  for  many  years  and  chairman 
of  the  hoard  for-fifteen  years.  He  was  a member  of  the  building  committee 
when  the  fine  I.  O.  O.  F.  Temple  was  built  in  1896  and  he  is  active  in  the  work 
of  both  the  iMasons  and  the  Odd  Fellows,  having  passed  all  the  chairs  in  the 
latter  fraternity.  He  has  represented  the  district  at  the  grand  encampment. 
He  Is  a Republican  in  politics  and  has  been  active  in  the  affairs  of  the  party. 
He  has  served  as  a member  of  the  city  council  for  some  years  and  was  a mem- 
ber of  the  body  when  the  saloons  were  first  pnt  out  of  Cambridge  by  a vote  of 
six  to  four,  in  a council  membership  of  ten.  This  was  in  1901.  He  has  al- 
ways been  a temperance  advocate  and  worker  in  the  county.  Mr.  Green  has 
never  been  an  office  seeker,  but  has  always  maintained  a lively  interest  in 
public  matters  and  keeps  himself  well  informed. 

IMrs.  Green  is  an  ardent  church  worker  and  devoted  to  her  home  and 
family.  The  famil}^  home,  which  is  among  the  most  attractive  in  the  city,  is 
located  at  No.  317  North  Seventh  street  and  everything  about  it  indicates  re- 
fined taste,  culture  and  comfort. 


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]\Ir.  Green  is  a splendid  citizen  and,  like  his  father,  much  can  lie  said  of 
him  as  a loyal  and  upright  citizen. 

Willoughhy  B.  Green’s  son,  Edward  L.,  was  graduated  from  the  Cam- 
bridge high  school,  then  entered  the  Ohio  State  University  at  Columhns,  re- 
maining for  two  years  when  he  entered  business  with  his  father,  htting  him- 
self for  siiecial  insurance  work.  In  January,  1909,  he  became,  as  before 
stated.  s]iecial  state  agent  of  the  Connecticut  Fire  Insurance  Company,  of 
Hartford,  over  a large  class  of  applicants,  and  has  made  good,  standing  well 
with  the  com])any,  the  agents  and  the  patrons  and  is  recognized  as  a “live  wire" 
in  the  insurance  business.  A line  young  man  in  character,  habits  and  business 
ability. 


LILRURN  C.  ROGERS. 

As  long  as  history  endures  will  the  American  nation  acknowledge  its  in- 
debtedness to  the  heroes  who  between  1861  and  1865  fonght  for  the  jireserva- 
tion  of  the  Union  and  the  honor  of  that  starry  banner  which  has  never  been 
trailed  in  the  dust  of  defeat  in  a single  polemic  struggle  in  Avhich  the  country 
has  been  involved.  Among  those  whose  militar}’  records  as  valiant  soldiers 
of  the  war  of  the  Rebellion  reflect  lasting  honor  upon  them  and  their  descend- 
ants is  Lilhurn  C.  Rogers,  who  is  one  of  the  honored  citizens  of  Byesville, 
Guernsey  county,  where  he  has  long  maintained  his  home  and  led  a life  con- 
sistent with  the  truth. 

Mr.  Rogers  was  born  on  April  12,  1840,  in  Jackson  township,  this 
county,  aliove  Trail  Run,  and  is  the  son  of  Roland  and  Mary  (Cummings) 
Rogers.  The  father  was  horn,  it  is  believed,  in  Harrison  county,  Ohio,  and 
was  the  son  of  Mhlliam  Rogers,  who  probably  came  from  Harford  county. 
Maryland;  at  least  a large  number  of  the  Rogers  family,  his  near  relatives, 
came  from  there.  Mary  Cummings  was  horn,  probably,  near  Mansfield, 
Ohio,  and  was  the  daughter  of  James  Cummings,  a Protestant,  who  came 
from  Ireland.  Roland  Rogers  and  wife  were  married  prior  to  1838,  and 
aliout  1839  moved  to  Guernsev  county.  Ohio,  and  settled  along  Wills  creek, 
less  than  a mile  from  I’rail  run,  in  Jackson  township.  There  his  father  bought 
a farm  and  established  the  Rogers  homestead.  There,  too,  the  parents  of  the 
subject  spent  the  major  part  of  their  lives:  although  they  lived  awhile  near 
Byesville,  they  died  on  the  farm,  the  father's  death  occurring  on  August  13, 
1895,  the  mother  three  months  later,  November  i6th.  Roland 

Rogers  was  a Republican,  having  been  a Whig  in  his  earlier  life;  he  became 


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an  active  Abolitionist  and  took  part  in  assisting  slaves  to  escape  by  way  of  the 
“underground  railroad,”  when  his  son,  Lilburn  C.,  was  a child.  In  the  last 
years  of  his  life  the  father  was  a Prohibitionist.  He  was  a charter  member 
of  the  Methodist  Protestant  church  at  Trail  Run,  and  was  an  active  and  earn- 
est worker  in  the  same.  In  politics  and  religion  he  was  by  nature  a reformer. 
In  his  family  were  seven  children,  of  whom  five  lived  to  maturity,  namely: 
Mrs.  Ellen  Jane  Plutton,  deceased,  was  the  widow  of  John  Hutton:  Lilburn 
C.,  of  this  review;  James  O..  deceased;  William  B.,  deceased:  Roland  Jarvis 
lives  between  Trail  Run  and  Senecaville  on  the  home  farm. 

Lilburn  C.  Rogers  grew  to  maturity  on  the  home  farm,  and  when  twentv- 
one  years  of  age  he  went  west,  spending  nearly  two  years,  principally  in  Cali- 
fornia and  Oregon.  The  balance  of  his  life  has  been  spent  in  Jackson  town- 
ship, this  county.  During  the  rvar  between  the  states  he  proved  his  patriot- 
ism by  enlisting  in  Company  H,  One  Hundred  and  Seventy-second  Ohio 
Volunteer  Infantry,  in  which  he  served  very  faithfully  and  made  a good  rec- 
ord as  a soldier. 

On  July  31,  1866,  ]\Ir.  Rogers  was  married  to  Sarah  Louisa  Hutton, 
daughter  of  Solomon  and  Mary  ( Stewart)  Hutton.  She  is  the  sister  of  Wil- 
liam A.  Hutton,  whose  sketch  appears  on  another  page  of  this  rvork,  and  in 
•which  may  be  found  complete  records  of  her  ancestors  who  were  an  old  and 
prominent  family  here. 

Mr.  and  IMrs.  Rogers  are  the  parents  of  three  children,  namely:  Francis 
A.,  who  married  Jenette  Hood,  lives  in  Cambridge,  where  he  engages  as  a 
plasterer  and  concrete  worker:  Charles  T..  who  married  Elizabeth  Hinchcliffe. 
lives  in  Byesville  .where  he  is  following  plastering:  they  have  five  children 
living,  and  one  dead,  Clarence  C.,  Lilburn  Carl,  Irene.  Gladys,  Edmund,  de- 
ceased, and  Cecil  Albert  Rogers.  Mary  A.  B.  Rogers,  the  subject’s  daugh- 
ter, married  Ed.  J.  Nichols  and  lives  in  Byesville,  and  they  are  the  parents 
of  three  children,  Edward  Lilburn,  Mary  IMarie  and  Rnssell.  i\Ir.  Nichols 
is  also  a plasterer. 

For  fourteen  years  after  his  marriage  ]\Ir.  Rogers  lived  a mile  north- 
w^est  of  Byesville,  wdiere  he  owned  a farm.  In  April,  1882.  he  moved  into 
Byesville.  having  sold  his  farm.  He  bought  a small  farm  in  Oakwood,  now^ 
in  the  northwest  part  of  Byesville,  which  he  farmed,  but  made  his  home  in 
Byesville  at  the  time.  That  land  is  now  laid  off  in  city  lots  and  is  well  built 
up.  Mr.  Rogers  has  lived  to  see  and  take  part  in  the  remarkable  growth  of 
this  vicinity,  remembering  when  Byesville  was  little  more  than  an  unimproved 
field,  consisting  only  of  a grist-mill,  a saw-mill  and  about  seven  houses  along 
the  north  side  of  what  is  now  Main  street  and  a shoe  shop  along  the  south  side 


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of  tlie  street.  Tlie  only  store  was  east  of  Wills  creek  where  the  old  Jonathan 
Bve  home  still  stands.  lie  has  been  an  interested  spectator  in-  witnessing  the 
])lace  grow  from  a straggling  hamlet  to  a city.  Politically,  Mr.  Rogers  is  a 
Repnhlican  and  he  and  his  wife  belong  to  the  Methodist  Protestant  church. 


GKORG1-:  MARTIN  SMITH. 


d'he  representative  of  an  old,  \\ell  established  and  highly  honored  family 
and  one  of  the  pnlilic  spirited  citizens  of  the  city  of  Cambridge  is  George 
Martin  Smith,  who  occupies  a conspicuous  place  among  the  business  men  of 
Guernsey  county  and  he  enjoys  the  conhdence  and  esteem  of  all  who  know 
him.  His  record  demonstrates  the  lesson  contained  in  the  old  fable  that 
where  there  is  a will  there  is  a way  and  that  olistacles  to  success  may  be 
overcome  by  courage  and  self-reliance. 

Air.  Smith  was  born  in  New  Concord,  Ohio.  January  6,  1879,  and  he  is 
the  son  of  James  Oscar  and  Margaret  Elizabeth  (Long)  Smith.  The  father 
was  born  in  Guernsey  county,  near  New  Concord,  Ohio,  September  19,  1849, 
and  is  the  son  of  Thomas  Smith,  Jr.,  and  Georgianna  (Gill)  Smith;  both 
horn  in  the  same  part  of  this  county.  The  mother’s  parents  came  from  Balti- 
more to  Guernsey  county.  Her  father,  George  Gill,  was  a soldier  in  the  war 
of  1812,  and  he  lived  to  the  remarkable  age  of  one  hundred  and  two  years, 
dying  July  21,  1892,  and  was  buried  in  the  old  cemetery  on  South  Eighth 
street  in  Cambridge.  Thomas  Smith,  Jr.,  was  the  son  of  Thomas  Smith,  Sr., 
who  was  of  German  ancestry.  The  wife  of  George  Gill  was  Elizabeth  Mullen 
before  her  marriage.  James  O.  Smith  lived  on  the  farm  near  New  Concord 
until  he  was  twenty-six  years  old.  He  went  to  Concord  and  was  married, 
on  April  1.  1875,  1°  Margaret  Elizabeth  Long,  who  was  born  in  Noble 
county,  hut  was  hrouglit  to  Guernsey  county  by  her  parents,  David  and 
Isabella  (Wilson)  Long,  and  was  reared  near  Mantua.  After  their  marriage 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Smith  lived  in  New  Concord  several  years,  then  spent  nineteen 
years  on  a farm  three  miles  west  of  Cambridge.  In  March,  1897,  they  moved 
to  Cambridge  and  have  lived  there  ever  since.  They  are  the  parents  of 
se\’en  children,  namely:  Mrs.  Jennie  A'lay  Relley,  George  Martin  Smith,  Mrs. 
Sadie  Belle  Pyles.  Harry  Jackson  Smith.  James  Morse  Smith,  Freda  Alice 
and  Plelen  Amanda  Smith. 

George  Martin  Smith  lived  at  New  Concord  until  he  was  sixteen  years 
old,  when  the  family  mo\’ed  to  this  county  and  located  at  Cambridge,  where 


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they  have  since  resided.  Mr.  Smith  began  life  for  himself  as  a driver  for  the 
United  States  ' Express  Company,  which  position  he  held  for  a period  of  six 
years.  He  next  became  a clerk  in  the  offices  of  the  Baltimore  & Ohio  Rail- 
I'oad  Company,  remaining  as  such  for  six  years  and  giving  his  usual  high 
grade  service.  About  1907  he  became  the  joint  ticket  agent  of  both  the 
Pennsylvania  and  the  Baltimore  & Ohio  railroad  companies,  which  position 
he  still  holds  to  the  entire  satisfaction  of  his  employers.  He  is  a member  of 
the  Knights  of  Pythias  lodge  and  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church. 

Mr.  Smith  was  married  in  1901  to  Sarah  Jones,  daughter  of  John  A. 
and  Hannah  (Evans)  Jones.  She  was  born  at  Niles,  Trumbull  county,  Ohio, 
and  when  a child  her  parents  moved  to  New  Philadelphia,  where  she  grew 
to  maturity.  Her  family  moved  to  Cambridge  about  1899,  where  they  still 
reside.  Her  father,  John  A.  Jones,  was  born  in  Douglass,  Wales,  about 
1845,  and  he  is  the  son  of  John  and  Elizabeth  Jones.  When  he  was  twenty- 
one  years  of  age  he  came  to  America  and  located  at  Niles,  Ohio,  where  he 
remained  about  tell  years,  then  moved  to  New  Philadelphia,  where  they  lived 
until  about  1897,  then  moved  to  Cambridge,  this  county,  where  they  still 
reside.  He  has  been  engaged  in  the  rolling  mills  and  is  now  in  the  sheet  mill 
at  Cambridge.  In  April,  1863,  he  married  Hannah  Evans,  who  was  also 
born  in  Douglass,  Wales,  and  was  married  there.  She  is  the  daughter  of 
Evan  and  Elizabeth  (Evans)  Evans.  There  were  six  children  in  the  family 
of  John  A.  Jones  and  wife:  James,  John,  Evan,  Mrs.  Anna  Parr,  Airs. 

Hannah  Winters,  and  Airs.  Sarah  Smith,  wife  of  George  AI.  Smith,  of  this 
review,  John  A.  Jones  and  wife  are  members  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
church  and  he  is  also  a Alason.  To  Air.  and  Airs.  George  AI.  Smith  one  son, 
George,  Jr.,  has  been  born,  his  date  of  birth  being  September  8,  1907. 

Air.  and  Airs.  Smith  both  belong  to  the  Alethodist  Episcopal  church. 
They  own  a very  cozy  and  well  arranged  home  at  No.  621  Foster  a\-enue, 
Cambridge. 


THOAIAS  PYLES. 

One  of  the  well  known  and  successful  business  men  of  Cambrids'e  and 
one  of  the  most  representative  citizens  of  Guernsey  county  is  Thomas  Pyles, 
a man  of  sound  judgment,  wise  discretion  and  keen  business  ability,  as  his 
rapid  rise  from  a modest  beginning  to  his  present  high  standing  among  the 
enterprising  individuals  of  this  locality  abundantl}-  attests.  Bv  judiciouslv 
investing  his  means  and  managing  his  various  affairs,  he  has  come  into  pos- 


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session  of  valuable  property,  and  he  is  a man  who  takes  much  pride  in  the 
growth  and  advancement  of  his  county. 

Mr.  Pyles  was  horn  in  Washington  county,  Pennsylvania,  in  1858.  and 
he  is  the  son  of  Thomas  PI.  and  Nancy  J.  (Phillis)  Pyles.  About  1867  the 
family  moved  to  Guernsey  county,  Ohio,  and  located  about  three  miles  east 
of  Claysville,  where  the  father  bought  a farm  and  established  the  family 
home.  Seven  children  were  born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Thomas  H.  Pyles,  named 
as  follows : Mrs.  Rachel  J.  Stewart ; J.  J. : Jacob  P. ; Thomas,  of  this 

review:  l\f.  C. ; Mrs.  Ella  Wilson  and  Mrs.  Alaggie  Vessel;  all  hut  Jacob  P., 
who  resides  in  the  state  of  Washington,  live  in  Guernsey  county.  The  father 
of  these  children,  a man  of  much  sterling  worth,  was  called  to  his  reward 
in  the  fall  of  1903.  Pie  was  a stanch  Democrat  and  took  a lively  interest 
in  public  affairs,  especially  everything  pertaining  to  his  community.  Pie  rvas 
twice  land  appraiser  and  also  township  assessor.  Plis  widow,  a woman  who 
has  a host  of  friends,  is  still  living  in  this  county. 

Thomas  Pyles  lived  on  the  home  farm  until  he  w'as  ’about  twenty-two 
years  old.  In  1880  he  began  learning  the  trade  of  marble  and  granite  cutting 
near  Claysville,  and  later  worked  under  David  K.  Kyle  in  Cambridge,  a vet- 
eran in  that  line  of  work,  and  he  continued  with  Mr.  Kyle  until  June,  1884, 
rvhen  he  started  a plant  of  his  own  in  Cambridge.  About  1890  or  soon  there- 
after he  bought  out  the  business  of  his  old  employer,  Mr.  Kyle,  and  combined 
it  with  his  own,  and  he  enjoys  an  extensive  trade  from  the  start.  Five  years 
later  he  bought  the  marble  and  granite  business  of  Jed  Williams  and  put  his 
own  plant  and  stock  in  wdth  it.  He  now  has  a large  modern  plant,  ec|uipped 
with  all  the  latest  machinery  pertaining  to  this  line  of  work,  pneumatic  cutting 
tools,  gas  engine  for  power,  etc.  He  has  by  far  the  largest  business  in  Guern- 
sey county  of  this  kind,  and,  indeed,  his  patronage  is  not  limited  by  the 
l)Oundaries  of  this  county,  l)ut  extends  to  remote  localities  of  eastern  Ohio. 
Only  first-class  material  is  used  and  only  high  grade  workmanship  is  allowed 
to  go  out.  consequently  the  large  and  rapidly  growing  prestige  of  this  plant 
is  well  deserved. 

In  October,  1883,  l\Ir.  Pyles  married  Mary  Crow,  daughter  of  Thomp- 
son and  Isabel  (Sherrard)  Crown  Mrs.  Pyles  was  born  in  tbe  north  part  of 
this  county  and  was  reared  and  educated  here,  in  fact,  has  lived  here  all  her 
life.  Her  father  came  from  Washington  county,  Pennsylvania,  about  the 
middle  of  the  last  century  with  his  parents,  w-ho  located  near  Kimbolton,  this 
county.  The  mother  of  Mrs.  Pyles  was  a native  of  Guernsey  county  and  the 
grandparents  were  natives  of  Ireland. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Pyles  have  no  children  living.  Roger  T.  died  w'hen  four 


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months  old ; they  also  had  an  adopted  danghter,  whom  they  took  at  the 
age  of  two  years,  about  1888;  her  death  occurred  in  March,  1907,  at  the 
age  of  nineteen  years. 

i\Ir.  and  Mrs.  Pyles  are  both  members  of  the  Second  United  Presby- 
terian church,  of  which  Mr.  Pyles  is  an  elder,  a trustee  and  a liberal  sup- 
porter, interested  in  all  phases  of  church  work.  He  is  a very  successful 
business  man  and  besides  his  marble  and  granite  works  he  is  interested  in  the 
Puritan  Coal  Company,  and  he  has  been  very  successful  and  now  has  a 
nice  home  and  has  laid  by  a competency  for  his  declining  years.  Honesty 
and  promptness  are  his  watchwords  in  business,  and,  in  fact,  all  the  relations 
of  life. 


JOHN  B.\RGAR  CLARK. 

Whatever  of  success  has  attended  the  efforts  of  John  Bargar  Clark,  one 
of  the  popular  councilmen  of  Cambridge,  Guernsey  county,  has  been  entirely 
owing  to  his  own  endeavors,  his  energy,  industry  and  natural  ability.  From 
small  beginnings  he  has  attained  a prominence  in  the  county  which  entitles 
him  to  be  regarded  as  one  of  its  representative  citizens.  He  has  maintained 
the  reputation  of  his  ancestors,  long  well  established  in  this  locality,  for  hon- 
esty and  industry.  He  was  horn  at  Tippecanoe,  Harrison  county,  Ohio,  in 
1859,  and  he  is  the  son  of  John  Miller  and  Fdizabeth  (Smith)  Clark.  The 
father  devoted  his  life  to  farming-  and  country  blacksmithing  and  his  death 
occurred  on  his  farm  in  Jefferson  township,  Guernsey  county,  in  January, 
1901.  His  widow  is  still  living  on  the  old  home  place  there,  having  attained 
the  advanced  age  of  eighty-two  years.  Her  oldest  sou.  George  AV.  Clark, 
makes  his  home  with  her  and  manages  the  farm. 

John  B.  Clark  grew  to  maturity  on  the  home  farm  and  he  went  to  work 
in  the  fields  when  cptite  small,  and  when  twelve  years  of  age  he  began  work- 
ing in  his  father’s  blacksmith  shop  and  u'orked  there  for  about  fifteen  years, 
becoming  a very  skilled  workman,  enjo}dng  a wide  reputation  in  his  locality 
in  this  line  of  endeavor.  He  then  came  to  Cambridge  and  for  seventeen  years 
ran  a barber  shop  here,  which  was  one  of  the  most  popular  in  the  city.  He 
next  engaged  in  the  restaurant  business  on  AA^heeling  avenue,  near  Seventh 
street,  and  he  maintained  the  same  with  veiw  satisfactory  results  for  about 
two  years  and  a half.  On  August  i,  1909,  he  opened  the  Princess  theater,  in 
the  same  block  on  AVheeling  avenue,  which  he  has  managed  ^•ery  successfully 
to  the  present  time  and  which  was  a popular  gathering  place  for  those 
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seeking'  wholesome  amusement  from  the  start,  and  he  has  continued  to  be  well 
[)atronized  and  popular  with  the  masses. 

Politically,  Mr  Clark  has  always  been  a Republican  and  active  in  public 
affairs.  W'hile  living  in  Jefferson  township,  he  very  acceptably  served  as 
township  clerk  soon  after  reaching  his  majority.  In  the  fall  of  1909,  he  wa.s 
elected  to  the  city  council  of  Cambridge  and  he  is  making  a splendid  record 
in  this  capacity.  He  is  a member  of  the  IModern  Woodmen  and  the  United 
Presbyterian  church. 

i\lr.  Clark  was  married  in  October,  1887,  to  Mary  Catherine  Taylor, 
who  was  born  near  Winterset.  IMadison  township,  this  county,  the  daughter 
of  James  and  Elizabeth  (Smith)  Taylor,  old  residents  of  that  part  of  the 
county,  where  they  were  well  known  and  highly  respected.  They  are  both 
now  deceased.  Mrs.  Clark  grew  to  maturity  in  her  native  community  and 
was  educated  in  the  public  schools.  She  is  the  mother  of  one  son,  Raymond 
Smith  Clark,  a lad  of  promise. 

Temperamentally,  Air.  Clark  is  a genial,  obliging  and  sociable  gentleman 
who  has  made  many  friends  since  coming  to  Cambridge. 


JOHN  H.  HATATT. 

One  of  the  native  sons  of  Cambridge,  Guernsey  county,  is  John  H, 
Hyatt,  a man  who  has  lived  to  see  wonderful  changes  take  place  in  this 
community  and  who  has  assisted  in  the  general  development  of  the  same, 
always  taking  much  more  than  a passing  interest  in  her  affairs, — in  fact. 
e\'erything  that  tended  to  upbuild  or  benefit  in  any  way  Guernsey  count}n  as 
did  his  honored  father  before  him,  and  as  a business  man  his  life  has  been 
a busy  and  successful  one. 

Air.  Hyatt  was  horn  in  1853  and  he  is  the  son  of  Noah  Hyatt,  whose 
sketch  appears  in  full  on  another  page  of  this  work.  The  son,  John  H.,  spent 
his  boyhood  in  Cambridge  and  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  there. 
When  sixteen  years  of  age  he  began  learning  the  tinner’s  trade  wdiich  he 
follow^ed  wdth  success  for  about  fi^'e  years.  In  1875  he  and  his  father 
entered  into  partnership  and  bought  a hardware  store  in  Cambridge,  located 
on  Wheeling  a\'enue,  between  Seventh  and  Eighth  streets.  They  continued 
in  business  there  twenty-six  years  to  the  day,  and  enjoyed  a very  liberal  trade 
with  the  town  and  county, — in  fact,  their’s  w’as  one  of  the  best  known  hard- 
ware stores  in  this  and  adjoining  counties  for  many  years.  They  always 


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cai'ried  a full  and  carefully  selected  stock  and  they  treated  their  thousands 
of  customers  with  the  utmost  consideration,  hence  their  large  success  was 
well  deserved.  The  father's  death  made  it  necessary  to  close  the  business. 
Then  the  son  turned  his  attention  to  the  pluml)ing  business,  which  he  fol- 
lowed with  very  gratifying  results  for  a period  of  four  years,  maintaining  a 
very  complete  establishment,  which  he  hnally  sold  out.  In  1888  he  built  for 
bimself  and  family  a very  substantial  and  pleasant  home  on  Xorth  Sixth 
street,  Cambridge,  in  tbe  best  residence  district  of  the  city,  and  he  still 
resides  here. 

Mr.  Hyatt  was  married  in  1880  to  Florence  C.  Anderson,  daughter  of 
John  and  Amelia  ( Dallas)  Anderson.  She  was  born  at  Sewellsville.  Bel- 
mont county,  Ohio,  and  when  she  was  three  years  of  age  her  family  moved 
to  a farm  near  Hendrysburg,  Belmont  county,  where  they  lived  until  1878, 
when  they  moved  to  Cambridge,  where  the  daughter  married  Mr.  Hvatt. 
Her  mother  died  on  the  farm  in  the  month  of  August  before  they  moved 
here;  the  father  lived  until  April  16,  1893,  when  he  joined  his  faithful  life 
companion  “in  the  sphere  which  keeps  the  disembodied  spirits  of  the  dead." 

Two  children  were  born  to  i\Ir.  and  (Mrs.  Hyatt.  Tbe  first,  Amelia  Alice, 
was  taken  away  when  six  months  old ; the  other,  Helen,  is  at  home  with  her 
parents. 

Fraternally,  Mr.  Hyatt  is  a member  of  tbe  Independent  (3rder  of  Odd 
Fellows,  and  he  and  his  wife  and  daughter  all  belong  to  the  Presbyterian 
church  and  are  faithful  attendants  and  supporters  of  the  same. 


NO  Aid  HYATT. 

A well  remembered  and  highly  honored  resident  of  Cambridge,  Guernsey 
county,  of  a past  generation  was  the  late  Noah  Hyatt,  a man  of  many  esti- 
mable traits,  whom  to  know  was  to  admire  and  respect,  for  he  lived  a life 
consistent  with  the  truth  and  higher  ethics  of  life.  Owing  to  his  honesty, 
integrity,  industry,  puldic  spirit  and  his  manifest  desire  to  aid  in  any  worthy 
cause  looking  to  the  general  good  of  the  community,  his  name  is  peculiarlv 
eligible  for  a conspicuous  place  in  his  county's  historical  annals,  among  whose 
pioneer  citizens  he  was  popular  and  influential.  He  was  a fine  example  of  the 
purely  self-made  man. 

Mr.  Hyatt  was  born  in  Centenfille,  Wasbington  county.  Pennsylvania, 
on  July  II,  1810.  He  was  the  son  of  Eli  and  Ann  ( Jamison)  Hyatt.  The 


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mother  was  a descendant  throngh  lier  mother  of  a well  knowm  Springer 
family.  The  father  died  when  the  subject  was  a child.  He  was  a tavern- 
keeper  and  after  his  death  the  mother  continued  to  maintain  the  same  rvith 
the  assistance  of  her  son,  Noah.  When  sixteen  years  of  age  he  went  to 
IMillsboro  and  worked  in  a fulling  mill,  then  returned  to  Centerville  and 
later  came  to  Guernsey  county,  Ohio,  wdth  Major  Joseph  Bute,  in  1830. 
Major  Bute  at  once  engaged  in  the  general  mercantile  business  in  Cambridge 
and  Mr.  Hyatt  was  a clerk  in  his  store,  and  later  he  engaged  in  the  mer- 
cantile business  at  Cumberland.  Returning  to  Pennsylvania  for  a short  time, 
he  came  again  to  this  county  and  re-embarked  in  the  mercantile  business  in 
partnership  with  Major  Bute,  and  they  conducted  a general  store  for  many 
years,  at  the  southeast  corner  of  Wheeling  avenue  and  Eighth  street,  and 
later  in  a room  in  the  west  side  of  the  Shaffner  block  in  Wheeling  avenue. 
Mr.  Hyatt  was  early  engaged  in  farming,  coming  into  possession  of  the 
site  of  the  present  Carson's  addition  when  it  was  a wilderness.  He  had 
this  and  other  nearby  lands  cleared,  making  a large  and  productive  farm 
which  he  successfully  managed  for  many  years.  He  had  been  largel}^  en- 
gaged in  the  horse,  cattle,  hog  and  sheep  driving  business  to  the  eastern 
markets,  in  his  younger  days,  and  he  kept  upon  his  farm  the  best  class  of 
stock.  He  took  a great  interest  in  the  advancement  of  agriculture  in  the 
county,  and  for  many  years  he  was  prominently  connected  with  the  Guernsey 
Connty  Agricultural  Society,  as  manager  and  president.  In  October,  1849, 
lie  went  into  partnership  with  Samnel  McCulley  in  the  general  merchandise 
business  in  Cambridge  and  remained  thns  for  several  years  and  afterwards 
he  was  in  the  grocery  business  alone.  During  his  later  years  Mr.  Hyatt 
formed  a partnership  with  his  son,  John  H.,  wdiose  sketch  appears  on  another 
])age  of  this  w-ork,  and  they  engaged  in  the  hardware  business  for  a period 
of  twenty-six  years,  continuing,  in  fact,  until  the  death  of  the  elder  Hyatt. 
He  was  a very  successful  business  man,  careful  and  a good  manager,  ahva}^s 
looked  well  to  the  minute  details  and  rvas  fair  and  straightforw'ard,  thus 
gaining  the  confidence  of  his  customers. 

Noah  Hyatt  served  as  councilman  in  the  village  of  Cambridge  for  many 
years  and  he  was  regarded  as  a safe  and  trusted  counselor  in  the  affairs  of 
the  village,  and  admired  for  his  strict  integrity.  In  politics  he  \vas  an 
active  Democrat  and  zealous  in  the  support  of  his  party’s  principles,  but  he 
never  sought  political  preferment.  He  was  a member  of  the  Presbyterian 
church  and  was  one  of  its  most  ardent  workers  and  liberal  supporters.  At 
the  time  of  his  death  he  was  the  oldest  citizen  of  Cambridge,  having  attained 
the  ripe  age  of  ninety  years  and  six  months,  his  summons  to  the  silent  land 


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taking  place  on  July  ii,  1900.  He  had  been  connected  with  the  history  of 
Cambridge  and  Guernsey  county  for  a period  of  seventy  years  and  was  re- 
garded as  one  of  the  very  best  citizens  of  the  same  in  eveiy  respect,  being 
held  in  the  highest  esteem,  as  he  well  deserved. 

Mr.  Hyatt  was  married  first  to  Bertha  Bute,  daughter  of  Major  Joseph 
Bute,  February  23,  1832,  and  her  death  occurred  on  April  19,  1841.  He  was 
married  to  Ellen  Grimes  on  October  12.  1844,  and  her  death  occurred  August 
3.  1891.  Of  these  two  unions,  ]\Ir.  Hyatt  was  survived  by  jMrs.  R.  H.  Atkins, 
of  Cambridge;  Mrs.  R.  C.  Bamford,  of  Hagerstown,  IMaryland,  of  the  first 
marriage;  and  Thomas  G.  Hyatt,  of  Chicago  Junction.  Ohio;  Will  H.  Hyatt, 
of  Chicago,  Illinois ; John  H.  Hyatt,  of  Cambridge ; Charles  i\I.  Hyatt,  of 
iMarietta,  Ohio;  Rebecca  Hyatt  and  i\Irs.  Betha  Oldbam,  widow  of  William 
Friend  Oldham,  of  Cambridge,  of  the  second  union.  The  last  two  named 
were  at  home,  residing  with  their  father  and  caring  for  him  during  his  de- 
clining years. 


SCHICK  BROTHERS. 

The  Schick  Brothers  Laundry  is  not  only  well  known  to  the  people  of 
the  city  of  Cambridge,  but  all  o\'er  Guernsey  county  and  to  many  nearby 
towns,  and  in  point  of  equipment,  high-grade  sendee  and  prompt  attention 
to  its  patrons  it  stands  second  to  none  in  southeastern  Ohio,  as  all  who 
have  had  dealings  with  these  competent  gentlemen  can  attest,  for  their  object 
is  to  please,  and  they  have  put  forth  such  praiseworthy  efforts  in  this 
direction  that  their  business  has  rapidl}"  increased  and  is  still  growing,  and 
they  are  in  every  way  deserving  of  their  success.  Frank  L.  Schick  and  John 
Bernhard  Schick,  proprietors  of  Schick  Brothers'  Laundry,  were  both  born 
in  Cambridge,  Ohio,  Frank  on  September  27.  i86r,  and  Jobn,  on  September 
25,  1866.  They  are  sons  of  Frank  L.,  Sr.,  and  Harriett  (Dorsey)  Schick. 
Their  father  was  born  in  Germany  and  came  to  America  about  1853.  He 
went  first  to  Canada  and  engaged  in  stone  masonry  on  the  construction  work 
of  what  is  now'  the  Canada  Southern  raihvay.  He  had  previously  learned 
the  trade  of  marble  cutter.  He  afterwards  came  to  Ohio  and  worked  on  the 
construction  work  of  the  Central  Ohio  railroad,  now  a part  of  the  Baltimore 
& Ohio  railroad.  He  remained  with  the  same  railroad  thirty-two  years,  either 
as  a contractor  or  foreman  of  masonry  construction,  building  bridges,  abut- 
ments, stations,  shops,  etc.  He  made  his  home  in  Cambridge,  Ohio,  and  built 
a good  substantial  home  at  Xo.  317  Clark  street.  After  thirty  years  with  the 


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Baltimore  & Ohio,  he  left  them  and  went  to  contracting  on  public  work.  He 
was  a thirty-second-degree  Mason  and  prominent  and  active  in  that  order. 
He  was  industrious,  of  strict  integrity,  steady  and  reliable  and  a man  of 
ability  in  his  line  of  work.  His  wife  was  blarriett  Dorsey,  daughter  of 
d'alhott  Alnut  and  Sarah  Kashaw  ( Barker ) Dorsey.  She  was  born  and 
reared  in  Calvert  county,  Maryland,  and  came  to  Barnesville,  Ohio,  with  her 
parents,  who  kej)t  a hotel  there  for  some  years.  Beside  Frank  L.  and  John 
B.  Schick,  there  were  five  other  children  of  h'rank  L.,  Sr.,  and  Harriett 
(Dorsey)  Schick,  as  follows:  Joseph  Lewis,  of  Newark;  Julia  Ann,  de- 

ceased, who  was  the  wife  of  Peter  Haas;  Willie,  who  died  in  infancy;  Fred- 
erica Ma}^  is  the  wife  of  Adam  Ritter,  a tailor  of  Cambridge. 

Frank  L.  Schick.  Sr.,  died  about  1892,  and  Harriet  (Dorsey)  Schick,  his 
wife,  lives  in  the  olfl  home  on  Clark  street  in  Cambridge. 

While  they  were  young,  the  brothers  worked  with  their  father  and 
learned  the  same  trade  and  became  expert.  Frank  followed  the  work  six- 
teen years,  and  John  did  so  for  ten  years.  In  1893  the  first  steam  laundry 
was  erected  in  Cambridge,  John  assisting  in  the  work  and  soon  after  becom- 
ing sole  owner.  It  was  destroyed  by  fire  shortly  afterwards,  and  in  the 
spring  of  1894  the  brothers  Frank  L,  and  John  B.  formed  a partnership  and 
built  Schick  Brothers  Laundry  at  No.  420  North  Eighth  street,  and  put  in 
machinery  and  have  conducted  the  laundry  ever  since. 

About  1900  the  laundry,  building  and  machinery  were  completely 
(lestn'jyed  by  fire,  only  the  Ijoiler  and  engine  being  saved.  AVith  promptitude 
that  wins  in  business,  they  at  once  set  to  work  to  rebuild  and  inside  of  four 
weeks  were  ready  for  business  again.  They  get  at  least  their  full  share  of 
the  business  in  Cambridge  and  in  nearby  towns  where  they  have  agencies. 

Cambridge  is  fortunate  in  regard  to  the  quality  of  work  done  by  this 
laundry,  as  it  compares  favorably  with  that  done  anywhere  in  the  United 
States.  This  has  been  the  judgment  of  many  competent  to  judge  in  such  a 
matter. 

Frank  L.  Schick  is  a member  of  Cambridge  Lodge  No.  56,  Free  and 
Accepted  Masons.  He  was  married  in  1884  to  Lillie  B.  Porter,  daughter  of 
John  and  Ruth  (AA^est)  Porter.  She  was  horn  and  reared  in  Belmont  county, 
not  far  from  Fairview.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  h'rank  L.  Schick  had  five  children, 
of  whom  three  are  living  and  two  dead.  Harry  died  when  about  six  years 
old  and  Fred  died  when  about  seventeen  years  of  age.  Those  living  are, 
Charles  L..  who  is  helping  his  father  in  the  laundry  work,  married  Ethel 
Tudor,  of  Quaker  City.  Ruth  and  Frank  are  both  at  home  with  their 
parents  at  No.  329  Clark  street,  Cambridge. 


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John  B.  Schick  is  a member  of  the  Elks  lodge,  is  a Republican  in  politics 
and  has  been  a member  of  the  school  board  of  Cambridge.  He  has  been 
superintendent  of  the  hlethodist  Episcopal  Sunday  school  for  two  years  and 
is  president  of  the  Epworth  Eeague  and  was  president  of  the  board  of 
stewards  for  eight  years,  where  he  has  shown  excellent  ability  to  manage 
finances. 

He  and  his  brother  do  not  do  things  by  halves,  but  work  hard  and  push 
what  they  take  hold  of  to  completion. 

John  B.  Schick  was  married  in  1884  to  Dora  Ann  Bell,  daughter  of 
Thomas  H.  and  Elenrietta  Bell.  She  was  born  at  Zanesville,  Ohio,  and 
reared  at  Eairview.  Her  father  was  engaged  in  tool  making  and  the  higher 
grade  of  blacksmiths  work  in  his  early  days,  and  was  also  two  years  in 
Blancl}^'s  machine  shops  at  Zanesville,  where  i\Trs.  Schick  was  born.  After 
moving  from  Eairview,  when  IMrs.  Schick  was  a girl  of  seventeen,  Mr.  Bell 
was  engaged  in  Marietta  railroad  shops  here.  iMr.  and  ]\Irs.  Schick  have 
two  children,  Iona  May  and  iMary  Ethel.  The  latter  married  George  W. 
Schaser,  a merchant  tailor,  and  lives  in  Cambridge.  She  has  three  children, 
Ada  Margueidte,  Dora  iMa}^  and  John  Leo  Schaser.  iMr.  Bell  died  August 
8,  1905.  Mrs.  Bell  lives  in  Cambridge  on  Turner  avenue. 


THOMAS  W.  FOWLER. 

The  life  of  the  well  known  locomotive  engineer  and  city  councilman  of 
Cambridge,  Guernsey  county,  whose  name  introduces  this  biographical  re- 
view, has  been  a somewhat  strenuous  but  successful  one,  fraught  with  more 
or  less  hazard,  but  his  duties  have  been  bravely  met  in  all  walks  of  life  and 
he  is  eminently  deserving  of  the  wide  esteem  in  which  he  is  held  and  of  the 
comforts  of  material  life  which  are  his  by  right  of  legitimate  conquest. 

i\Ir.  Fowler  was  born  in  iMuskingum  county,  Ohio,  June  28,  i'865,  and 
he  is  the  son  of  Francis  hlarion  and  Sarah  A,  ( Shafer)  Fowler,  a well  liked 
and  industrious  familv.  When  he  was  four  years  old  his  parents  moved  to 
Licking  county  and  there  he  grew  to  manhood  on  a farm,  on  which  he  worked 
wdien  a boy  and  attended  the  public  schools  during  the  winter  months.  He 
always  had  an  inclination  for  railroading  and  in  1885,  when  nineteen  years 
of  age,  being  of  robust  constitution,  he  found  employment  as  fireman  on 
the  Baltimore  & Ohio  railroad  and  he  has  continued  in  the  employ  of  this 
road  ever  since,  being  regarded  as  one  of  their  mo.st  faithful  and  trusted 


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employes.  There  has  been  but  one  month  during  the  past  twenty-five  years 
that  he  has  not  drawn  pay  from  this  company,  a somewhat  remarkable  record. 
After  firing  for  four  years,  he  was  promoted  to  the  other  side  of  the  cab,  when 
twenty-three  years  old,  and  he  has  been  an  engineer  ever  since  and  is  one  of 
the  best  on  the  road. 

Mr.  Fowler  made  his  home  at  Newark,  Ohio,  until  January,  1900,  when 
he  moved  to  Cambridge,  where  he  still  resides.  He  lived  first  on  Steuben- 
ville avenue,  hut  two  years  later  he  bought  a veiy  neat  and  well  arranged 
home  on  North  h'ourth  avenue  where  he  has  since  resided.  He  is  an  active 
Republican,  and  in  the  fall  of  1907  he  was  elected  to  the  city  council  of 
Cambridge,  and  performed  his  duties  in  such  an  able  and  satisfactory  man- 
ner that  in  the  fall  of  1909  he  was  re-elected  and  is  now  serving  his  second 
term. 

Mr.  Fowler  was  married  first  in  1889  to  Cora  B.  Willard,  who  was 
l)orn  and  reared  in  Muskingum  county,  the  daughter  of  John  and  Julia 
(Fletcher)  Willard.  Three  daughters  were  born  of  this  marriage,  Lena  May, 
Alice  Mary  and  Frances  Julia.  The  mother  of  these  children  passed  to  her 
rest  in  January,  1906.  She  was  a faithful  member  of  the  Methodist  church 
and  attended  the  same  seven  years  without  missing  a meeting  except  once 
when  in  bed  with  the  measles.  On  February  19,  1910,  Mr.  Fowler  married 
i\Irs.  Viola  Grier,  whose  maiden  name  was  Galloway,  a native  of  Quaker  City, 
Guernsey  county,  and  the  daughter  of  Caleb  and  Emeline  (Lowe)  Galloway. 

Mr.  Fowler  has  been  a member  of  the  Brotherhood  of  Locomotive 
Engineers  since  1890:  he  is  also  a member  of  the  Knights  of  Pythias.  He  is 
a frank,  friendly  man,  reliable,  steady  and  accommodating  and  a good 
citizen. 


JAMES  BOYD  PETERS. 

From  the  far-off  land  of  heath  and  thistle,  the  bluebell  and  the  rose 
comes  James  Boyd  Peters,  and  he  brings  with  him  all  the  fortitude,  sterling- 
honesty  and  solid  judgment  characteristic  of  the  Scotch  people.  This  is  why 
he  has  succeeded  and  is  now  one  of  the  highly  respected  and  well  established 
citizens  of  Camljridge,  Guernsey  count}-- 

Mr.  Peters  was  born  in  Maybole,  Scotland,  eight  miles  from  the  birth 
place  of  the  famous  bard,  Robert  Burns,  whom  he  admires  and  with  whose 
inspiring  verse  he  is  familiar,  and  although  he  will  always,  cpiite  naturally, 
have  a fond  remembrance  for  the  “banks  and  braes  of  bonny  Doon”  and  the 


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vale  of  Tam  O’Shanter  and  the  gorse-covered  hill  Vvdiere  lived  the  “cotter,” 
he  has  been  loyal  to  onr  institutions  and  is  a most  excellen-t  citizen  of  our 
republic.  He  first  saw  the  light  of  day  in  1874  and  is  the  son  of  John  and 
Jean  (Boyd)  Peters.  Part  of  his  boyhood  was  spent  on  the  home  farm,  then 
the  family  moved  into  Glasgow,  where  the  son  learned  plumliing  and  hydraulic 
engineering  at  the  big  Blochairn  Steel  Works,  a very  large  concern.  When 
only  sixteen  years  of  age  he  left  his  native  land  and  came  to  the  United 
States,  locating  at  Newcastle.  Pennsylvania,  and  taking  a position  with  the 
James  P.  Weatherill  Company,  a concern  that  made  mill  equipments  and 
hydraulic  machinery,  etc.  He  remained  with  that  firm  for  a period  of  ten 
years,  or  until  the  firm  went  into  bankruptcy,  then  he  came  to  Cambridge, 
Ohio,  and  accepted  a position  with  the  American  Sheet  & Tin  Plate  Company, 
where  he  holds  the  responsible  position  of  shearman.  He  is  an  expert  in  his 
line  and  has  always  given  the  utmost  satisfaction. 

Politically,  Mr.  Peters  is  a Republican  and,  taking  an  abiding  interest 
in  local  affairs,  he  was  elected  councilman  in  Cambridge,  and,  making  a 
splendid  record,  he  was  re-elected  in  the  fall  of  1909  and  is  now  serving  his 
second  term.  He  was  reared  a Presbyterian,  and  fraternally  he  belongs  to 
the  Masonic  order.  In  1909  he  was  master  of  Cambridge  Lodge  No.  66:  he 
has  attained  the  Knight  Templar  degree  and  is  prominent  in  this  order.  He 
is  also  a member  of  the  Maccabees  and  other  organizations. 

Mr.  Peters  was  married  on  August  2i,  1905,  to  Agnes  Cartwright,  of 
Newcastle,  Pennsylvania,  the  daughter  of  Charles  Cartwright  and  wife. 
This  union  has  resulted  in  the  birth  of  the  .following  children,  namely : 
Charles,  John.  Jean,  Mary,  Idella,  IMargaret  and  James,  Jr. 


COL.  JOSEPH  DANNER  TAYLOR. 

No  man  who  has  lived  in  Guernsey  county  will  he  longer  or  more  rever- 
ently remembered  than  the  late  Col.  Joseph  Danner  Taylor,  third  son  of 
Alexander  Dallas  and  Sarah  (Danner)  Taylor,  who  was  born  in  Goshen 
township,  near  Belmont,  Belmont  county,  Ohio,  on  the  7th  of  November, 
1830.  When  he  was  two  years  of  age,  his  parents  moved  to  Oxford  town- 
ship, Guernsey  countv.  Eor  nineteen  years  he  lived  upon  his  father’s 
farm,  alternating  with  hard  study  during  the  winter  months  and  summer 
evenings.  He  belonged  to  a family  where  mental  cultivation  and  educational 
acquirements  were  justly  held  in  pre-eminent  esteem,  and  with  the  goal  of 


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literary  and  professional  success  steadily  before  his  boyish  ambition,  it  is  not 
strange  that  he  early  developed  a fondness  for  literary  pursuits  and  persever- 
ing devotion  in  attainment  of  knowledge.  After  mastering  such  rudimentary 
branches  of  instruction  as  could  be  obtained  in  the  district  schools  of  that 
period,  he  attended  various  private  schools  in  his  own  and  adjoining  counties, 
adapted  to  advanced  scholars,  where  he  prepared  for  college  under  the  in- 
struction of  some  of  the  leading  educators  of  the  day.  During  his  vacations 
he  often  taught  district  school  to  obtain  funds  to  pursue  his  studies  and,  hav- 
ing to  (lei>end  entirely  u])on  himself,  he  studied,  taught  school  and  read  law  by 
turns  during  a period  of  se\’eral  years.  For  a year  and  a half,  beginning  with 
the  summer  of  1S54,  he  attended  Madison  College,  covering  the  entire  col- 
legiate course,  e.xcept  the  Greek.  Following  his  term  at  college  he  taught 
schools  in  Laughlin’s  and  Center  districts,  and  completed  his  experience  as  an 
instructor  hy  teaching  the  Fain’iew  high  school,  which  was  largely  attended  by 
teachers  and  those  who  were  fitting-  themselves  for  that  profession.  Mr. 
Taylor  was  eminently  successful  as  a teacher,  was  painstaking  and  thorough, 
spent  nearly  as  much  time  in  teaching  out  of  school  hours  as  in,  and  was 
always  ready  to  assist  a pupil  whose  means  were  limited,  in  hooks  or  tuition, 
often  furnishing  both  free  of  charge,  or  taking  his  chances  of  remuneration 
in  the  future.  Ftis  school  at  Fairview,  in  which  he  was  assisted  hy  Prof.  L.  J- 
Crawford,  embraced  a complete  academic  course,  including  the  higher  mathe- 
matics, and  his  classes  in  surveying  and  engineering  were  given  abundance  of 
field  practice.  He  was  proffered  the  superintendency  of  several  prominent 
union  schools,  but  preferred  to  teach  a select  school,  which  was  more  re- 
munerative. Having  chosen  the  law  as  his  profession,  all  his  time,  in  the 
intervals  of  study  and  teaching,  was  devoted  to  a course  of  reading  with  that 
end  in  view.  He  was  twice  elected  county  surveyor,  but  resigned  before  the 
close  of  his  second  term,  owing  to  a pressure  of  other  duties.  During  the 
eight  or  nine  years  in  which  his  attention  was  principally  given  to  teaching, 
he  contributed  largely  to  the  advance  of  public  opinion  in  the  matter  of  more 
liberal  education,  addressing  many  public  assemblies  upon  the  subject,  organ- 
izing and  presiding  over  teachers'  associations  and  in.stitutes,  and  impressing 
perceptibly  upon  the  people  his  own  advanced  ideas  on  the  subject.  He  left 
his  post  as  teacher  with  something  of  reluctance,  and  entered  the  Cincinnati 
Law  School  in  the  winter  of  1857-58,  graduating  there  in  spring  of  i860.  He 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  before  the  supreme  court  in  Columbus,  a year  in  ad- 
vance of  his  graduation,  and  commenced  the  practice  of  law  in  Cambridge  in 
the  fall  of  i860.  He  was  school  examiner  of  Guernsey  county,  but  resigned 
at  the  breaking  out  of  the  war  to  enter  the  army. 


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In  the  fall  of  i86i  Air.  Taylor  purchased  the  Guernsey  Times,  then  the 
only  Republican  journal  in  Guernsey  county;  associated  with  him  in  that  enter- 
prise was  W.  H.  F.  Lenfestey,  of  Cambridge,  who  assumed  charge  of  the 
business  department  of  the  paper,  while  Air.  Taylor  directed,  inspired  and 
shaped  its  editorial  utterances.  No  one  need  be  told  the  immense  importance 
of  a Republican  paper  of  the  strictest  type  in  those  days  of  doubt  and  vacilla- 
tion. Such  was  the  Times.  It  upheld  the  administration  of  Lincoln  with 
all  the  weight  of  its  influence,  and,  through  all  the  doubt  and  fear  of  the  time, 
steadfastly  supported  the  measures  of  the  Republican  party,  advocating  the 
vigorous  prosecution  of  the  war,  approving  and  upholding  the  Emancipation 
Proclamation,  and  sternly  rebuking  the  “copperheads”  and  “doughfaces”  who 
remained  at  home  to  object  and  criticise  while  the  nation  was  struggling  for 
its  life.  Party  feeling  ran  high  in  those  days,  and  it  required  strength  of  con- 
viction and  steadiness  of  purpose  to  conduct  a newspaper  safelv  and  success- 
full}^  through  the  perils  that  beset  journalism  on  every  hand,  but  neither  then, 
nor  since,  did  Air.  Ta}dor  ever  falter  in  his  allegiance  to  the  principles  of  the 
Republican  party.  During  his  connection  with  the  Times  he  edited  it  in  per- 
son when  at  home,  and  at  all  times  dictated  its  policy. 

It  cannot  be  said  that  the  paper  was  conducted  with  an  eye  solely  or 
largely  to  flnancial  results.  On  the  contrary,  it  was  placed,  so  far  as  possible, 
in  the  hands  of  every  voter,  responsible  or  otherwise,  in  Guernsey  county. 
Large  numbers  of  copies  were  weekly  sent  to  e^■ery  regiment  at  the  front 
which  contained  an  Ohio  man.  and  so  thousand  of  dollars’  worth  of  papers 
were  freely  and  gladly  contributed  by  the  owners  to  the  cause  of  republicanism 
and  union  among-  the  very  people  -who  most  needed  such  missionary  work — 
those  too  poor  or  too  indifferent  to  pay  for  a paper. 

The  result  of  his  policy  was  like  that  of  casting  bread  upon  the  waters, 
for,  when  the  paper  was  sold  in  1871.  it  was  doubled  in  size,  tripled  in  circu- 
lation, and  had  contributed  to  greatly  increase  the  Republican  vote  and  in- 
fluence in  Guernsey  county.  Previous  to  1862,  when  Air.  Taylor  assumed 
editorial  control  of  the  paper,  not  more  than  half  the  county  offices  had  been 
held  by  Republicans.  At  ensuing  elections  the  party  had  gained  such  strength 
as  to  make  a clean  sweep,  electing  its  entire  ticket,  and  this  result  is  a fair 
example  of  that  of  each  election  up  to  1871. 

When  the  war  broke  out  Air.  Taylor  was  appointed  by  the  governor  of 
Ohio  a member  of  the  county  and  district  military  committees,  and  gave  effi- 
cient service  in  organizing  troops,  and  in  procuring  and  forwarding  needed 
supplies  to  the  soldiers  in  the  field.  In  the  spring  of  1863  he  was  made  the 
candidate  of  his  party  for  prosecuting  attorney  of  Guernsey  county.  Pend- 


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ing  the  canvass  came  ^Morgan's  famous  raid  into  Ohio,  and  Governor  Tod's 
call  for  troo])S  to  defend  the  state.  Mr.  Taylor  raised  a company  for  the 
Eighty-eighth  Ohio  Regiment,  and  had  it  in  camp  in  ten  days,  where  he  was, 
hy  unanimous  vote  of  the  company,  chosen  captain. 

The  regiment  was  placed  on  duty  at  Camp  Chase,  then  filled  wuth  rebel 
])i'isoners.  AA'hen  sufficiently  drilled  for  active  service.  Captain  Taylor  was 
among  the  officers  of  this  regiment  who  petitioned  the  secretary  of  war  to 
send  them  to  the  front,  and  the  order  came  to  this  effect.  The  regiment  was 
equipped  for  duty  and  ordered  to  Washington,  when,  to  the  infinite  disap- 
pointment of  officers  and  men,  the  order  was  countermanded  upon  the  repre- 
sentation of  General  Richardson  that  the  regiment  could  not  safely  be  spared 
from  Cam])  Chase,  and  they  were  accordingly  remanded  to  the  monotonous, 
though  important  duty,  of  guarding  the  thousands  of  Confederate  soldiers 
then  held  in  that  prison  depot.  While  in  camp  Captain  Taylor  was  sent  on 
several  important  details  with  picked  men,  where  clearness  of  judgment  and 
coolness  of  nerve  were  specially  required  and  was  eminently  successful  in  all 
that  he  undertook.  Soon  after  he  entered  the  service  he  was  detailed  on 
sjiecial  duty,  and  remained  on  detached  service  until  the  close  of  the  war, 
serving  as  judge  advocate  of  courts  martial  and  military  commissions,  at  Cin- 
cinnati, Indianapolis  and  at  other  places.  In  the  latter  part  of  1864,  after 
serving  for  some  months  as  judge  advocate  at  Cincinnati,  he  was  appointed 
judge  advocate  of  the  district  of  Indiana,  with  headquarters  at  Indianapolis. 
The  state  of  Indiana  was  then  in  a condition  to  warrant  the  gravest  appre- 
hension of  serious  difficulty.  Its  military  prisons  were  overcrowded  with 
criminals  and  rebels,  and  in  many  places  its  citizens  were  on  the  brink  of  in- 
surrection. Tbe  treasonable  organizations  of  the  Sons  of  Liberty  and 
Knights  of  the  Golden  Circle  were  in  their  palmiest  days,  and  drilling  of 
armed  men  hy  moonlight,  and  the  schemes  to  release  and  arm  the  rebel 
prisoners  at  the  North,  had  just  been  discovered.  Lender  these  circumstances 
it  required  ability  of  no  ordinary  type  to  manage  the  business  of  the  military 
courts,  and  again  the  firmness  of  ])urpose  and  clearness  of  perception  which 
had  on  ])revious  occasions  marked  Captain  Taylor’s  performance  of  duty, 
became  signally  ap])arent.  The  district  to  which  he  was  called  was  in  every- 
thing l)ut  the  name  a department,  the  judge  advocate  discharging  his  duties 
independent  of  any  immediate  su])ervision,  and  reporting  only  to  the  judge 
advocate  general.  The  whole  manag'ement  of  this  department  or  district 
u as  given  into  the  hands  of  Captain  Taylor  by  General  Hovey,  who  was  then 
in  command,  and  so  well  and  faithfullv  did  he  perform  the  arduous  and  re- 
sponsilile  duties  of  his  position  that  fluring  the  entire  year  and  a half  that  he 


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Y'as  engaged  in  this  branch  of  serYice,  invoh  ing  the  preparation  and  forward- 
ing of  thousands  of  pages  of  reports,  the  carrying  on  of  important  investi- 
gations and  the  keeping  of  voluminous  records,  no  report  of  his  was  ever  re- 
turned from  AA’ashington,  but  all  were  found  correct  and  approved  by  the 
war  department.  The  vigor  and  promptness  with  which  he  despatched  busi- 
ness were  remarkable,  and  his  untiring  energy  and  industry  enabled  him  to  do 
what  perhaps  no  other  officer  in  the  army  did,  or  attempted  to  do.  As  soon  as 
the  necessary  records,  clerks,  and  reporters  could  be  provided,  he  organized 
two  military  courts,  and  served  as  judge  advocate  of  both,  although  his  posi- 
tion as  district  judge  advocate  did  not  recjuire  him  to  serve  in  that  capacity  on 
either. 

Exacting  as  were  these  duties,  being,  in  fact,  the  duties  of  three  ordinary 
officers,  the  situation  was  complicated  by  another  circumstance.  The  people 
of  Guernsey  county  had  elected  Captain  Taylor  prosecuting  attorney,  in  pursu- 
ance of  the  nomination  already  referred  to,  and  though  he  had  a deputy  who 
could  very  well  attend  to  the  duties  of  the  office  outside  of  the  court  room, 
his  presence  at  the  three  sessions  of  the  court  in  each  year  seemed  indispens- 
able. His  indefatigable  labors  at  Indianapolis  rendered  it  easy  for  him  to 
obtain  leave  of  absence  to  attend  to  these  occasional  duties  at  Cambridge, 
where,  with  unremitting  energy,  he  disposed  of  his  cases  in  the  shortest  pos- 
sible time,  and  hurried  back  to  face  his  accumulated  labors  in  Indiana.  Thus 
his  life  became  a constant  round  of  ceaseless  labor,  and  in  the  examination  of 
hundreds  of  prisoners,  the  trying  of  many  important  cases,  and  the  manage- 
ment and  control  of  a vast  amount  of  business,  he  gained  lasting  credit  for  the 
discretion,  wisdom,  and  success  of  his  administration. 

In  1S65  Provost  Marshal  John  B.  Cook  was  foully  and  deliberately  mur- 
dered at  Cambridge  by  two  men,  Oliver  and  Hartup.  General  Hooker,  upon 
application  of  Captain  Taylor,  detailed  him  with  a court  consisting  of  eleven 
officers,  to  go  to  Cambridge  and  try  the  murderers.  Intense  feeling  prevailed 
in  regard  to  the  matter,  and  the  public  excitement  was  not  diminished  by  the 
arrival  of  the  court,  its  reporters,  clerks  and  attendants.  A company  of  in- 
fantiy  acted  as  guards,  and  the  servants  of  the  officers  being  added,  the  retinue 
was  no  small  one,  and  its  coming  put  all  Cambridge  in  a flutter.  The  court 
held  its  sessions  in  the  town  hall,  and,  as  the  trial  was  one  of  the  most  im- 
portant of  the  many  that  were  held  during  the  war.  ami  one  which  attracted 
great  attention  throughout  the  country,  it  was  one  of  absorbing  theme  of  con- 
versation in  the  community.  A most  stubborn  defense  was  made  all  along  the 
line,  and  the  trial,  as  it  progressed,  assumed,  to  some  extent,  a political  char- 
acter. Four  of  the  ablest  lawyers  obtainable  were  retained  for  the  accused. 


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and  hundreds  of  witnesses  were  examined,  and  for  three  months  the  trial 
lasted,  during  which  time  Captain  Taylor  in  the  faithful  discharge  of  his 
duties  recei\-ed  many  threats  of  personal  uiolence  from  the  prisoners  and 
their  sympathizers,  as  well  as  many  encomiums  for  his  management  of  the 
case  from  those  who  desired  justice  to  lie  done.  It  finally  resulted  in  the 
com  iction  of  both  prisoners  and  their  subsequent  execution  at  Camp  Chase, 
in  Septemlier,  1865,  lifter  they  made  a full  confession  of  their  crime.  Captain 
d'aylor  received  many  warm  expressions  of  gratitude  from  the  citizens  of 
his  own  and  other  counties  for  having  been  instrumental  in  ridding  the  com- 
munity of  these  men  who  had  been  a constant  terror  to  law-abiding  people  for 
many  years,  and,  by  his  skillful  and  acute  analysis  and  management  of  the 
case,  added  materially  to  a reputation  for  legal  ability  already  well  established. 

During  his  terms  of  service  he  was  twice  hrevetted  for  valuable  services 
to  tbe  government,  on  tbe  recommendation  of  officers  of  the  regular  army  as 
well  as  those  of  the  volunteer  forces,  wdiose  attention  had  been  attracted  by 
bis  judicious  and  conscientious  administration  of  bis  office.  These  brevets 
being  duly  confirmed  by  tbe  United  States  Senate,  Mr.  Taylor  received  his 
commission  and  ever  afterward  passed  among  his  acquaintances  by  the  mili- 
tary title  of  colonel. 

At  the  close  of  the  war  and  after  he  was  mustered  out  of  the  service  he 
was  retained  as  special  citizen  judge  advocate  in  the  district  of  Indiana  for 
the  trial  of  two  inqiortant  cases  in  cvhich  the  government  was  pecuniarily  in- 
terested to  the  extent  of  many  thousands  of  dollars.  The  first  of  these  oc- 
cnjiied  six  and  the  second  four  months  in  its  trial,  and  he  was  thus  unable  to 
return  to  private  life  until  tbe  summer  of  1866.  Having  been,  in  1865,  re- 
elected prosecuting  attorney,  he  held  the  office  until  1867,  so  vigorously 
did  he  enforce  the  law  that  when  his  term  of  office  closed  there  was  not  an 
open  saloon  in  Guernsey  county.  From  1867  he  devoted  himself,  first  to  the 
Times  until  1871, 'when  he  sold  his  interests,  then  to  his  law  practice  and  to 
sundry  private  business  enterprises,  the  latter  almost  wu’thout  an  exception  con- 
nected with  advancing  the  material  growth  and  prosperity  of  his  town.  In- 
deed. it  mav  be  justly  said  that  no  man  in  Guernsey  county  did  more  to  bene- 
fit Cambridge  than  did  Colonel  Taylor.  He  erected  several  valuable  lilocks  of 
buildings,  thus  giving  employment  to  many  persons,  and  adding  to  the  ad- 
vantages of  the  town.  He  was  retained  in  many  notable  cases,  and  while  for 
vears  his  law  practice  was  second  to  none  in  Cambridge,  be  bad  an  extensive 
liractice  in  other  counties  and  cities,  especially  in  Cincinnati.  Not  the  least  of 
these  important  cases  was  that  of  the  State  against  Kennon  for  the  murder 
of  Benjamin  F.  Sipe,  tried  in  Belmont  county,  under  a change  of  venue.  In 


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this  case  Colonel  Taylor  was  appointed  by  the  court  and  paid  by  the  county 
commissioners,  and  was  opposed  by  Hon.  Allen  G.  Thurman  and  other  lead- 
ing members  of  the  Ohio  bar.  His  practice  extended  through  all  the  state 
courts,  the  district,  circuit  and  supreme  courts  of  the  United  States,  to  which 
last  he  was  admitted  to  practice  upon  motion  of  President,  then  Congressman, 
James  A.  Garfield.  In  all  his  business,  including  the  extensive  practice  of  his 
profession,  it  is  worthy  of  note  that  he  never  had  a law  suit  on  his  own  ac- 
count, and  that  he  had  a reputation  for  compromising  and  adjusting  without 
a trial  more  cases  than  any  other  lawyer  of  his  locality.  In  1871  he  associ- 
ated with  him  in  the  practice  of  law,  under  the  hrm  name  of  Taylor  & Ander- 
son, Col.  T.  H.  Anderson,  now  justice  of  the  supreme  court  of  the  District  of 
Columbia,  who  had  read  law  in  his  ffice. 

From  the  personal  and  professional  to  the  political  record  of  Colonel  Tay- 
lor is  but  a step.  He  was  prominenth^  identified  with  the  Republican  politics 
in  the  eastern  part  of  the  state  for  many  years.  In  1872  he  received  eleven 
or  twelve  votes  for  Congress  in  the  convention  which  nominated  Hon.  John  A. 
Bingham  for  his  last  term.  He  was  later  urged  by  his  friends  to  again  enter 
the  lists,  and  in  1878  he  would  probably  have  received  the  nomination  but  for 
the  fact  that  just  before  the  nominating  convention  was  held,  the  Democratic 
majority  in  the  Legislature  had  completed  their  famous  gerrymander  by 
which  Guernsey  couny  was  thrown  into  a new  and  hopelessly  Democratic  dis- 
trict, in  consequence  of  which  his  friends  withdrew  his  name  from  the  canvass. 

He  was  by  appointment  of  the  governor  of  Ohio,  a delegate  to  the  Phila- 
delphia Loyalists’  convention  in  1866.  He  served  as  delegate  in  the  Cin- 
cinnati convention  of  1876,  which  nominated  Hayes  for  the  Presidency,  and 
the  Chicago  convention  of  1880. 

From  1861,  when  he  purchased  the  Guernsey  Times,  until  his  death,  Mr. 
Taylor's  influence  and  means  were  unselfishly  devoted  to  his  party. 

With  every  enterprise  that  tended  to  the  improvement  of  Cambridge, 
after  his  residence  there  he  was  closelv  identified.  From  1870  to  1877 
president  of  the  Cambridge  school  board,  during  which  time  the  union  school 
building  was  erected,  then  one  of  the  finest  in  eastern  Ohio.  He  was  trustee 
of  Scio,  Mt.  L^nion  and  Ohio  and  Allegheny  Colleges.  He  was  prominent  in 
securing  the  organization  and  location  of  the  Marietta  & Pittsburg,  now  the 
Cleveland  &:  ^Marietta  railroad  contrilxiting  liberally  of  his  means  and  time 
to  the  enterprise.  He  was  active  in  the  organization  and  management  of 
several  corporations  for  the  development  of  local  industries. 

It  was  one  of  Colonel  Taylor's  cherished  purposes  to  lie  able  to  assist 
worthy  young  men  who  were  struggling,  as  he  did  in  his  youth,  to  gain  a foot- 


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GUERNSEY  COUNTY,  OHIO. 


liold  in  honoral)le  business,  or  in  the  profession,  or  in  obtaining  a liberal  edu- 
cation. None  appealed  to  his  lieneYolence  in  vain,  and  his  heart  and  hand 
were  ever  ready  to  respond  to  the  cry  of  the  needy.  He  was  a thoroughly 
religious  man  during  his  entire  lifetime,  an  active  member  of  the  Methodist 
Episcopal  church,  a member  and  for  many  years  president  of  its  board  of 
trustees,  and  was  a liberal  supporter  of  all  its  enterprises.  He  w'as  superin- 
tendent of  the  Sabbath  school  in  Fairview,  when  he  was  engaged  in  teaching  in 
that  place,  and  later  for  seven  years  superintendent  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
Sal)hath  school  in  Cambridge.  In  1880  be  was  one  of  the  two  lay  delegates 
from  the  East  Ohio  conference  to  the  general  conference  of  the  Methodist 
Episcopal  church  held  in  Cincinnati,  where  he  took  a jirominent  part  in  the 
(lelil)erations  of  every  session.  He  was  a delegate  to  the  ecumenical  confer- 
ence held  in  A\’ashington,  1).  C.,  in  1892. 

In  December,  1866,  Colonel  Taylor  married  Elizalieth  A.  Hill,  daughter 
of  William  Hill,  of  North  Berwick,  IMaine.  Mrs.  Taylor  died  in  April,  1887. 
Of  this  marriage  there  were  born,  William  Hill  and  Gertrude  Elizabeth,  who 
survive  him,  and  Joseph  Clifford,  who  died  in  infancy.  In  November,  i88g, 
Colonel  Taylor  married  Caro  M.  Palmer,  who,  with  the  one  child  born  them, 
Jose])h  Danner  Taylor,  Jr.,  still  survives  him. 

Colonel  Taylor  was  president  of  the  Guernsey  National  Bank  from  its 
organization  in  1872  until  the  time  of  his  death.  He  was  also  a director  and 
an  officer  of  several  corporations  located  in  Guernsey  county  and  elsewhere  in 
addition  to  many  other  positions  of  trust  and  responsibility.  “Being  elected 
to  fill  the  unex]iired  term  of  the  Hon.  Jonathan  T.  Updegraff  of  the  sixteenth 
district  in  the  forty-seventh  Congress,  he  so  ably  represented  his  constituents 
that  he  was  re-elected  to  the  forty-eighth,  fiftieth,  fifty-first  and  fifty-second 
Congresses.  He  received  important  committee  assignments,  including  a chair- 
manship. His  term  of  office  expired  in  1893.  His  congressional  record  was 
marked  l>y  the  same  fidelity  and  untiring  efforts  on  behalf  of  the  public  which 
had  always  been  one  of  his  marked  characteristics.  In  addition  to  general 
legislation  he  was  then  particularly  interested  in  matters  concerning  the  old 
soldiers  and  pensioners  of  the  late  war  and  also  the  wool  industry,  which 
closely  concerned  his  constituents,  and  his  services  were  so  highly  appreciated 
that  his  majority  was  largely  increased  at  each  election.”  For  many  years  he 
was  active  in  the  councils  of  the  Republican  party  in  eastern  Ohio,  was  once 
temporarv  chairman  of  the  Ohio  state  convention.  Though  the  mention  of 
his  name  in  connection  with  the  gubernatorial  nomination  had  attracted  favor- 
able attention  and  a large  circle  of  friends  and  accpiaintances  urged  him  to 
enter  the  field,  he  declined  to  allow  the  use  of  his  name.  He  enjoyed  cordial 


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relations  with  Presidents  Hayes,  Garfield  and  McKinlev,  serving  several  vears 
in  Congress  with  the  latter. 

Colonel  Taylor  was  always  a very  busy  man.  He  held  manv  positions 
of  trust  and  responsibility.  In  his  three  years  as  judge-advocate,  four  vears 
as  prosecuting  attorney,  seven  years  as  president  of  the  school  board  and  nine 
years  in  Congress,  a leading  practitioner  in  his  profession  for  many  years, 
his  record  is  without  a stain.  He  possessed  an  engaging  personality  and  those 
traits  of  character  which  win  and  retain  a wide  circle  of  friends. 

This  distinguished  citizen  passed  to  his  reivard  at  his  home  in  Cambridge, 
on  September  19,  1899. 


JOHN  ROLAND  GRANT. 

Back  to  the  picturesque  old  colonial  days  is  traced  the  genealogy  of  John 
Roland  Grant,  an  influential  citizen  of  Byesville,  Guernsey  countv,  and  from 
that  historic  period  to  the  present  da}''  the  Grants  have  figured  more  or  less 
prominently  in  various  walks  of  life. 

John  Roland  Grant  is  the  son  of  William  Merriman  and  Catherine  ’Wash- 
ington (Rogers)  Grant.  William  M.  was  the  son  of  John  Grant,  of  Balti- 
more, Maryland.  John  Grant  was  the  son  of  Capt.  John  Grant,  Sr.,  of  the 
Revolutionary  war.  John  Grant.  Jr.,  of  Baltimore,  was  an  American  soldier 
in  the  war  of  1812,  and  died  in  Canada  while  on  an  expedition  in  pursuit  of 
British  forces.  Capt.  John  Grant,  Sr.,  came  from  Scotland  with  his  brother 
and  that  brother  was  the  grandfather  of  Gen.  U.  S.  Grant.  Wulliam  M.  Grant, 
the  subject's  father,  was  born  in  Baltimore.  Maryland,  and  at  the  age  of 
nine  years  he  was  left  an  orphan  and  went  to  Pennsylvania  in  a good  farming 
district  and  lived  with  one  of  his  father’s  brothers,  who  reared  him.  When 
he  became  a young  man  he  learned  to  be  an  auger  maker,  and  became  a vers' 
skilled  workman.  When  about  twenty-five  years  old  he  became  an  engineer 
on  a vessel  plying  between  Baltimore,  Mar\dand,  and  Nerv  Orleans.  He 
made  his  home  much  of  the  time  with  his  brother,  John  Grant,  who  then 
lived  at  Natchez,  and  who  invented  the  first  dredge  used  in  Baltimore  harbor. 
Later  John  Grant  was  taken  by  the  government  to  New  York  harbor  to  build  a 
dredge  there.  He  finalh^  became  very  prosperous,  and  built  the  canal  around 
the  city  of  Natchez  that  was  used  by  the  government  during  the  Civil  war. 
and  he  made  a great  deal  of  money  out  of  the  canal  tools.  The  subject’s 
mother  lived  in  Hartford  county  until  her  marriage,  after  which  she  con- 
tinued to  reside  there  for  some  years. 

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John  R.  (irant  was  Ijorn  in  Harford  county,  ^Maryland,  in  1849. 
was  one  of  the  family  of  nine  children,  as  follows : Catherine  Rogers  Grant, 
widow  of  William  Hoopman,  of  Byesville,  whose  sketch  is  noted  elsewhere; 
Susannah  Ames  Grant,  now  the  wife  of  John  N.  Fordyce,  living  in  Harding 
county  (Jhio ; Anna  Mary,  wife  of  William  Thompson,  living  near  Lore  City; 
John  Roland  Grant,  subject  of  this  sketch;  Lucinda  Jane,  wife  of  G.  S. 
Trenner,  the  hanker  of  Byesville,  whose  sketch  aj)pears  elsewhere;  Elizabeth 
Barrett  Grant,  of  Ashtalmla  comity,  Ohio;  Elizabeth  Merriman  Grant,  wddow 
of  \¥.  T.  Trenner,  deceased,  lives  in  Byesville  with  Airs.  William  H.  Hoop- 
man;  Marcieline  Rob}'  Grant,  wife  of  Charles  Fry,  lives  on  a farm  two 
miles  from  Byesville:  Adora  Alari  married  Elmer  Burt  and  lives  in  Byesville. 

It  was  in  April,  1856.  that  John  Roland  Grant’s  parents  came  wdth 
their  children  to  Guernsey  county,  Ohio.  They  located  just  east  of  Byes- 
ville on  the  north  side  of  Wills  creek,  where  the  father,  William  Grant, 
bought  the  old  John  Bye  homestead.  For  a time  they  lived  in  the  old  brick 
imnse  that  is  still  standing  in  good  condition,  but  a few  months  later  moved 
into  the  large  frame  house  close  l)y,  which  Jonathan  Bye  had  just  vacated. 
There  w'as  a store  room  in  the  latter  house  and  there  William  AI.  Grant  ran 
a general  store  about  twenty  years. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  William  Al.  Grant  lived  at  Byes\'ille  the  rest  of  their  days. 
Mr.  Grant  was  a Democrat,  took  an  interest  in  the  life  of  the  community  and 
held  various  township  offices.  Both  he  and  his  wife  belonged  to  the  Aletho- 
tlist  Protestant  church.  Airs.  Grant  died  Alarch  18,  1878,  and  he  died  Alay 
30,  1885. 

John  Roland  Grant  grew  up  at  Byes\’ille  to  which  he  came  with  his 
parents  in  1856.  In  Alay,  1873,  Mr.  Grant  married  Sadie  L.  Orr,  daughter 
of  Sanford  and  Phoebe  (Burt)  Orr.  She  was  born  and  reared  near  Byes- 
ville. After  his  marriage  he  built  a house  on  Gomber  street  in  Cambridge 
and  took  a position  as  baggagemaster  and  freight  man  for  the  Baltimore  & 
Ohio  railroad.  He  continued  there  about  two  years,  then  moved  to  the 
east  part  of  the  county  and  raised  a crop  of  tobacco.  The  next  spring,  in  the 
year  1877,  he  moved  back  to  the  home  place  east  of  Byesville  and  moved  into 
the  brick  house  on  his  father's  farm,  and  it  was  there  that  Mrs.  Davis  was 
born,  after  which  they  remained  there  about  two  years,  then  removed  to 
Byesville,  engaged  in  various  enterprises,  chiefly  running  a compressed  air 
machine  at  Old  Akron  mine.  He  continued  there  till  the  big  shut  down  m 
the  coal  mine  about  j888.  He  quit  the  mines  at  the  expiration  of  that  time 
and  he  and  his  brother,  E.  B.  Grant,  Ijought  the  store  of  Oscar  Holberg  and 
dealt  in  groceries  and  pro\’isions  under  the  name  of  Grant  Brothers.  They 


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continued  about  three  years  and  then,  on  account  of  hard  times,  sold  out  to 
L.  S,  Reasoner. 

After  that  Mr.  Grant  and  his  brother  and  two  others  established  a labor 
paper  at  Byesville  called  The  Industrial  World.  Ther^  published  it  about  six 
months  at  ByesYille,  then  moved  it  to  Jackson  county,  Ohio,  where  they  con- 
tinued about  six  months  longer,  and  was  there  about  three  years  longer,  most 
of  the  time  in  the  coal  mines.  At  the  expiration  of  this  time  Mr.  Grant 
moved  to  Leesville.  Carroll  county,  Ohio,  and  worked  in  the  mines  near 
Sherrodsville.  Was  there  about  two  years,  then  moved  to  Canal  Dover  and 
started  to  work  building  the  new  Reeves  tin  mill.  When  it  was  completed 
he  was  made  night  foreman  and  worked  at  that  for  about  seven  years,  until 
the  mill  was  closed  down  and  removed  from  the  town.  He  then  went  to 
Newcomerstown  to  take  a place  as  night  foreman  at  the  new  sheet  mill  there, 
but  as  the  prospects  there  for  a successful  mill  were  discouraging  he  re- 
mained only  three  months,  then  removed  to  Canton,  Ohio,  where  he  took  a 
job  as  night  foreman  of  the  Trust  Mills  about  four  years.  Then  he  came  to 
Byesville,  and  took  a position  laying  the  pipe  line  at  Derwent,  and  then  got  to 
running  the  electric  pump  at  the  Ideal  mine,  and  has  been  there  ever  since. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Grant  har'e  five  children:  John  Roland,  Jr.,  who  married 

Margaret  McClintock,  of  Urichsville,  lives  at  Strutha,  Ohio;  Adora  iMay 
married  Andrew  Tinker,  of  Conneaut.  where  they  reside:  Maude  is  the  wife 
of  William  H.  Davis,  Jr.,  whose  sketch  appears  elsewhere  in  these  pages; 
Sanford  O.  Grant,  who  married  Jane  Smith  and  lives  at  Cambridge,  is  a 
roller  in  the  sheet  mill ; Myrtle  married  Charles  Brand  and  lives  in  Byesville. 
i\Ir.  and  Mrs.  Grant  are  both  of  Spiritualist  faith. 


J.VMES  ^lADISOX  WILSOX. 

The  familv  of  which  the  gentleman  whose  name  heads  this  sketch  is  a 
member  has  been  long  and  favorably  known  in  Guernsey  county,  and  for 
several  generations  the  name  of  A\hlson  has  l)een  borne  l)y  many  of  the  most 
prominent  and  active  citizens  of  certain  communities  of  that  county.  They 
have  been  men  of  industry  and  intelligence,  who  have,  by  the  exercise  of  these 
talents,  attained  their  success  in  life,  and  James  Madison  AA'ilson  is  one  who 
has  been  aided  to  reach  his  own  success  by  the  memory  of  the  family  traditions 
and  examples. 

fames  Aladison  AA'’ilson  was  born  in  the  southwestern  part  of  AMlley 


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township,  Guernsey  county,  on  November  i8,  1856,  the  son  of  William  Craig 
and  Alary  ( Seaton)  Wilson.  William  Craig  Wilson  was  born  in  AA^estmore- 
land  county.  Pennsylvania,  on  Septemlier  10,  1809.  His  father  was  James 
Aloore  AAdlson,  who  came  with  his  wife  from  Vermont  to  Pennsylvania,  and 
made  that  state  his  home  until  death.  AVilliam  Craig  AVilson  came  to  Guern- 
sey county  in  early  days,  hrst  locating  at  Cumberland,  where  he  was  for  several 
years  a l)lacksmith.  Aliout  1831  he  bought  a farm  of  eighty  acres  in  Valley 
township,  and  there  spent  the  rest  of  his  life.  He  prospered  in  farming,  and 
added  to  his  land  until  he  owned  four  hundred  and  twenty-one  acres. 

AA^illiam  Craig  AAhlson  was  first  marrieil  to  Pulina  Heinlein,  by  whom  he 
had  five  children.  His  wife  and  three  children  perished  when  the  cholera 
scourge  swept  over  the  county:  the  survivors  were  Harriett,  who  married  Dr. 
AA’illiam  Helm,  and  Sarah,  who  married  Andrew  E.  Scott.  AVilliam  Craig 
AA'dlson  afterward  married  Mary  Seaton,  who  was  liorn  near  New  Concord  in 
Alu.skdngum  county,  Ohio,  a daughter  of  Robert  and  Nancy  Richardson  Sea- 
ton. Three  sons  were  horn  to  this  marriage,  one  of  whom  died  in  early  in- 
fancy. The  others  are  John  AAhlliam  and  James  Madison.  AAhlliam  C.  AAhl- 
son  was  a Republican,  and  held  various  township  offices.  He  and  his  wife 
were  both  stanch  members  of  Bethel  Methodist  Episcopal  chmxh,  and  were 
among  its  founders,  while  A'lr.  AAhlson  was  identified  with  the  church  as  an 
official  all  his  life.  Pie  died  on  August  30,  1891  ; his  wife  survived  until  July 
i,  1907. 

James  Madison  AAhlson  grew  up  on  the  home  farm.  He  attended  Mus- 
kingum College,  also  Northwestern  University  at  Ada,  Ohio.  From  1881 
to  1893  engaged  in  school  teaching  in  Guernsey  county,  and  since  that 

time  has  followed  farming  on  the  old  home  ])lace.  As  a teacher  he  was  very 
efficient  and  commanded  the  love  and  respect  of  his  pupils.  He  was  married 
in  1882  to  Lottie  Johnson,  the  daughter  of  AAhlliam  Thomas  and  N.  Cathren 
( Clark)  Johnson,  his  neighbor  from  girlhood.  Two  children  were  born  to 
them,  both  dying  in  early  infancy,  the  mother  and  one  child  dying  at  the  same 
time,  on  May  28,  1883,  and  the  other  child  four  days  later. 

In  1885  Mr.  AAhlson  married  Ida  VI.  Crow,  the  daughter  of  John  and 
Elizabeth  (AAGlson)  Crow,  who  rvas  born  in  the  same  neighborhood  as  Air. 
AA'ilson.  John  Crow  was  the  son  of  AA^illiam  J.  and  Margaret  Jane  (Johnson) 
Crow.  AAhlliam  J.  Crow  came  from  Pennsylvania  in  the  early  thirties,  when 
he  was  about  twenty-one,  and  entered  a whole  section  of  land  from  the  gov- 
ernment. This  was  located  in  the  southwest  portion  of  Valley  township,  and 
part  of  it  extended  over  into  Noble  county.  He  later  bought  more  land, 
increasing  his  holdings  to  eight  hundred  acres.  Here  he  married  Alargaret 


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Jane  Johnson,  who  was  the  daughter  of  John  Johnson,  one  of  the  early  set- 
tlers of  Buffalo  township.  Noble  county,  whose  farm  adjoined  IMr.  Crow's, 
To  this  marriage  seven  children  were  born:  IMichael,  John,  Emma  (who 
married  Samuel  Dollman),  George,  Nan  (who  married  James  Dollman), 
one  daughter  who  died  when  two  years  old,  and  Alexander.  John  Crow  mar- 
ried Elizabeth  AAhlson,  the  daughter  of  Thomas  J.  and (AVitten)  AA'il- 

son.  She  was  the  sister  of  Henry  H.  AAhlson,  whose  sketch  gives  her  an- 
cestry. John  Crow  continued  on  the  old  Crow  homestead  the  remainder  of 
his  life.  Eive  children  were  born  to  this  marriage,  AAhlliam  Thomas,  Charles 
Eranklin,  Ida  iMay,  Theodosia  and  Mary  Amanda.  Mrs.  Crow  died  on  April 
23.  1897.  She  had  been  a faithful  Christian  and  a devoted  mother.  John 
Crow  died  on  April  1 1,  1910.  He  was  a lifelong  Presbyterian,  faithful  to  the 
teachings  of  his  church,  and  well  known  and  highly  esteemed  by  those  who 
knew  him. 

IMr.  and  Mrs.  James  M.  AAdlson  are  the  parents  of  four  children:  Earl, 
who  married  Elizabeth  AA’ilson,  of  near  Cambridge,  is  a fireman  on  the  Pan- 
handle railroad,  and  lives  at  Dennison,  Ohio;  Reed,  the  youngest,  is  at  home 
attending  school ; B}u'l  IMeredith,  the  oldest,  died  when  two  years  old : Paul  C. 
the  third  son,  died  from  accidental  scalding  when  fourteen  months  old. 

Air.  AA’ilson  is  a Republican  and  has  held  various  township  offices,  to 
the  satisfaction  of  the  people.  He  and  his  wife  are  members  of  the  Bethel 
Alethodist  church.  Mr.  AA’ilson  has  been  active  in  his  community  in  many 
ways,  is  an  enterprising  and  progressive  farmer,  and  a man  of  considerable 
influence,  whose  judgment  is  much  esteemed. 


JOHN  A.  VESSELS. 

A successful  and  highly  respected  agriculturist  and  stock  man  of  AA’est- 
land  township,  Guernsey  county,  is  John  A.  Vessels,  who  maintains  one  of  the 
choice  farms  of  his  vicinity,  which  shows  at  a glance  that  its  owner  is  a gen- 
tleman of  not  only  good  judgment  in  the  matter  of  managing  a landed  estate, 
but  also  a man  of  correct  taste. 

Air.  A^essels  was  born  in  AA’estland  township,  this  county,  on  August  5, 
1844,  and  is  the  son  of  Nathaniel  AA^.  and  Elizabeth  (Alcllvain)  AVssels. 
Nathaniel  AA’.  AVssels  was  born  in  the  state  of  Delaware  and  there  grew  up  to 
manhood.  He  came  to  Belmont  county,  Ohio,  while  a young  man  and  there 
married  Elizabeth  Alcllvain,  daughter  of  Andrew  and  Alartha  Alcllvain.  She 


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was  l)orn  and  reared  in  Belmont  county.  Andrew  Mcllvain  entered  a hun- 
dred and  sixty  acres  of  land  in  A'estland  township,  this  county,  having- 
walked  all  the  way  through  the  wilderness  to  Zanesville  to  enter  his  land,  and 
then  walked  hack  home.  The  young  couple,  who  became  the  parents  of  John 
VTssels,  then  came  to  the  new  farm  and  entered  on  the  pioneer  task  of  clear- 
ing the  land  and  improving  it.  There  the  subject  and  six  other  children  were 
horn,  namely;  Annie,  who  married  Benjamin  Steele,  is  now  deceased;  John 
A.,  of  this  review;  Sadie,  who  died  when  three  years  old;  James  W.  lived  in 
Cambridge,  and  died  in  the  spring  of  1910,  leaving  a wife  and  two  sons  and 
one  daughter ; Erastus  S.  is  married  and  is  farming  one-half  mile  south  of  New 
Concord,  Muskingum  county;  Frances  is  the  widow  of  Robert  Rice  and  lives 
in  Cambridge;  Flora  died  in  childhood. 

John  A.  Vessels  grew  up  on  the  home  farm  and  was  educated  in  the 
home  schools.  On  August  5,  1862,  when  eighteen  years  old,  on  his  birth- 
day, he  enlisted  in  Conpiany  B,  Ninety-seventh  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantiy,  and 
was  discharged  after  being  disabled  by  illness.  He  was  four  months  in  the 
hos])ital  and  was  discharged  about  a year  after  his  enlistment.  He  re-enlisted 
about  a year  later  in  Company  II,  One  Hundred  Seventy-second  Ohio  Volun- 
teer Infantry.  He  was  in  the  battle  of  Perryville,  Kentucky,  and  other  fight- 
ing and  proved  to  Ije  a very  gallant  soldier. 

klr.  Wssels  returned  to  the  home  farm  in  this  county  and  remained  there 
until  his  marriage,  except  for  one  year  spent  in  the  west.  He  was  married  on 
Novemlier  it,  1868,  to  Alary  S.  Johns,  who  was  born  and  reared  at  Clays- 
\-ille,  this  county.  She  is  the  daughter  of  James  AI.  and  Rachel  (Forest) 
Johns.  Her  folks  came  from  Jefferson  county,  Ohio.  They  lived  at  Clays- 
ville  until  about  1868,  then  moved  to  Athens  county,  where  the  father  died. 
Her  mother  now  lives  at  Columljus,  and  is  over  eighty  years  old.  For  the 
next  five  years  after  his  marriage  the  subject  followed  farming,  saw-milling 
and  carpentering,  around  his  home  locality.  About  1890  he  bought  the  farm 
where  he  now  lives,  consisting  of  one  hundred  and  sixty  acres  in  Westland 
township,  a mile  and  half  north  of  Claysville.  He  has  a well  kept  farm  and 
for  some  time  he  raised  a great  amount  of  fruit  and  also  raised  a great  many 
sheep.  He  has  made  a success  of  all  lines  of  farming  and  has  a very  cozy 
home. 

klr.  Vessels’  family  consists  of  four  boys  and  two  girls,  namely;  Charles, 
horn  in  1870,  died  when  thirty  years  old,  unmarried;  Carl  W.,  born  October 
30,  1871,  lives  in  Florida  and  is  a photographer  at  Apalachicola;  he  is  un- 
married. Birtie  W.,  born  February  16,  1873.  married  Maggie  Pyles,  sister 
of  Thomas  Pyles,  whose  sketch  appears  herein.  They  live  one-half  mile 


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north  of  Claysville,  on  a farm.  Mande  Della  married  Bert  S.  Hendershot,  the 
blacksmith  of  Claysville.  Clyde  A.,  born  iMarch  16,  1878,  is  at  home.  Daisy 
Lnhi  married  Channcey  Camp  and  lives  in  Cambridge,  fames  Johns,  liorn 
Angnst  5,  1885,  is  at  home.  Flora  Florence  died  when  six  months  old. 

Tn  politics  Mr.  Vessels  is  an  independent  Democrat,  but  he  has  twice  been 
elected  trustee  of  Westland  township,  which  is  about  three-fourths  Republican. 
He  is  a member  of  Cumberland  Lodge  No.  134,  Free  and  Accepted  IMasons. 
He  belongs  to  the  IMethodist  Episcopal  church  at  Claysville,  as  do  his  wife  and 
children. 


DENNIS  CONROY. 

From  our  sister  country  across  the  Atlantic,  England's  “merrie  isle,"  the 
land  to  which  we  ow’e  such  a debt  of  gratitude  and  which  we  will  ever  hold 
in  highest  respect,  comes  one  of  the  well  known  and  influential  residents  of 
Valiev  township,  Guernsey  county,  Dennis  Conroy,  \vho  since  coming  here 
has  benefited  alike  himself  and  those  with  whom  he  has  come  into  contact. 
His  birth  occurred  in  Lancashire,  England,  in  1863,.  and  he  is  the  son  of  fohn 
and  Ellen  Conroy,  people  of  much  sterling  worth,  plain  and  honest,  who  spent 
their  li\-es  in  England,  and  there  the  son.  Dennis,  grew  to  maturity  and  was 
educated,  hut  owing  to  the  fact  that  early  in  life  he  was  compelled  to  hustle 
for  himself  his  schooling  was  interrupted.  His  mother  died  when  he  was  five 
}'ears  of  age  and  when,  only  nine  years  old  he  went  into  the  coal  mines  to  work 
and  he  has  followed  mining  all  his  life.  AVhen  a lad  he  had  heard  of  the 
op])ortunities  for  poor  voting  men  in  America,  so  when  twenty-one  vears  of 
ag'e  he  set  sail  for  our  shores,  coming  direct  to  (fuerusev  countv,  Ohio,  and 
took  up  his  residence  at  Bvesville  when  there  were  onlv  a few  houses  here. 
He  at  once  found  work  at  the  mines  and  he  worked  at  the  old  Akron  mine 
until  it  was  ‘‘worked  out,"  then  went  to  Trail  Run.  where  he  was  mine  fore- 
man aliout  eight  vears,  and  altout  1901  he  was  made  sniierintendent  of  this 
mine  with  from  two  hundred  and  fifty  to  two  hundred  and  seventy-five  men 
under  his  direction.  He  soon  jiroved  himself  to  he  of  inestimable  value  to 
this  firm.  He  is  fully  abreast  of  the  times  in  all  matters  pertaining  to  his 
line  of  business,  is  a good  disciplinarian,  knowing  well  how  to  handle  men  in 
order  to  get  the  greatest  and  best  results,  keeping  everything  under  a s])lendid 
system.  Remaining  at  Trail  Run  until  about  1908,  he  came  to  the  Puritan 
mine  in  Valley  towmship  and  has  since  been  connected  with  the  same,  giving 
his  usual  high  grade  service. 


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^Ir.  Conroy  was  married  in  1887  to  Sarah  Hillyer.  daughter  of  Thomas 
and  Rachel  Hillyer.  She  was  horn  near  Hartford  in  Valley  township,  this 
comity,  and  there  she  grew  to  maturity,  was  educated  and  lived  until  her  mar- 
riage. This  union  has  resulted  in  the  hirth  of  two  children,  John  and  Wil- 
liam, both  at  home. 

In  1893  Mr.  Conroy  bought  a place  near  Senecaville,  a farm  of  fifty  acres, 
and  with  the  exception  of  one  year  lived  there  until  in  March,  1908,  wdien  he 
sold  out  and  bought  his  present  lieautifnl  home  a short  distance  east  of  the 
Puritan  mine.  He  has  a rich  and  rvell  improved  farm  of  one  hundred  and 
sixty-six  acres,  most  of  it  good  bottom  land  between  his  dwelling  and  the 
mine,  d'he  house  is  located  on  a high  knoll  at  the  east  side  of  the  bottom 
field,  overlooking  Wills  creek  valley,  a splendid  view.  In  front  of  the  house 
is  a beautiful  lawn  set  with  various  ornamental  shrubbery,  artistically  trimmed 
and  well-kept,  the  whole  making  a beautiful  home. 

Fraternally,  Mr.  Conroy  is  a member  of  the  Knights  of  Pythias  at  Byes- 
\ ille  and  the  Tnde])endent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows  at  Senecaville.  He  and  his 
wife  are  prominent  in  the  social  life  of  this  vicinity  and  have  a wide  circle  of 
friends. 


ABRAHAM  M.  MERRY. 


One  of  the  men  who  has  stamped  the  impress  of  his  strong  individuality 
upon  the  minds  of  the  people  of  Wills  township,  Guernsey  county,  in  a man- 
ner as  to  render  him  one  of  the  conspicuous  characters  of  this  locality  is 'Abra- 
ham M.  Merry,  the  able  and  popular  superintendent  of  the  county  infirmary. 
Among  his  characteristics  are  faithfulness  to  duty  and  a strict  adherence  to  a 
fixed  purpose. 

Mr.  Merry  was  born  March  25,  1871,  in  Center  township.  Noble  county, 
Ohio.  He  is  the  son  of  Josephus  and  Catherine  (Bryan)  Merry,  both  par- 
ents natives  of  Noble  county,  the  father  a successful  farmer,  progressive  and 
jirosperons,  and  a man  held  in  high  esteem  by  all,  and  the  representative  of  a 
family  prominent  in  the  affairs  of  Noble  county.  His  death  occurred  on 
February  9.  1897,  and  that  of  his  wife  on  March  30,  1907.  They  never  re- 
sided in  Guernsey  county. 

Abraham  M.  Merry  spent  his  boyhood  and  youth  on  his  father’s  farm 
and  was  educated  in  the  common  schools  of  Noble  county.  He  left  home  in 
1892  and  served  as  one  of  the  Columbian  guards  at  the  Chicago  World’s  fair 


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for  over  a year.  Upon  his  retirement  from  this  work  he  returned  home  in 
Noble  county,  and  on  December  30.  1893,  he  was  married  to  Lucy  A.  Peters, 
daughter  of  Solomon  and  Sarah  (Shriver)  Peters,  of  Byesville,  Guernsey 
county.  Mr.  Peters  was  a prominent  and  highly  respected  man,  and  his 
death  occurred  about  1884.  Mrs.  Peters  is  still  living  in  Cambridge. 

To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  iNIerry  have  been  born  three  sons  and  two  daughters: 
\\’illard  F.,  Charles  A.,  Thomas  S.  (died  at  the  age  of  three  years).  Helma  B. 
and  Lucile  E.  After  his  marriage  Mr.  i\Ierry  located  in  Byesville  and  en- 
gaged in  farming  and  also  worked  in  the  mines,  in  fact,  he  was  employed  in 
various  capacities  for  some  time.  In  1903  he  bought  a farm  near  Hirams- 
burg.  Noble  county,  which  he  sold  and  then  moved  to  a farm  in  ^Vestland 
township.  He  was  successful  as  a general  farmer,  and  because  of  his  pro- 
gressive ideas  in  conducting  a farm  and  also  because  of  his  public  spirit  and 
his  willingness  to  serve  others  while  looking  after  his  own  affairs,  in  March, 
1909,  he  was  chosen  superintendent  of  the  county  farm,  which  is  located  three 
miles  north  of  Lore  City  in  Wills  township.  The  farm  consists  of  two  hun- 
dred and  twelve  acres,  and  under  Mr.  Merry's  administration  has  been  brought 
to  a high  standard  of  cultivation  and  is  now  a model  farm,  being  managed 
under  twentieth-century  rules  governing  high  grade  husbandrv.  The  buikl- 
ings  are  kept  in  perfect  order  and  in  excellent  repair,  as  are  the  fences,  lawns, 
etc.  Weeds  are  all  kept  down  and  the  entire  farm  has  the  appearance  of  a 
well-kept  garden,  indicating  that  a gentleman  of  excellent  taste  and  one  who 
is  not  afraid  of  work  has  its  management  in  hand.  iMrs.  Merry  is  a very 
competent  matron,  keeps  everything  under  her  charge  in  a neat  condition  and 
in  perfect  order,  thoroughly  clean,  being  an  admirable  and  competent  help- 
meet to  her  husband,  and,  like  him,  is  well  liked  by. all  who  know  her. 

Mr.  Merry  is  a Republican  and  is  active  in  the  affairs  of  Guernsey  county, 
and  is  frequently  a delegate  to  county,  district  and  state  conventions  and  he 
has  been  influential  in  party  affairs.  While  he  has  never  been  an  office  seeker, 
he  has  long  been  a party  worker,  and  a valued  citizen  in  all  walks  of  life. 
He  is  a member  of  the  Bvesville  lodge  of  Knights  of  Pythias,  and  he  has  al- 
ways been  a worker  in  the  cause  of  temperance,  and  he  takes  an  active  part 
in  everything  that  pertains  for  the  general  advancement  of  the  community. 
He  and  his  wife  are  both  church  and  Sunday  school  workers  and  their  moral 
influence  upon  the  community  is  very  marked.  Mrs.  Merry  has  a good  com- 
mon-school education  and  is  a woman  of  splendid  tastes  and  well  informed. 
No  profanity  or  liquor  are  permitted  about  the  grounds  of  the  comity  farm, 
consequently  the  whole.sonie  atmosphere  about  this  home  is  like  that  of  a 
large,  congenial  and  well  ordered  household.  IMr.  iMerry  is  a splendid  citizen 


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and  worthy  of  the  confidence  and  esteem  that  are  freely  accorded  him  liy  all 
classes,  irrespective  of  party  alignment,  and  the  county  has  never  had  a better 
official. 


WILLIAM  SHERMAN  SHEPPARD. 

d'he  success  that  M'illiam  Sheppard,  of  Oxford  township,  Guernsey 
county,  has  gained  hy  his  persistent  and  honorable  methods  have  proven  him 
to  be  worthy  of  a place  in  his  county’s  history  along  with  other  progressive 
and  sterling  citizens.  He  was  horn  on  February  7,  1869,  and  is  the  repre- 
sentative of  one  of  the  old  and  ])rominent  families  of  this  locality,  being  the 
son  of  Dr.  Lsaac  11.  and  Harriett  (Grimes)  Shejipard,  and  a brother  of 
Charles  S.  and  Benjamin  F.  She])pard,  whose  sketches  appear  elsewhere  in  this 
N’olnme.  A\'illiam  S.  Sheppard  grew  to  maturity  on  the  home  farm  and  at- 
tended the  common  schools,  also  went  to  the  Fairview  Normal  School,  after- 
wards attending  the  commercial  college  at  Zanesville,  Ohio.  He  went  to 
Oklahoma  in  1891  as  a traveling  salesman  for  a shoe  house,  and  during  the 
winter  when  traveling  was  bad  he  taught  school  for  one  term.  He  remained 
in  Oklahoma  one  and  one-half  years,  returning  to  O.xford  township,  Guern- 
sey county,  Ohio,  in  1893,  engaged  in  the  mercantile  business  in  AVin- 
chester,  continuing  this  for  two  vears,  when  he  closed  out  his  business  and 
bought  the  farm  where  he  now  lives  on  the  National  pike,  two  and.  one-half 
miles  west  of  Fairview,  in  Oxford.  He  has  two  hundred  and  thirty  acres  of 
well  im])roved  and  highly  productive  land,  and  engages  in  general  farming  and 
tobacco  growing,  but  he  specializes  in  breeding  and  raising  thoroughbred 
I )elano  sheep,  and  he  finds  a very  ready  market  owing  to  their  superior  c[uality, 
his  best  animals  being  in  large  demand  for  breeding  purposes.  He  also  buys 
wo(d  extensively  during  the  wool  sea.son  for  eastern  companies,  and  he  is  a 
fine  judge  of  wool.  He  is  very  successful  in  whatever  he  turns  his  attention 
to,  being  a man  of  rare  soundness  of  judgment,  e.xcellent  foresight  and  dis- 
cernment. 

Mr.  Sheppard  has  been  twice  married,  first  on  September  i8,  1890,  to 
Ida  A.  Henderson,  daughter  of  John  and  Flizabeth  (Boyd)  Henderson,  of 
Oxford  township.  Two  sons  were  born  to  this  union,  Homer  and  Herbert, 
bdth  living.  The  mother  of  these  children  was  called  to  her  rest  in  March, 
1902.  The  second  marriage  of  Mr.  Sheppard  was  solemnized  on  April  27, 
190b,  to  AAhnnie  B.  Spencer,  daughter  of  Richard  L.  and  Maggie  Spencer,  a 
prominent  farmer  and  sheep  raiser,  and  a pioneer  family  of  iMillwood  town- 


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ship.  Both  parents  are  still  living.  This  second  union  resulted  in  the  birth 
of  one  daughter,  IMildred  L. 

IMr.  Sheppard  has  an  attractive,  modern  and  convenient  residence,  and  his 
farm  buildings  are  all  modern  and  substantial,  in  fact,  everything  about  his 
place  indicates  thrift,  prosperity  and  that  a gentleman  of  splendid  tastes  has  its 
management  in  hand.  In  addition  to  his  farming  and  stock  raising,  he  deals 
in  farm  lands  and  has  lieen  very  successful  in  this  business  as  well  as  his  other 
enterprises.  Politically,  he  is  a Republican  and  is  a pronounced  party  man. 
taking  a great  interest  in  party  affairs,  but  he  is  not  an  office  seeker,  preferring 
to  devote  his  attention  exclusively  to  his  large  business  interests.  He  and  his 
wife  are  members  of  the  United  Presbyterian  church,  and  Mr.  Sheppard  has 
for  years  been  a trustee  of  the  same,  and  both  he  and  his  wife  are  active  in 
church  and  Sunday  school  work.  Their  home  is  an  ideal  country  ]dace  and 
is  known  to  a wide  circle  of  the  best  people  of  the  county  as  a place  of  hos- 
pitality and  good  cheer,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Sheppard  being  prominent  in  the 
social  life  of  the  community. 


CHAISE  J.  SPAID. 

Energetic  and  progressive.  Chaise  J.  Spaid  holds  a high  rank  among  the 
business  men  of  Cambridge,  Ohio,  and  he  comes  of  one  of  the  liest  old  families 
of  Guernsey  county.  -His  birth  occurred  at  Hartford,  Valley  township,  July 
31.  1871.  He  is  the  son  of  J.  E.  Spaid.  of  Hartford,  a complete  record  of 
whose  life  is  to  be  found  on  another  page  of  this  work.  The  gentleman  whose 
name  heads  this  review  grew  to  maturity  at  Hartford  and  attended  the  local 
schools.  V’hen  he  was  about  thirteen  years  of  age  he  l)egan  work  in  the 
mines,  assisting  in  opening  Spaid's  mine  at  Buffalo,  said  to  lie  the  fifth  mine 
opened  in  Guernsev  county.  For  thirteen  years  he  worked  at  mining  and 
carpenter  work,  having  done  every  kind  of  work  aliout  a mine  and  was  mine 
boss  for  some  time,  working  a great  deal  in  a mine  at  Cumberland.  In  1897 
he  entered  the  saw  mill  and  lumber  business  at  Hartford  and  continued  suc- 
cessfully in  the  same  for  about  five  years.  Then  he  bought  a planing  mill  at 
Seneca,  which  he  still  owns  in  connection  with  a lumber  yard  there.  Aliout 
1908  he  purchased  a planing  mill  and  lumber  yard  at  Derwent  and  he  still 
operates  it,  being  verv  successful  in  this  line  of  endeavor.  Early  in  1909  he 
started  a mercantile  business  at  Buffalo,  which  he  still  maintains,  having 
bought  out  C.  W.  Corbett.  On  September  3,  1909.  he  bought  out  the  klcCoy 


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Store  at  Derwent,  which  he  continues  to  operate  with  his  usual  success.  In 
the  s])ring  of  1910  he  started  a new  store  at  Walhonding  No.  2 mine,  in  Valley 
tnwnshi]),  and  he  still  runs  it,  having  huilt  up  an  excellent  trade  with  the  sur- 
rounding country.  Mr.  Spaid  is  also  the  owner  of  several  valuable  properties 
at  Columbus,  Ohio,  and  he  has  eight  rental  properties  at  Walhonding  No.  2 
mine,  lie  has  been  most  successful  as  a business  man,  being  energetic,  far- 
seeing  and  possessing  rare  tact  and  discrimination.  Owing  to  his  reputation 
for  fair  dealing  and  scrupulous  honesty  among  his  fellow  men  in  all  the  rela- 
tions of  life,  he  has  the  good  will  and  confidence  of  all  \vho  know  him  or  have 
had  dealings  with  him.  He  has  done  much  in  a material  way  tow'ard  the 
])rogress  of  Guernsey  county.  In  view  of  the  fact  that  he  was  compelled  to 
•Start  out  in  life  under  rather  discouraging  circumstances  and  that  he  has  ac- 
cepted help  from  no  one,  Mr.  Spaid  is  deserving  of  the  highest  credit  for 
what  he  has  accom]ilished.  He  has  never  been  subdued  by  obstacles  or  dis‘- 
couraged  by  any  of  the  adverse  circumstances  that  often  thwart  men  in  their 
struggle  for  success.  He  has  succeeded  in  mining  operations,  the  lumber, 
idaning  mill  and  mercantile  ljusiness.  To  start  with  nothing  and  at  the  early 
age  of  thirty-nine  to  he  the  owner  of  two  planing  mills,  two  lumlier  yards, 
three  general  stores,  besides  numerous  rental  properties,  is  certainly  not  a bad 
record,  and  yet,  with  all  his  success,  Mr.  S]>aid  is  a straightforward,  unas- 
suming practical  man  of  aft'airs  whom  to  know'  is  to  respect  and  admire.  Fra- 
ternally he  belongs  to  the  Indeiiendent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows  and  the  Knights 
of  Pythias. 

On  August  25,  1895,  Mr.  Spaid  was  married  to  Frances  V.  Marquis,  of 
Sharon,  Noble  county,  Ohio,  wdiere  she  was  born  and  reared  and  wdiere  she  re- 
ceived a good  education.  She  is  a lady  of  refinement  and  a favorite  with  a 
wide  circle  of  friends.  Her  parents  w'ere  Nelson  and  Elizalieth  S.  Marquis, 
both  of  wdiom  are  now  deceased.  They  were  both  natives  of  Noble  county 
and  w'ere  prominent  among  the  earlier  residents.  Their  parents  were  also 
reared  there,  the  family  on  both  sides  being  influential  in  pioneer  days. 


W.  G.  NICHOLS. 

A man  of  marked  individuality  and  a leader  in  the  affairs  of  southwest- 
ern Guernsey  county  is  \Y.  G.  Nichols,  editor  and  proprietor  of  The  Echo  at 
Cumberland.  His  life  has  been  one  of  honest  endeavor  and  filled  with  good 


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deeds  throughout,  for  he  has  ever  stood  ready  to  foster  aud  de\'elop  any 
movement  that  makes  for  the  general  uplift  of  his  community. 

i\Ir.  Xichols  is  an  American  hy  adoption  only,  having  been  horn  in  Liver- 
pool, England,  October  8,  1870.  He  came  to  America  with  his  parents  when 
less  than  two  years  of  age.  He  attended  school  some  in  his  early  bovhood  and 
when  nine  years  of  age  entered  his  father's  printing  office  and  while  vet  very 
young  mastered  the  “art  preservative."  He  is  the  son  of  George  G.  and 
Susan  (A\hnes)  Nichols,  both  natives  of  England,  where  they  were  reared, 
educated  and  married.  George  G.  was  the  son  of  William  T.  and  Ann 
( Garraway)  Nichols.  She  was  the  daughter  of  George  Garraway,  a noted 
English  composer  of  music.  The  Garraways  were  connected  with  the  royalty 
of  England.  AAhlliam  T.  Nichols,  the  paternal  grandfather,  was  an  officer  in 
the  English  army  and  was  prominently  identified  with  the  service  for  many 
years,  being  a major  in  the  First  Dragoon  Guards  (the  Queen's  body  guard), 
and  for  thirteen  years  was  champion  swordsman  of  the  English  army.  He 
spent  his  entire  life  in  England.  Susan  Wines’  mother  (the  grandmother  of 
the  subject  of  this  sketch)  was  a Heale,  a cousin  or  second  cousin  to  Edward 
Everett  Hale,  the  great  American  author.  George  G.  Nichols  learned  the 
printer’s  trade  in  England.  He  came  to  America  in  1872,  first  stopped  at 
Bellevue,  Ohio,  where  he  worked  for  a time.  He  was  later  employed  on  the 
Toledo  Blade  with  Nasby  and  for  that  paper  was  present  at  the  Ashtabula 
wreck,  and  witnessed  the  recovery  of  the  body  of  P.  P.  Bliss,  the  hymn  writer. 
He  was  also  employed  later  on  the  Cincinnati  Enquirer.  In  1884  he  estab- 
lished a newspaper  at  Zanesville.  Ohio,  the  Family  Herald,  a weekly,  national 
organ  of  the  Independent  Order  of  Rechabites.  a temperance  order.  After 
closing  out  this,  he  engaged  in  the  history  work  travels  a few  years  and  later 
engaged  as  an  advertising  writer  and  manager.  He  later  organized  the 
Northside  Business  iMen's  Association,  at  Columbus,  Ohio.  He  was  a man 
of  more  than  ordinary  ability,  a fluent  writer  and  a splendid  organizer.  His 
home  and  family  remained  at  Zanesville.  He  was  attending  to  some  business 
at  Columbus  when  he  took  sick  and  died,  on  July  10.  1891.  He  was  a mem- 
ber of  the  Congregational  church.  His  wife  survived  about  six  months,  dying 
in  January,  1902.  They  were  the  parents  of  the  following  children  : Ann. 
now  Mrs.  L.  W.  German,  of  Zanesville;-  iMary,  now  Airs.  S.  C.  Hammond,  of 
Zanesville;  John  H.,  of  East  Ringold,  Ohio;  \A".  G.,  of  this  review;  George 
R.,  registry  clerk  in  the  postoffice  at  Zanesville;  Fanny,  now  Airs.  E.  W. 
Harvey,  of  Harrisburg,  Pennsylvania. 

W.  G.  Nichols,  of  this  review,  commenced  his  work  as  printer  at  the  age 
of  nine  years,  as  stated  above,  and  he  has  filled  all  positions  in  all  branches  of 


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the  l)usiness  in  Pittsburg  and  other  cities.  He  filled  these  positions  with 
credit  to  himself  and  with  satisfaction  to  his  employers.  He  continued  to 
work  in  warions  newspaper  offices  until  1894,  when  he  bought  a job  printing 
plant  at  Zanesville,  remaining  there  four  years.  He  then  came  to  Cumberland 
and  took  charge  of  the  plant  here,  which  he  found  very  much  run  down.  He 
moved  his  job  plant  from  Zanesville,  and  began  operations  here  in  iMarch, 
i8(}8,  starting  up  anew,  with  an  exce])tionally  well  equip])ed  jdant,  and  he  was 
succe.ssfnl  from  the  first.  He  has  one  of  the  best  papers  of  its  type  in  the 
state,  the  Echo  being  all  that  conld  be  desired  from  a mechanical  viewpoint, 
well  edited,  its  columns  teeming  with  the  latest,  crispiest  and  best  news  of  the 
day,  and  its  editorials  strong,  well  written  and  convincing.  It  has  been  ren- 
ilered  valualile  as  an  ad\-ertising  medium,  and  its  circulation  has  gradually 
increased  until  the  list  now  numbers  over  nine  hundred.  He  has  all  up-to- 
date  ecpiipmeut  and  he  has  made  a success  where  others  have  failed.  He  does 
all  kinrls  of  job  work  in  a neat,  attractive  manner,  is  prompt  and  tries  to  please, 
lie  has  made  a success  here  and  is  the  owner  of  a valuable,  substantial  and 
convenient  three-story  building,  and  has  several  apartments  which  he  rents 
in  this  commodious  structure,  besides  his  office. 

Mr.  Nichols  was  married  in  1895,  Zanesville,  to  Nellie  B.  Hocking,  a 
lady  of  intelligence  and  culture,  who  was  liorn  at  Zanesville.  She  is  the  daugh- 
ter of  Richard  Hocking,  a descendant  of  a ])ioneer  family  of  Ohio.  He  was 
born  in  what  is  now  the  District  of  Columbia.  His  father  was  a native  of 
England,  and  an  uncle  of  his  father  preceded  him  to  Ohio.  His  home  city 
was  Logan,  England,  the  jilace  where  the  Hockings  originated,  and  when  the 
first  member  of  this  family  came  to  Ohio  he  was  a surveyor  and  laid  out  and 
was  instrumental  in  naming  Hocking  county  after  the  family  and  the  county 
seat  was  called  Logan,  after  the  old  home  town.  Richard  Hocking  was  one 
of  the  first  rolling  mill  men  to  locate  at  Zanesville.  He  still  resides  there, 
being  now  seventy-five  years  of  age.  His  wife  also  sundves.  He  is  a mem- 
ber of  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Ecllows,  ami  has  filled  all  the  chairs  in 
this  lodge.  He  has  been  a faithful  memljer  over  fifty  years. 

d'he  following  children  have  been  born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Richard  Hock- 
ing: Harrv,  manager  of  the  Laughlin  plant  of  the  Whittaker-Glessner  Steel 
Comjianv,  at  Martin’s  Ferrv,  Ohio:  Alice,  now  Mrs.  H.  J.  Kimble,  of  Zanes- 
\ille : Ida,  Mrs.  Sheridan  Swingle,  of  Stovertown : Richard,  Jr.,  is  at  home; 
Nellie  B.,  wife  of  Mb  G.  Nichols,  of  this  review;  Abbie,  now  iMrs.  Guy  Fitz, 
of  Zanes^•ille ; George  was  killed  in  a ^-ailroad  accident;  Ella,  who  died  in 
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One  child  has  been  born  to  i\Ir.  and  iSIrs.  A\'.  G.  Xichols,  Alice  B..  who 
is  living  at  home. 

Both  Mr.  and  INIrs.  Nichols  are  members  of  the  iMethodist  church.  51  r. 
Nichols  is  a member  of  the  5Iasonic  fraternity  and  the  Independent  Order 
of  Odd  Fellows;  also  Buckeye  Camp  No.  3224,  5Iodern  AA'oodmen,  at  Zanes- 
ville; also  5Ierit  Tent,  No.  415.  Knights  of  the  Alaccabees,  of  Cumberland; 
Rebekah  Lodge,  No.  338;  also  Cumberland  Chapter  No.  no.  Eastern  Star. 
Mrs.  Nichols  is  prominently  identified  with  the  AAMman's  Christian  Temper- 
ance Union,  the  Daughters  of  Rebekah,  and  the  Eastern  Star. 


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